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- 11 Sepandra88 in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
Best day hikes in Maine
The fall season is in full bloom (or if not, it will be soon), so as long as the weather is still mild, you can organise some fun day hikes to enliven a bit your weekend. When it comes to autumn trips, one of the best possible destinations is Maine, whose state park are the perfect place to gawk at the amazing autumn foliage.The end of September and during October is the best time to plan your trip, but since Maine is such a popular tourist destination around this time, it’s good to plan the details in advance. You can rent a car and explore the winding roads of the Maine countryside and take a break to admire the scenery whenever you feel like it, or if you’re in a mood for a bit of healthy physical exertion, well, the take a hike (literally). …
- 09 SepEdina in Amazing Places | 4 COMMENTS
Amazing Places: Socotra
Vegetation – ©jan_vandorpe/flickr
It’s incredible how many places get (re)discovered even today, thus becoming little by little known to traveler’s around the world. Some of these places have lain forgotten for decades, sometimes even centuries, without anyone but the locals paying any attention to them.
Such is the case of Socotra, a little island off the coast of the Indian Ocean, an offshore territory belonging to Yemen. Socotra is without a doubts one of the most amazing places on earth, similar to no other place on this planet. …
- Edina in Food Experiences | NO COMMENTS
Bizarre restaurants around the world
Cuisine is more popular nowadays than ever before, and no matter what type of food you prefer and what country it comes from, you can probably find a restaurant that caters to your tastes. Traditional meals are not the norm anymore, and lots of people enjoy Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian or more exotic cuisines in addition to grandma’s good old recipes.Nevertheless, there is the occasional restaurant which offers some more unusual choices, both in terms of cuisine and in terms of atmosphere. Here are some of the most bizarre restaurants in the world, which will satisfy both your hunger and your curiosity. …
- 08 Sepevike14 in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
Cancun Underwater Museum – the world’s first underwater sculpture park
I’m sure that everyone who is interested in diving (as well as those interested in modern art) have already heard of this museum, but I think that such an interesting place deserved a mention on our blog. So here’s the story: back in 2009, about a hundred statues made by Jason de Caires Taylor, a young but famous artist, were placed underwater off the coast of Isla de Mujeres and Cancun, on the premises of the Cancun National Marine Park.This idea has never been put in practice before, and needless to say, it attracted a lot of attention, even from people who are not necessarily into scuba diving. Today, more than 400 underwater sculptures can be admired in this innovative park, and if you haven not dived before, now it’s time to learn how. …
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Top 5 most dangerous countries in the world
Sanna, Yemen
I’m sure many of you have come to a point sometime in your traveling life, when you had to seriously stop and think whether visiting a certain place will be safe. Today’s world is full of troubles, and an interesting or beautiful country might as well be plagued by political strife too.
When planning your trip, it’s imperative that you read up on the current situation of the country you’re about to visit. Even if the country’s problems are not as bad as to discourage you from visiting it, it’s best to be prepared for, who knows, a quick escape for example. So here’s a list of the most dangerous countries in the world, which you might want to visit nonetheless. …
- 07 Sep
The largest churches in the world that you have to see
It doesn’t matter whether you’re religious or not, churches are one of the first things that tourists visit when they arrive at a new place. It might sound cheesy and cliche, but fact is that churches are usually some of the most impressive monuments that you can find in a city.They combine history, art and architecture into one single spectacular building, and they bigger and older they are, the better. You can usually find some very interesting (and most of the time, beautiful) paintings, stained glass windows, carvings and statues in churches, not to mention the potential graves of important historical figures. So here’s a list of the largest churches in the world, for the traditionalist toursit hiding inside all of us. …
- 06 Sepandra88 in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The most beautiful island paradises you have to see before you die
Whether we’re talking about an occasional traveler or a seasoned one, I’m fairly sure that one thing they have in common is the wish to visit an island paradise, just like those seen in the movies or on postcards. You might think that what you see on the big screen or in images seems to be too good to be true, but believe me, once you visit one of these amazing places, you’ll know for sure that paradise does indeed exist on this planet.I’m talking about real like island paradises, places where you feel like you could spend the rest of your life lounging on the soft sand under the shade of palm trees, drinking coconut milk and simply enjoying life. Here are a few of these paradises that you should visit before you die (and possibly end up in Paradise). …
- papillon in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The best Safari tours in the world
Not all travelers are adventurous by nature, and some people simply don’t relish the thought of going off into the wild just so they can experience what it is like. And that’s why Safari tours are so convenient for those who’d rather not risk getting eaten by a lion, but would still like to see the afore mentioned lion go about his or her day.While traditionally a safari implied hunting as well as sightseeing, nowadays the hunting part is thankfully skipped. Safari comes from a Swahili word meaning a long journey, and after all, that’s what it is: a long journey through the African wilderness. So grab your camera, some khaki clothes and a slouch hat, and embark on one of the most fascinating journeys you’ve ever experienced. …
- 02 Septibi60 in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
Sanssouci – probably the most beautiful palace in Europe
When it comes to architecture, it’s next to impossible to designate a building as the most beautiful/ugliest, because like all art, architecture is mostly subjective. But if you ask me, I have quite a firm opinion on the subject of Europe’s most beautiful palace.Without question, Sanssouci is one of the most impressive Rococo buildings in the continent. Sure, it might be dwarfed by the Baroque opulence of Versailles, but Sanssouci has so many little hidden corners and delightful follies that it’s impossible not to fall in love with it. …
- 01 Seplizzy_a in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
Must see lost cities in South America
Lost cities have always been igniting people’s imagination since the Middle Ages. When European explorers started wandering around the globe in search of new lands, they discovered abandoned, ruined places and cities, and this is how archaeology was born. If we’re to get technical, lost cities are cities of which there is no or very little previous knowledge before their rediscovery, whose location has been forgotten, and which have become the stuff of legends.Many cities like Troy for example, were considered simple legends before they were rediscovered by archaeologists. The world is full of rediscovered lost cities, and I’m sure there are thousands of lost cities just waiting to be discovered. So today’s post is about some of the most exciting and mysterious lost cities in South America. …
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