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- 23 Novitachan in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The natural wonders of 2010
Yemen
All traveler’s, amateur or otherwise, have heard about UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites, and this distinction is used as a guarantee that the place you’re about to see was well worth the long journey. World Heritage Sites can be forests, lakes, mountains, buildings or entire cities that have such a high natural or cultural importance that they are an essential part of human culture.
So far, there are 911 World Heritage Sites in the world, and the list is growing! Here are the natural wonders of 2010, which have recently made the list. …
- 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. …
- 08 Sep
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 MayTudi in Amazing Places | 1 COMMENT
Amazing Earth: Socotra Island
As we presented you some of the wonders of Galapagos at the beginning of this week, today we will focus our attention on the Island of Scotora in the Indian Ocean. Our choice is by no means accidental: also known as the ‘Second Galapagos’, Socotra represents an out of this world territory.Situated midway between the African coast and the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Socotra is populated by the most amazing species, many of them endemic and forming unique ecosystems. Although the island is not so far form the African coast, the sea has represented an often unsurmountable barrier, thus leading to the apparition and evolution of unique species. …
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