Makalu is considered the world's fifth highest peak rising with a height of about 8,463 meters. This beautiful and impressive peak stands beautifully just 14 miles east of Everest in the Khumbu region. Its size and shape is absolutely impressive, but its perfect pyramid structure designed with four sharp ridges makes this wonderful mountain more and more spectacular. Makalu is actually a double peak. The secondary peak which appears just north of the main summit connected b...
Ama Dablam is one the most spectacular mountain peaks in the world. This 6,857 meters high peak is one of the best climbs in the Khumbu, and it is an attraction that should not be missed. The main peak of the mountain is of 6812 meters high. The long ridges on each side look like the arms of a mother who protects her kids.
The marvellous pyramid of Ama Dablam is considered one of the world’s most excellent and sophisticated mountain peaks, compared ...
Mount McKinley is recognised as the highest mountain in North America and perhaps the single most spectacular mountain in the world, such as all the highest peaks are rising up in the well-known Himalaya or in the Andes, significant part of massive mountain ranges. McKinley appears as a veritable mountain, being 16,000 feet above the snowline. Although McKinley represents an important section of the Alaska Range, which looks as a massive ice-clad range of spectacular peaks, dominating ...
A monument to the Chizhyk-Pyzhik was installed in St. Petersburg on November 19, 1994. This is one of the smallest sites in the world.
The monument represents a small bird standing on a small pedestal. The singularity of this monument is that it is installed on the reverse side of the embankment. The unusual monument is loved by the local people and tourists. Two traditions appeared gradually. The...
The Traffic Light Tree is eight feet high. It is found in the capital of England, in Docklands, at the intersection of Westferry and Marsh Wall Roads. For the first time it was seen in 1999. It is the element of the new urban art. Its functional role does not matter, because the island is located in the middle of the roundabout, between two ordinary trees. The traffic lights are switched by the controller Peek Traffic. The signals switching is a...
Montmartre is a very different Paris. Here, at the top of the hill the steep, narrow and winding streets are usually paved with cobblestones and the stairs that cut the way to its peak. There is a different architecture here. There are beautiful little parks and entwined with bindweed small houses where sometimes the fireplaces are drown. Even the air is special here. It is crystal-clear. People say that even the Parisians, who live here, are different.
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The Red Pyramid located beautifully at Dashur has the second largest base of any pyramid in Egypt. Each side of the pyramid has about 220 meters. However, with its sides sloping at 43°22', it is shorter at 104 meters. The Red Pyramid is the fourth highest pyramid that was ever built in Egypt, featuring almost 160 layers of stone. Stripped from its limestone casing, the extraordinary pyramid shows the reddish sandstone that was used to make most of its core. That is why it h...
The Bent Pyramid rises up as a fascinating structure which stirs several questions about the evolution of the pyramid. This pyramid starts at an angle of about 52 degrees and then suddenly changes to a more gradual angle of 43 degrees. This interesting arrangement shows the pyramid in a mysterious and unique appearance. The most widely accepted theory of the pyramid is that the King Sneferu realized that if he had continued to build the pyramid at its initial angle, it would hav...
Among the major tourist attractions from the top of the list The Pyramids of Giza can be definitely found. Giza features three main Pyramids , which were founded during the 4th Dynasty, around 2500 B.C. The veritable pyramids of the Ancient Egypt were constructed to be used as tombs for King. It was a unique privilege to have a Pyramid tomb during that period of time. However, this tradition represented only the Old and the Middle Kingdoms.
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Maharajas' Express represents one of the most luxury trains in the world, that operates on the Indian Railways from early 2010. Recognised as the most luxurious train in India, the Maharajas’ Express was designed to satisfy the romantic intrigue that alludes to train travel in the subcontinent. It has been created for those who know how to appreciate the finesse and the grandeur of things, for example the luxurious cabins,the delicious food, the great excursions with quality gu...
Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express offers one of the best railway journeys in the world. The Trans-Siberian Railway runs like a speedy machine, making the connection between the east and the west from Moscow over the Urals, across the Russian steppes and alongside the shore of the largest freshwater lake, Baikal. The train follows the classic route between Moscow and Vladivostok and when the journey ends the travellers will have passed through 8 time zones and trave...
The Venice Simplon Orient Express represents a private train of historic and surprisingly-restored 1920s, 30s and 50s coaches. It is that kind of train against which all other luxury trains are measured. It offers a classic luxury experience between London, Paris, Innsbruck, Verona and Venice. Venice-Simplon features an almost legendary reputation when it comes to the most luxury train that travels around the world. Forever known for the Agatha Christie...
Great rivers in the world
Glance at a map of the earth, and in most places, you will see lines snaking their way across landmasses. These are tendrils cross plains, deserts and grasslands. They wind their way through valleys, canyons, and forests. These are rivers, our planet’s arteries of life. Rivers ...
About the Nile
The Nile is a river in Africa, it is one of the greatest and the longest rivers in the world. The word "Nile" comes from the Greek name of the river "Neylos." The Greeks also called this river "Egiptos", hence the name "Egypt." The river originates ...
About Amazon
Amazon is a river in South America, the greatest and the largest in the world in its size, water content and length. The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Marañón and Ucayali. The length of the main source of the Marañon is of 6437 km. Its source Apacheta is approximately 7000 km from the source of the Ucayali. The basin area is o...
Sagrada Familia is a church, located in Barcelona in the Eixample district, being built by private donations from 1882. It is a well-known project of Antonio Gaudi.
The first project was designed by the architect Francisco del Villar, who was replaced by Gaudi in 1883. Gaudi changed significantly the original draft. By the decision of the construction initiators, the temple financing activities mu...
In Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, on the bridge over the river Guaitara Las Lajas Cathedral rises. Las Lajas Cathedral has everything to be a tourist attraction: the rare beauty of the architecture, a miraculous image and a poetic legend.
The cathedral building
The cathedral, which was built from 1916...
The Hanging Temple is situated at the foot of the mountain Henshan, 80 kilometers from the city Datong. Translated from the Greek Latin the word "Syuankunsy" means "the hanging in the air temple". The building of the monastery was started by a monk named Liao Ran, more than 1,400 years ago. The buildings of the temple hang along the mountains side with elevations higher altitude from south to north. The construction method was to install a be...
Noma is a scandinavian cuisine famous restaurant in Copenhagen (Denmark). According to The Red Michelin guide the restaurant is estimated at two stars from three possible. It was recognized as "the best restaurant in the world" according to the prestigious British magazine "Restaurant" on April 26, 2010. It leads the list of 50 restaurants around the world, composed of more than 800 experts, restaurant critic and chef in...
El Celler de Can Roca is one of the best restaurants in Catalonia, founded by Roca brothers as family business. They belonged to the third generation of the family, who dedicated himself to the restaurant business in 1929. Their grandparents opened a tavern in Sant Marti de Llemana in 1926, in 1967, the parents founded in Girona El the Restaurant de Can Roca, and in 1986 the brothers decided to open El Celler De Can Roca that became a follower...
Daniel Boulud, a famous chef, calls himself a "Franco-American", which generally corresponds to the truth. This guy from the neighborhood of Lyons worked under the guidance of such legendary figures as Roger Berger, Georges Blanc and Michel Guerard before moving to the United States. His arrival in America was marked for him as the fulfillment of his American dream. Firstly he made his name at Le Cirque, and then built a business in se...
Cheetahs are, without doubt, the fastest creatures in the world. The only animal that follows the Cheetah's spectacular speed is its favorite prey, the gazelle. In order to catch a meal that is fast as the wind, this animal had to develop the ability to run so fast, even faster than the gazelle, or even to choose another alternative - starvation. This is a quite strong motivation for practicing their wind sprints. These amazing cats can run up to 112kph. In 2009, a female cheetah in captivity became the fastest l...
Wildebeest-amazing runner
The wildebeest is a subspecies of the antelope, that appears more like a bull. There are two species of wildebeest, both of them are native to Africa. The wildebeest is a guaranteed source of prey for several large African animals, that often pick out the weaker wildebeest who escaped from their herd. These amazing animals are able to sense thunderstorms that are up to 30 miles away, following thes...
Pronghorns are some of the most interesting mammals in North America. It is the fastest animal on this continent, capable of running approximately 90 km/h. These animals are not true antelopes, their horns are made of a hairy substance, beside the very inner core which is made of bone. Pronghorns have the longest land migration in United States. Pronghorns are not as fast as cheetahs, maintaining a high speed for a longer period of time than cheetahs. In case that cheetah ...
