Many people keep pets and while dogs and cats dominate, some choose the Serval cat for its wild look plus outgoing temperament. The Serval cat suits owners who want an animal that stands out yet still behaves like a companion.
The Serval cat descends from a cross between Himalaya besides
Berzian lines - it shows a solid frame, tall ears and big green or blue eyes. The coat mixes white, beige, brown and gray patches. Servals stay in motion, play often but also seek human company - they lower stress and give steady company inside the house.
A Serval cat brings clear benefits. It bonds tightly with people and looks unlike any ordinary cat - it keeps an even mood, accepts flats, houses as well as children and stays free of major illness when owners brush the coat, feed balanced food and book regular vet checks.
The same cat also creates problems. It needs a vet who knows the breed besides daily brushing to stop tangles in the long coat. Some react to food items or household dust. The breed shows reserved habits - it tolerates only short handling and needs weeks to settle after a move.
Owners post stories online. Safira gathered a million followers, Max hikes on a leash, Violet calms her person during panic attacks or Brooklyn waits at the door each evening for her human to return.
Anyone who thinks about adoption must weigh work hours, floor space, readiness for daily coat care and allergy tests for every family member. A Serval cat repays care with loyalty, yet it survives only when the household commits time, money or patience.
The Colosseum, the Pyramids of Giza, the Eiffel Tower and the Sydney Opera House look grand - yet each hides a plain tale of human trouble behind its stone or steel. Their beauty sits on top of old arguments, broken promises or plain bad luck.
In 1957, Denmark sent Jorn
Utzon to Australia so he could turn his rough sketches into a real opera house on Sydney Harbour. After seven years, state politicians grew tired of delays and costs - they ordered him to quit and barred him from the site. The new team tore up his plans for the interior and refused to let him enter the doors on opening night. Utzon booked a flight home and died without ever stepping inside the finished shell that bears his name.
Paris now loves the Eiffel Tower - yet when it rose in 1889, most French writers and painters called it an ugly skeleton. The city permit allowed it to stand for only twenty years, after which crews would pull it down. Novelist Guy de Maupassant ate lunch in the tower's restaurant every day - he said it was the one spot in Paris where he did not have to look at the thing.
The Great Pyramid at Giza has stood for 4,500 years - yet some people still insist aliens stacked the stones. In 2014, two self taught researchers sneaked into the pyramid, scraped off bits of stone and stuffed them into plastic bags. Police arrested them at the gate - a judge sent them to prison for five years for damaging a protected monument.
Romans flooded the Colosseum floor, shipped in real ships and staged mock sea battles for crowds of 50,000. In Istanbul, the Hagia Sophia holds a copper clad pillar that stays damp day and night - visitors rub it and hope the water cures sickness.
British troops set fire to the President's Palace in 1814; only a hurried rescue saved the full length portrait of George Washington from the flames. Builders later whitewashed the scorched walls and the house took the name we use today. In Rome, Pope Julius II hired Michelangelo to paint the Sistine ceiling because Raphael whispered that Michelangelo was “only a sculptor” and would fail. The insult backfired - the ceiling became the most famous artwork in the world.
Every spring, five hundred volunteers climb the slopes of Lhasa with buckets of white wash. They mix milk, honey, sugar and lemon juice into the paint - coat the walls of the Potala Palace by hand. The recipe is safe to eat and the fresh layer keeps the old palace bright for another year.
Dubai turned into a top spot for people who want high end holidays. The city grew fast and blends new towers with many cultures. Holidaymakers find clean beaches, big malls plus famous sights that feel almost unreal. People who want plush places to sleep will discover hotels that rank among
the planet's most lavish.
The Burj Al Arab Jumeirah stands on a man made island and looks like a huge sail. Most people call it the standard for top level service. The royal suite sits inside a stack of rooms dressed in gold leaf, Indian rugs, velvet chairs but also hand-made chandeliers. Baths wear mosaics - corridors shine with marble hauled from Brazil besides Italy.
The doors opened in 1999 and prizes soon followed. Visitors swim in several pools, soak in jacuzzis, work out in a gym as well as eat food cooked by star chefs. Al Mahara, a restaurant with glass walls below sea level, lets diners watch fish while they eat. The hotel also holds squash courts and a ballroom called Astronomy Hall, built to echo the Vienna Opera House.
Atlantis, The Palm, sits on the Palm Jumeirah Island. The theme borrows from the lost city of Atlantis. A 3,000-piece glass sculpture greets arrivals or the walls curve like waves. Bedrooms face the Arabian Sea - the Underwater Suite puts a wall of glass between guests and passing sharks or rays.
Rooms block outside noise also open to views of the Palm. Each tub fills to the rim and a sauna waits next door. Diners pick from many global kitchens. A golf course, tennis courts next to water sports share space with the region's biggest aquarium and water park. Massages plus wellness staff stand ready - a stay here feels larger than life.
