General Travel News
9 days Eid break for Oman Public Sector
Employees working the public sector will get a 9 day Eid ul-Fitr break this year, announced Sayyid Ali Bin Hamoud Bin Ali Al Busaidi, the Minister of the Diwan of the Royal Court, Chairman of the Civil Service Council.
There will be granted paid vacation from September 11 till September 15. Work will resume as normal on September 18th, after the weekend.
Private sector employees will be off from September 11 - 14, with work resuming September 15.
More General Travel News
Latest Travel News
Featured Sights To See
Museum Bank Mandiri
Jakarta, Indonesia
Located in the Old Town area opposite the Northern Terminus of Corridor 1 of the Busway and Kota Station. Sections include the history of how the Dutch segregated the services offered to bankers by race, the history of the creation of Bank Mandiri and its memorabilia, Colonial Era Bank Governors and Rupiah bank notes through time. ...
Tishreen Sports Complex
Damascus, Syria
Tourists can take their children to swim in the Olympic Pool at this sports complex. Timings: Daily 6 A.M- 8 P.M Admission: 50 SYP (Single entry) Address: Sharia Ali ibn Abi Taleb, Southwest of Baramke Terminal Tel: none ...
Bastions Park
Geneva, Switzerland
This was formerly a botanical garden, and a site for the first university in Geneva. The tree lined walkways and broad avenues inside the park make it popular for romantic evening walks. The park is buzzing with people almost all day. In one corner of the park is a set of life size chess boards, where aspiring chess players of all ages test their skills. The Reformation Wall on the east side along...
Astronomical Clock
Prague, Czech Republic
Old Town Hall Times: the chiming times are every hour on the hour from 9am to 9pm Don’t bother trying to read the time on this clock (look to the clock above it for the time) which is a mechanical marvel, constructed in 1490. Crowds gather before this clock to witness Death ring a bell, inverts his hourglass and the 12 apostles parade through the windows then a cock crows – all in the spac...