TRAVEL & FOOD

The much-coveted Miss Universe 2013 will be solemnized in Moscow, Russia in November this year and the wait to see who will represent Australia is over – Olivia Wells, a self-professed one-time nerd from medical school was blown away by her unexpected crowning as Miss Australia Universe on Friday.

A woman from New South Wales was the latest to be gored in the Spain Bull Run

Lifetime Network's Project Runway remains unfazed and will continue to use its banned racy billboard in New York City as planned. The steamy had has been banned in Los Angeles but a new version with men and women wearing underwear will be used to replace the naked bodies.

“She’s a timeless beauty,” gushes fashion designer, Zuhair Murad as he described Robert Pattinson’s former sweetheart, Kristen Stewart. Amidst all the negative publicities that come her way, Kristen has braved the world and came out a winner in the eyes of the popular designer at the Paris Fashion Week 2013.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is promoting six experiential and creative travel themes to encourage multi-country trips across Southeast Asia. The themed promotions are part of the implementation of the ASEAN Tourism Marketing Strategy 2012-2015.

According to a fire department spokeswoman, one of the two school girls who died at the scene of the Asiana Airlines Inc. plane crash may have been killed by a vehicle from the rescue operations.

New Zealand experienced the coldest weather this year, officials call on everyone to be safe for the white-out

The search for rare incense wood, agar wood, in the dense forest area of Mount Leuser National Park, Indonesia has left one person dead and five men trapped up in the branches of a tree. A pack of Sumatran tigers chased the men up the branches of the tree, seeking revenge for the death of a tiger-cub.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg was about to book the Asian flight that crash landed while other passengers share their crash experience

Kristen Stewart left for Paris with images of her British born ex, Robert Pattinson, in the company of a mystery redhead woman, later named (but which was denied) as Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough. Three days later, she got back to L.A. feeling heavy and betrayed with news of the man she still loves, already moving on with another woman.

After almost one week away from home, Robert Pattinson’s famous ex, Kristen Stewart is heading back to L.A. from France. But will she be coming “from Paris with love”? Has Rob changed his mind seeing what he could be missing out leaving Kristen and “allegedly” moving on with a Presley?

OZO Wesley Hong Kong has opened its doors in Wanchai.

Air Canada has launched its new leisure unit, Air Canada Rouge, under the AC code.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's largest hotel companies, today announced the opening of the 122-room Holiday Inn® Hotel Guayaquil Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The seven-story new-build hotel is adjacent to the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, and is the second IHG®-branded hotel for Ecuador, with the first being the Holiday Inn Express® Quito, located in Ecuador's capital city of Quito.

The representative for Riley Keough has come forward to deny earlier reports that Elvis Presley’s granddaughter is dating Kristen Stewart’s British-hunk ex, Robert Pattinson. The spokesperson also asserted that Riley was nowhere near Rob driving in Los Feliz area on June 29, Saturday. Who is the redhead?

Of Monsters and Men will visit the Australian shore to play at the annual winter music festival, Splendour in the Grass 2013, and five other shows at Enmore, Palaise and Metro Theatres in Sydney. The band is also headlining Adelaide's Spin-Off Festival.

Sydney has failed to be part of the Top 10 cities listed in the renowned Travel + Leisure US World's Best Awards. This is the second time since hosting the Olympics in 2000 that Sydney dropped from the top 10 list.

Australia has issued travel bans for diplomats and citizens to Davao City, Cotabato City and Zamboanga City in the Philippines

Kristen Stewart may still have Robert Pattinson in mind when she had her new tattoos inked in June 2013, and these tiny little symbols got bigger as they created lives of their own, stealing attention when the Twilight star showed them off at the Chanel event in Paris Fashion Week.

Cirque du Soleil's latest production, "Michael Jackson ONE", opened at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on June 29.

It has been a challenging yet successful year for the British indie folk rock band Mumford & Sons as they continue to play for their rescheduled cancelled tour dates in some parts of the U.S.; while eager fans in Australia can catch them perform live at Splendour in the Grass this July.

Business Tycoon Sir Richard Branson has found a complaint letter to an airline very entertaining. The Virgin Group founder, who also has an airline in his extensive repertoire of companies, posted passenger Arthur Hicks' open letter to LIAT airline on his blog, calling it "brilliant."

The search for the missing yacht Nina continues in Norfolk Island as family member await for positive news

Australian tourists planning to visit Egypt are warned to "exercise a high degree of caution" about the country's current anti-government rallies in Cairo and other regions, as posted in the Australian government's Smartraveller website.

It's the season for music festivals around the world. After the successful Coachella and Bonnaroo in the United States; and last week's Glastonbury, Australia is now preparing for one of its biggest annual winter music festival, Splendour in the Grass 2013.

Officials has stopped its search for the race yacht Nina, but decided to instead now search for debris

"King of the High Wire" Nik Wallenda successfully completed his tightrope walk on a 2-inch steel cable over the Grand Canyon and was welcomed with excited cheers after his dangerous and historic stunt.

"Due to the armed conflict in Syria, the conditions are no longer present to ensure the conservation and protection of the outstanding universal value of the six World Heritage properties," the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) noted.

In the 1960s there was an American TV show titled The Flying Nun which starred a very young Sally Fields. Her flying, though was in the magical sense, made possible by her veil. However, three Thai Buddhist monks are now being criticised for flying high in the Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous tradition. A video of their lavish lifestyle was posted in YouTube and had gone viral with so far more than 85,000 hits.