Spannend und humorvoll erzählen sie von ihren Kreuzfahrten auf der "Mein Schiff 2" ins Morgenland, auf der "Astor" durch den Indischen Ozean, der Superyacht "SeaDream II" im Mittelmeer, der "AIDAsol" zu den Kanaren und der "Ocean Majesty" rund um …

Guests sleep on glorified bunks and the ensuite bathrooms are claustrophobic closets with demented handheld showers, but merely having a shower at sea is a luxury in itself, as is two crew at your service. Dream Yacht Charter operates in most of the …

Faced with high premiums to secure scarce supplies of gold, relatives and guests at Indian weddings are having their old heirlooms melted down to be reused as traditional presents. Along the narrow lanes of Mumbai's historic Zaveri jewellery bazaar …

Gold edged up on Friday as the dollar fell, but was still headed for its biggest monthly drop in five months on signs that recovery in the U.S. economy could lead to easy central bank money drying up. Gold has shed six percent in November and has lost …

Tower of Power is a sculpture built out of one hundred one-kilo (thirty-two ounce) bars of pure gold. On the marble surrounding of the tower are several paper matchstick men in various forms of tribute. Like the matchstick men, our lives are relatively …

There are also signs that Japan's competitive devaluation is losing steam as an export promotion measure, especially as worries about the US “tapering” of monetary easing is casting a cloud over market prospects in developing economies. Moreover, China …

"With respect to the Jamaican dollar exchange rate, I think we need to get to the competitive rate quickly and declare it when achieved," said Byles, who also co-chairs the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC). "Thereafter, the depreciation …

Settling into what for Iraqis was a relatively affluent existence, he bought a chocolate factory and, later, dabbled in suburban real estate in Baghdad. Salam has an intimate knowledge of his country's history, contemporary and past, which he acquired …

While it fostered some of the most affluent non-Aboriginal suburbs in northern Australia, many of the region's indigenous people remain impoverished. At this year's Garma festival, Mr Yunupingu told Tony Abbott it was time for indigenous people to …