為何旅行好?
Why is Travel Good for Your Health travelex
Mind, body and soul…traveling might just be the answer!
It’s no secret travel has so many benefits to our health and wellbeing, but exactly what changes occur when you take a break from the nine to five in order to travel?
The most obvious and potentially most important health benefit of traveling is stress reduction. Traveling has the ability to take you out of our daily routine and into new surroundings and experiences and this can reset your body and mind.
Even planning a trip can have a fantastic effect on the body – it boosts happiness and feels rewarding. Not only does travel reduce stress but it expands the mind. Meeting new people and adapting to new situations makes one more globally and culturally aware. This keeps the mind sharp, increases creativity and helps with personal growth.
Travel whips us into shape
This truly depends on the nature of your travels and whether you’ll be indulging in three scoops of gelato a day. Regardless, travel can be an opportunity to escalate your fitness routines. While traveling we will generally be more active than sitting in an office chair all day. While touring Europe or visiting Disney World travelers can rack up as many as 20,000-30,000 steps per day. Activities like paddle boarding, hiking and swimming can help to boost fitness.
Travel improves sleep patterns
Poor sleep mixed with high stress is a toxic mixture for our mental state. The health detriments of poor sleep are varied, from irritability to poor cognitive performance and efficiency. It is recommended that adults sleep at least seven to seven and a half hours per night and this can be more easily achieved while traveling. In the Mediterranean you might even engage in an afternoon nap after lunch, also known as a Siesta.
It’s obvious that travel comes with a myriad of health benefits for the mind, body and soul, so what are you waiting for – it's time to book that vacation. Your health will thank you for it!
執行死刑!
Taiwan executes man who killed 6 relatives in arson attack
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A man who used gasoline to burn five relatives to death during Lunar New Year’s Eve in Feb. of 2016, including his parents and a caregiver, has been executed, reports said Wednesday (April 1).
While capital punishment still receives widespread public support in Taiwan, executions have become rare, and many in President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) ruling Democratic Progressive Party want to move toward its abolition. Wednesday evening’s execution was only the second since Tsai first became president in May 2016.
Weng Jen-hsien's (翁仁賢) sentence had been repeatedly upheld, as judges said he had shown no remorse and still posed a threat to the surviving members of his family, UDN reported. Weng, 54, had harbored a grudge against his parents and seven siblings because as the youngest brother, he had been left to do most of the work on the family farm in Taoyuan City.
Just before the Lunar New Year holiday in 2016, Weng reportedly bought gasoline, which he bottled separately. When his relatives were gathered for the traditional Lunar New Year’s Eve party, he entered the room and doused them with the gasoline before setting them on fire. His parents, their caregiver, two cousins, and a cousin’s wife perished, while five other relatives survived with burns.
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Death penalty necessary for peace
Bangkok Post Public Company Limited
Capital punishment must remain to deal with severe crime and ensure national peace and most people agree with it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday.
He was responding to critics of the execution on Monday of a 26-year-old man convicted of a brutal crime.
When the government considered whether the death penalty should be revoked, most people thought it should remain in place, Gen Prayut said.
“The death penalty is legitimate. Many cases of severe crime have happened. Capital punishment exists to guarantee national peace and teach lessons. It is a necessity for us and people want it,” the prime minister said.
Executed with lethal injection on Monday was Theerasak Longji who was convicted for the brutal killing of a 17-year-old boy in Trang province in 2012.
He stabbed his victim 24 times and made off with the victim’s mobile phone and money although his victim tried to run away and beg for life. Theerasak committed the crime when he was 19 years old. He was drunk and angry with the victim who was the new lover of his ex-girlfriend.
The Justice Ministry Tuesday stated that brutal murder justified the death penalty.
Amnesty International issued a statement condemning the move.
"This is a deplorable violation of the right to life. Thailand is reneging on its own commitment to move towards the abolition of the death penalty and is putting itself out of step with the current global shift away from capital punishment.
"There is no evidence that the death penalty has any unique deterrent effect, so the Thai authorities’ hope that this move will reduce crime is deeply misguided. The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and provides no quick-fixes to problems the authorities want to confront.
"After almost 10 years without an execution, this represents a major setback in the country’s journey towards abolition. The Thai government must immediately halt any plans to carry out further executions and establish a moratorium on the implementation of the death penalty.”
Amnesty International on Tuesday held a symbolic protest in front of the Bangkwang Central Prison where Theerasak was executed.
Piyanuch Kotsan, director of Amnesty International Thailand, said execution was not the answer to crime and was a serious violation of rights.
“If society doesn’t want to see violence or murder, we shouldn’t resort to violence when solving problems.
"Several studies have been conducted abroad and locally, by the Justice Ministry, and they’ve found the death penalty could not solve a crime,” she said.
There is no evidence the punishment would deter people from committing a crime.
Mrs Piyanuch said the rally on Tuesday was not aimed at supporting criminals.
"We support punishments but perpetrators must have access to a fair trial and the penalties carried out in other manners.”
Most of the prisoners on death row are poor with no access to lawyers. In some cases, they were not guilty.
Monday’s execution tarnished the country’s image and would affect Thailand's commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which it ratified in August 2009.
“If Thailand hadn’t used the death penalty for 10 years, or by August next year, we would have been regarded as practically abolishing the capital punishment.
“Monday’s punishment eliminated that chance. It’s shocking how the Justice Ministry violated its obligation to end the death penalty."
At present, 142 countries or more than two-thirds of all countries abolished the death penalty. In Asean, the Philippines and Cambodia are the frontrunners. Attitudes and beliefs can change and Amnesty will campaign for an end to the punishment,” she said.
Human Rights Commissioner Chatchai Suthiklom said execution was not a solution but forgiveness would promote peace in society.
“Most serious criminals do not fear execution but are afraid of asset seizure,” he said.
The Corrections Department on Tuesday revealed more details on Theerasak's final hours.
Relatives already came to fetch his body, said Corrections Department chief Pol Col Naras Savestanan.
After acknowledging the execution order on Monday, Theerasak was escorted to the execution area. He was allowed phone calls to bid farewell to his family.
The last meal he requested was grilled chicken with sticky rice. After the meal, he was brought to the injection room. He remained calm in his last moments.
According to Pol Col Naras, the cost of lethal injection was 12,365 baht -- 10,000 baht for execution reward and 2,365 for substances and equipment. The reward was necessary because no doctor agreed to administer the injection. The department had to train wardens to do the job and give a reward so they could make merit for the dead man, according to Buddhist beliefs.
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