TRAVEL & FOOD

Coffee, tea or me? This pick-up line appears to have a popular answer based on a survey of 7,455 coffee drinkers in six countries. And the winner is: coffee. The survey by Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts found that 78 per cent of the respondents would prefer to have morning coffee than have sex with their spouse.

Asian males are known to be prolific and horny. One big proof to that statement is to point to the population of China and India, which has breached the 1 billionth mark each a few years ago.

All over the world, there are numerous destinations where you can have a good time in the month of Oct. However, some are hesitant to travel on this part of the year due to peak season rates.

New Zealanders have the widest range of access to visa-free countries around the world, according to the annual Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index 2013. New Zealand ranked fifth just behind the United Kingdom and member countries of the European Union.

Truong Thi May is set to represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2013 scheduled Nov. 9, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. May is a successful model in Vietnam and was chosen by Unicorp, the official body of Miss Universe Organisation in Vietnam.

If you thought Chinese have a reputation for uncouth behaviour while abroad, you may want to change your mind now. The next time you see a well-behaved Chinese tourist, know where the instructions came from.

Taking a break from the preparation for the Miss Universe event, Miss USA Erin Brady is busy spreading awareness about breast cancer in her own ways.

Besides the 700,000 American federal workers who have been victimised by the shutdown of the U.S. government, another group of people are angry over this political development. They are tourists whose arrival in New York happened to coincide with the shutdown.

Australia is not just a place filled with kangaroos and great beaches but also home to the spookiest places you can find on Earth.

Cathay Pacific extends its Premium Economy Sale and will be opening direct flights to Adelaide, Cairns to Hong Kong while inbound Melbourne and Brisbane flights will be non-stop

A rail accident on Saturday morning in Zaporozhye, Ukraine, created headlines since it was no ordinary hit-and-run accident. The couple hit by the train was having sex on top of the rail tracks. The woman died on the spot, while her 41-year-old boyfriend lost his legs.

The polar bear that has attacked a Canadian man early this September has managed to evade getting euthanised. Instead it will be relocated to the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre at Winnipeg's zoo.

On Sept. 27, the judges of Miss World 2013 announced the winners in the Challenge event rounds. All the contestants worked extremely hard to win the various challenge events. It was tough for the judges to choose the winner as the contestants have done some really creative and pro-active work especially in the Beauty with a Purpose category. Now, let’s have a look at the winners for Top Model, Multimedia, Beach Fashion, Sports, and Beauty with a Purpose.

Miss India World 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon won the Multimedia Award for India at the Miss World 2013 pageant in Bali. This is the second time in a row that India has bagged this award.

The exotic island of Bali, Indonesia will be the gracious host of 2013 Miss World pageant which will be held on September 28, 2013. The world's prestigious annual event will be held for the first time in South East Asia and will house 129 candidates from all over the world.

Capturing pics of surfers riding the perfect waves has always been a staple among most photographers. They just have to wait for the perfect wave to come up. But imagine the double fun when a dolphin gets into the fray with the surfer and the perfect wave. Matt Hutton was there at the right moment, and what a beauty his photograph of all three elements turned out to be.

Australians have severe case of Fear of Missing Out, expert says

More and more Indians repeat travel to Australia due to a wide variety of reasons: from honeymoons, seeing its amazing beaches, spotting kangaroos and for the love of the sport cricket.

South Korea is tapping what modern technology can offer the most and that is by creating a tower which will appear invisible by blending in with the skyline that surrounds it.

Here are some of the best beaches that deserve to be checked out in Oz.

French police authorities were surprised to find that 30 suitcases aboard an Air France Flight are packed with 1.3 tons of cocaine, whose value reaches at $270 million.

If you are a wide traveler, then you must be willing to try any kind of hotel available, even the weirdest and most unusual ones.

If you are into scuba diving, then would it scare you off or attract you more if you find a sunken city underneath the waters?

Parents travelling with kids, beware. A five-month-old American-Canadian baby died on Wednesday night at the Alicante airport in southeast Spain after being placed on a stationary luggage conveyor belt. Without his mother noticing it, the machine came alive and started to move on.

Based on a true story of a Kiwi surfer, "The Perfect Wave" features a 24-year old Ian McCormack who leads a mundane life in Christchurch, New Zealand and sets off to find the elusive perfect wave. Scott Eastwood will be playing Ian McCormack, a surfer who came to faith when he found the spiritual side of chasing the waves and riding them.

An Aussie and Arizonan pen pals since 1958 meet for the first time

La Coruna, a city in Spain, is all agog. It's been desperately trying to find the winner of the lottery ticket that won the person 4.7 million euros ($6.3 million).

The Royal Melbourne Show: Celebrity appearances, iTunes App and Mitsubishi Car

Costa Concordia salvage is worth at $A858.5 and estimated to reach -$A1.18 Billion continues amidst bad weather at the Italian island of Giglio