Tulips from Istanbul

Tulips from Istanbul

Turkey hopes to reclaim the credit as the original home of the flower now more usually associated with the Netherlands. Istanbul is wowing the crowds with displays of tulips where a massive bulb-planting operation launched three years ago is beginning to bloom in style.

Reviving Indonesian textile art

Reviving Indonesian textile art

A festival in Solo hopes to revive the traditional Indonesian art form of Batik to educate the younger generations and to boost tourism. Batik has been an integral part of Indonesian culture with artistic skills consistently passed on from generation to generation, but there are fears it could be a dying art as young people no longer consider it 'trendy'.

80-year-old world traveller

80-year-old world traveller

"Going for a walk" has a different meaning for one 80-year-old American who is 18-years into a trek around the world. Harry Lee McGinnis claims the secret to living longer is to go see the world. He explains that one has to keep moving as he readies for the final stage of an 80,000-mile (129,000 km) around-the-world walk that was inspired by glossy photos of foreign lands he pored over as a child growing up during the 1930s depression.

Making the Switch Internally

Making the Switch Internally

More companies are launching or expanding programs to help employees make career changes without them ever having to leave the fold.