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THE EFFECTS OF WALKING

Bright Side has found that good old walking is a single practice which could significantly benefit the whole body and mind.
Here are some benefits that you can literally walk yourself into!

BMW redesigns its iconic logo

The new logo, which will be used in BMW’s communications efforts, including its social media platforms and website, is meant to “radiate more openness and clarity,” Jans Thiemer, BMW’s senior vice president of customer and brand, said in a statement on the company’s website. He added that the new look also symbolizes BMW’s “significance and relevance for mobility and driving pleasure in the future.”

10 luxury Australian hotels to add to your bucket list

Considered one of Australia’s best destination hotels with a string of awards to its name, Jackalope boasts an infinity pool overlooking a manicured vineyard – as well as a day spa offering to scrub and polish you with local pinot grapes (intriguing). Art is front and centre, with an imposing black seven-metre tall Jackalope sculpture greeting guests on arrival, busts with agate faces dotting the bar and ornate lighting installations in the hallways. Doot Doot Doot is the silly name of the hotel’s serious fine-dining restaurant, but if you want something more relaxed, try the cellar door eatery next door (called Rare Hare)…

Sri Lankan artist wins first prize in Toronto ice carving competition

Nandasiri who saw real ice and snow for the first time in his life after migrating to Canada in 2012 won his first-ever ice carving honours by grabbing the third prize, also at the Bloor Yorkville Fest, in 2013. Three years later he won the first place in the same contest adding to his trove of trophies that include three first place finishes at the Peterborough Polar Bear Ice Competition in addition to half a dozen second and third places in other contests in various parts of the country.

How Billie Eilish Is Reinventing Pop Stardom

THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL, not necessarily known for its adorable moments, offered up the pop equivalent of two baby pandas playing when, under the pink arena lights and to the accompaniment of the cheering and frantic uploading of a thousand teenage witnesses, Billie Eilish met her idol, Justin Bieber, for the first time last April.

Everything You Need to Know If You’re Traveling During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Since reports of the coronavirus surfaced in late December, more than 83,000 people have been infected and nearly 3,000 people have died around the world. As the virus has continued to have global impact, the U.S. government has established travel advisories, leading to flights and cruises canceling their routes.

Cities in China — specifically Wuhan, capital of the Hubei province, where the virus originated — have been under quarantine and the first death in the United States was confirmed on Saturday Feb. 29.

The Philippines Island Voted the Best in the World

A teardrop-shaped island in the southeast of the Philippines, 500 miles from the capital Manila, Siargao (pronounced shar-gow) feels like Bali might have a few decades ago. Given its smaller size (a population of 200,000, compared to Bali’s four million), Siargao has remained unspoiled, remote, and still relatively under the radar, despite the influx of new infrastructures in recent years.

Japan’s new levitating train will travel at 311 mph

Getting from Tokyo to Osaka is a two and a half hour journey, but soon — well, in 17 years — it might take just 67 minutes. A new initiative called the Linear Project is being developed by the Japan Railways Group to facilitate travel across Japan at record-breaking speeds. The project would revolve around the Linear bullet train, which initially runs on wheels before gathering enough speed to retract its wheels and continue running while levitating four inches above the ground. The elimination of friction between the wheels and track allows the train to travel at speeds of up to 311 mph.