http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/7602-leisure-travel.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/7602-leisure-travel.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2083506-prince-harry-tours-storm-damaged-nj-shore.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel and construction workers before spending Tuesday afternoon in New York City at events promoting tourism, entrepreneurism and philanthropy. He even got a chance to play a little baseball. I... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:57:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2083506-prince-harry-tours-storm-damaged-nj-shore.html 2013-05-14T23:57:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2085478-british-prime-minister-prince-visit-nyc-studio.html NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Harry visited a design studio in New York City on Tuesday as part of a campaign to promote Britain as a tourist destination and U.S. business partner. The two arrived at Milk Studios on a red double-decker bus. With a view of the Hudson River from a ninth-floor penthouse, the prince and prime... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:57:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2085478-british-prime-minister-prince-visit-nyc-studio.html 2013-05-14T23:57:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2068696-bulgarian-honor-bid-washington-stirs-debate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation — has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust. The debate ... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2068696-bulgarian-honor-bid-washington-stirs-debate.html 2013-05-07T18:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2066108-mamma-mia-abba-museum-opens-stockholm.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — You can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more. A museum devoted to the pop superstars opening in Stockholm on Tuesday will celebrate the band's long list of hits. But it will also show off paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the cover of its "Arrival" album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy costumes the Swedi... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2066108-mamma-mia-abba-museum-opens-stockholm.html 2013-05-06T19:08:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2055674-van-gogh-museum-reopens-with-display-craft.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reopened after a seven-month renovation, kicking off with "Van Gogh At Work," an exhibition that shows the famously tortured artist's working methods right down to his paints, brushes and other tools. Appropriately, the final painting curators hung Wednesday was a self-portrait in which Vincent Van Gog... Wed, 01 May 2013 15:29:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2055674-van-gogh-museum-reopens-with-display-craft.html 2013-05-01T15:29:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2051212-virgin-galactic-spaceship-1st-powered-flight.html MOJAVE, California (AP) — Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the company closer to its goal of flying paying passengers on brief hops into space. "It couldn't have gone more smoothly," said Sir Richard Branson, who British tycoon owns the spaceline wit... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:04:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2051212-virgin-galactic-spaceship-1st-powered-flight.html 2013-04-29T19:04:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2051534-holocaust-survivors-veterans-gather-dc-museum.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. One thousand survivors and World War II vets joined with former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust activist Elie Wiesel to mark the m... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:06:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2051534-holocaust-survivors-veterans-gather-dc-museum.html 2013-04-29T18:06:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2041822-artist-decorates-louvres-iconic-pyramid.html PARIS (AP) — An Italian artist decorated the Louvre museum's glass pyramid Wednesday for the first time in the iconic monument's history, in a protest against capitalism. The artwork, a huge three-looped infinity sign made of mirrors, faces due west onto France's business district, La Defense. Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the world's leading conceptual... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:10:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2041822-artist-decorates-louvres-iconic-pyramid.html 2013-04-24T18:10:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2034476-egypt-resumes-hot-air-balloon-sightseeing.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egypt resumed hot air balloon sightseeing in the ancient city of Luxor on Sunday, weeks after a fiery accident led authorities to halt the flights. Mohammed Ibrahim Sherif, head of the civil aviation authority, said the first hot air balloon was launched in the southern city after safety measures required by his office were implemented... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:40:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2034476-egypt-resumes-hot-air-balloon-sightseeing.html 2013-04-21T14:40:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2033096-us-philanthropist-savors-opening-jewish-museum.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — As his train rolled across Germany in 1939, passing through small towns where swastikas fluttered from flagpoles, Tad Taube cowered in fear each time Nazi police entered his compartment and barked orders for his documents — papers that plainly identified him as an 8-year-old Jewish boy from Poland. But the full terror of the war was ... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:54:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2033096-us-philanthropist-savors-opening-jewish-museum.html 2013-04-20T15:54:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2027802-gang-steals-rhino-horns-irish-museum-storage.html DUBLIN (AP) — Masked men stole stuffed rhinoceros heads containing eight valuable horns from the warehouse of Ireland's National Museum, police and museum officials said Thursday, in a heist being linked to an Irish Gypsy gang that specializes in such raids across Europe. Police said three men raided the storeroom in Swords, north of Dublin, on Wednesday ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:13:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2027802-gang-steals-rhino-horns-irish-museum-storage.html 2013-04-18T12:13:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2017412-netherlands-rijksmuseum-opens-to-public.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amid brass bands and a daytime fireworks display, the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix on Saturday officially reopened the Rijksmuseum, the country's national museum, after a 10-year, 375 million euro ($480 million) renovation. The museum houses the largest collection of treasures from the Netherlands' cultural history, including works painted ... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:18:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2017412-netherlands-rijksmuseum-opens-to-public.html 2013-04-13T11:18:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2015312-warsaw-ghetto-memorial-reflects-changing-poland.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Almost nothing remains of the old Warsaw Ghetto: a few buildings here and there, a synagogue, some fragments of a brick wall. The rest was blown up by the Germans in their onslaught against the Jews who took up arms against them. Now this Holocaust-era prison of misery and death is undergoing a dramatic transformation in time for the... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:49:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2015312-warsaw-ghetto-memorial-reflects-changing-poland.html 2013-04-12T15:49:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2014254-rare-russian-vases-sell-27m-private-sale.html DALLAS (AP) — Randy Buttram never gave much thought to the two 4½-foot tall ornate vases that graced the elegant main entrance of his grandparents' Oklahoma City mansion and later were displayed around a fireplace facade at his parents' home. The vases, which had been packed away for around a decade, turned out to be rare items from Russia dating back nea... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:36:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2014254-rare-russian-vases-sell-27m-private-sale.html 2013-04-11T20:36:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2012802-palestinians-building-museum-to-tell-their-story.html BIRZEIT, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians on Thursday began construction of the West Bank's largest museum devoted to their history, planning to tell diverse stories of Palestinians in their land and of millions who live abroad. The museum represents a step in the Palestinian quest for statehood by creating a repository for 200 years of history, alongside ga... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:09:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2012802-palestinians-building-museum-to-tell-their-story.html 2013-04-11T16:09:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2013162-5-free-things-romanias-capital-bucharest.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — It was founded by a shepherd, according to local legend, and was later nicknamed the Paris of the East. But Bucharest's idyllic roots and elegant reputation eventually gave way to a series of 20th century calamities: war, invasions, earthquakes and communism. Today the Romanian capital is home to 2 million people, with a cityscap... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:37:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2013162-5-free-things-romanias-capital-bucharest.html 2013-04-11T14:37:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2010520-louvre-workers-walk-job-pickpockets.html PARIS (AP) — The Louvre was closed Wednesday after its workers walked off their jobs to protest what is said to be a rising problem of pickpockets haunting the famed Paris museum's vast galleries. Louvre spokeswoman Sophie Grange was unable to say when the museum, which normally attracts up to 30,000 visitors a day at this time of year, would reopen. Muse... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2010520-louvre-workers-walk-job-pickpockets.html 2013-04-10T16:00:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2001250-matisse-norwegian-museum-was-nazi-loot.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — The family of a prominent Parisian art dealer is demanding that a Norwegian museum return an Henri Matisse painting seized by Nazis under the direction of Hermann Goering, in the latest dispute over art stolen from Jews during World War II. The painting at the center of the dispute, Matisse's 1937 "Blue Dress in a Yellow Armchair," dep... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:15:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2001250-matisse-norwegian-museum-was-nazi-loot.html 2013-04-06T19:15:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1997320-riches-dutch-history-return-to-rijksmuseum.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Rijksmuseum, the National Museum of the Netherlands, is finally set to reopen to the public, with Rembrandt van Rijn's masterpiece "The Night Watch" reclaiming its place of pride. The giant painting hangs in the same central position it did before an epic, decade long, €375 million ($480 million) makeover, flanked by works by Johannes... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:36:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1997320-riches-dutch-history-return-to-rijksmuseum.html 2013-04-04T14:36:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1994996-louvre-leader-greek-antiquities-expert.html PARIS (AP) — France's Louvre museum is getting a new director — the man who is leading the restoration of its most famous Greek sculpture and has his hands in some of the institutions latest efforts to expand its reach. Jean-Luc Martinez, a French specialist in Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities who has worked at the Louvre since 2007, was appointed by... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:25:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1994996-louvre-leader-greek-antiquities-expert.html 2013-04-03T10:25:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1994810-arizona-tribe-seeks-artifacts-up-auction.html FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) — An Arizona tribe is asking a Paris auction house to cancel its upcoming sale of dozens of items central to the tribe's religious practices and return them to their original homes in the American Southwest. Neret-Minet Tessier & Sarrou describes the collection on its website as Katsina masks of the Hopi Indians of Arizona. They ar... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:25:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1994810-arizona-tribe-seeks-artifacts-up-auction.html 2013-04-03T08:25:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1991640-iranian-tourists-egypt-showcase-warming-ties.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — More than 50 Iranian tourists arrived by boat to the ancient city of Luxor on Monday as part of a rare visit that showcases how much ties between the two countries have warmed since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi came to power last year. Diplomatic relations were frozen for decades after Egypt signed the 1979 peace treaty with Israe... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:03:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1991640-iranian-tourists-egypt-showcase-warming-ties.html 2013-04-01T21:03:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1990462-india-study-sex-attacks-scared-tourists.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in December followed by two attacks on foreign female travelers has altered how tourists view India and led to a sharp fall in the numbers of foreign tourists, especially women, a study said. In the three months since that attack, the number of foreigners travelling to India has dropped by... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:48:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1990462-india-study-sex-attacks-scared-tourists.html 2013-04-01T12:48:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1986628-exhibit-jews-germany-raises-interest-ire.html BERLIN (AP) — "Are there still Jews in Germany?" ''Are the Jews a chosen people?" Nearly 70 years after the Holocaust, there is no more sensitive an issue in German life as the role of Jews. With fewer than 200,000 Jews among Germany's 82 million people, few Germans born after World War II know any Jews or much about them. To help educ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:41:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1986628-exhibit-jews-germany-raises-interest-ire.html 2013-03-29T14:41:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1980252-pompeii-exhibition-brings-doomed-town-to-life.html LONDON (AP) — Pompeii is the little Roman town that became a byword for sudden, violent death. A new exhibition at the British Museum wants it to be equally famous for raucous, exuberant life. Most visitors will know how residents of Pompeii and its neighbor Herculaneum died — in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The volcano, long thought dormant,... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:26:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1980252-pompeii-exhibition-brings-doomed-town-to-life.html 2013-03-26T16:26:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1978992-tilda-swinton-takes-artful-nap-us-museum.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's not the kind of performance that will win her another Academy Award, but British actress Tilda Swinton certainly has people buzzing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. But keep quiet, please. She's trying to sleep. The "Moonrise Kingdom" star has been engaging in a different kind of performance art. She's presenting a one-pe... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:48:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1978992-tilda-swinton-takes-artful-nap-us-museum.html 2013-03-25T22:48:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1976118-tilda-swinton-performs-art-sleeping-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Tilda Swinton is performing the art of sleeping at New York City's Museum of Modern Art. A musem spokeswoman says the "Moonrise Kingdom" star presented her one-person piece called "The Maybe" on Saturday. In "The Maybe," Swinton lies sleeping in a glass box for the day. The exhibit will move locations within the museum every time S... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:14:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1976118-tilda-swinton-performs-art-sleeping-nyc.html 2013-03-24T06:14:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1972512-uk-studies-tourist-bonds-high-risk-countries.html LONDON (AP) — Want to see Big Ben? Better make sure you've got some cash on hand if you're visiting from a "high risk" country. British deputy leader Nick Clegg says his government is studying the idea of an immigration insurance plan which would see visitors from unspecified high risk areas of the world put up a cash deposit to come to the U.K. ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:41:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1972512-uk-studies-tourist-bonds-high-risk-countries.html 2013-03-22T11:41:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1970572-rome-museum-exhibit-italys-history-energy.html ROME (AP) — Italy must import nearly all the energy needed to keep cars rolling, factories humming and lights lit. Much of its postwar political policy has been aimed at ensuring access to adequate energy supplies, including a daring challenge to Anglo-American oil companies by Italy's national fuel agency, ENI, whose head, Enrico Mattei, died in a myster... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:04:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1970572-rome-museum-exhibit-italys-history-energy.html 2013-03-21T18:04:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1969194-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Long a cultural backwater, Rio de Janeiro has taken another leap toward becoming an art hot spot with this week's opening of a museum built around one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square-meter (129,000-square-foot) space in an impeccably renovated 1866 mansion, will house... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1969194-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html 2013-03-21T15:01:54Z