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San Francisco is among the three most popular cities in the world. This small town, which occupies only 47 square km between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean is home to more than 700 thousand people, named as one of the largest cities in the U.S. Pacific coast. In addition to the largest population of Asians, there live about 200,000 Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Thais and Vietnamese.   ...

National Park, Sequoia, United States is located in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia in California. The park was founded in 1890, after the third Yellowstone National Park and Mackinac. The park is 1635 km ². The park has a mountainous terrain, rising to a height of about 400 meters above sea level in the foothills to the top of the tallest in the contiguous 48 states of Mount Whitney with a height of 421.1 meters. The park is bordered by National Park Kings Canyon. B...

Some tours may take a day or even more if you want to visit such a place as the National Park Yosemite - a place which is recognized as one of the most beautiful on the planet. In Yosemite National Park are many natural wonders lakes and waterfalls, giant sequoias and  forests, caves, granite monoliths and mountain peaks.   The main attractions of Yosemite National Park  are: ...

When the first rays of the morning sun rose on the banks of the River Ganges, an old man holding out his hands towards the ball of fire slowly rises and says "namaste" (adoration and glorification of God). Such scenes are repeated every day for more than three thousand years in Varanasi, the holy city of India. Watching the scene on the banks of the River Ganges, the impression of the city freezes in time. Varanasi is an important religious site in th...

In the epic poem by the English writer John Milton " Paradise Lost", Agra describes the life of Adam. The protagonist saw the great city of Mughal Agra, which struck him as one of the wonders of God's creation. It is unlikely that this view was an exaggeration: in the 17th century the city was more than Constantinople, London and Paris seemed to be dwarfed by the large population of Agra. A number of magnificent palaces and "fragrant gardens with sweet flowers" stretched on both sides of the ...

Delhi has not always been the capital of India, but it has always played a key role in India's history due to its location on the way to the West to South-East Asia. The capital of one of the largest countries in the world has a fascinating history, but a population of almost 17 ​​million suffer from high levels of pollution and poverty. Attractions in Delhi are not immediately noticeable. Even the residents themselves, many of whom were born in other regi...

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...

 About Venice     Venice is a very romatic city, a city of supreme love, the place where most of the lovers meet each other. For many of us, Venice is equal with the romantism, and just love it, taking it like a symbol of Love, inspired by many love stories housed by the shriveled walls of the city’s buildings. For those who would like to live a unique experience a...

About Egypt   Egypt gave birth to one of the oldest and greatest civilizations of the world, a civilization which was born in the Paleolithic, along the Nile River and which is strategically positioned between the East and the West, with a mild climate all the year round. At first on the territory of Egypt were two centers of civilization: one in the north, concentrated in the Nile delta, where the first urban ce...

What is a romantic getaway? Many people believe that any trip for two, until you have got children, can be assumed as the most romantic or a romantic journey, if it is confined to a landmark date for the people, a meeting, a wedding, a birthday or a Valentine's Day. And if you have already a family and children, and all these symbolic dates or have been far ahead, and you want to shatter or plunge into the unknown to a country where you have always wanted to go and forget about everyday problems and everyday bustle, Ia, Santorini...

 Description   There are several cities that claim to be the most ancient in the world. Byblos or also-called Jbail is definitely one of them. Byblos is one of the oldest Phoenician cities in Lebanon. In 1984 Byblos entered under the protection of the World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Byblos is located in the western part of the country on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of the capital Beirut. According to some reports, the...

About Bulgaria     Until a few years ago, it was quite difficult to find a tour guide about Bulgaria, a country in Eastern Europe off the beaten track of tourists, even for the adventurous ones. Lately, the country draws an increasing number of tourists, attracted by the wealth of tourist places. A splendid mélange of snow-capped mountains, dense pine forests, greenish plains, wonderful beaches and coa...

About Norway     Norway, officially called the Kingdom of Norway, is located in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The capital city of Norway is Oslo. Norway covers an area of 385,639 km square, and the number of inhabitants reaches 4.5 million, according to the 2004 census. Other major cities besides Oslo are: Bergen, a cultural and tourism cen...

  Kyoto is considered Japan's second most popular tourist destination, after Tokyo. It is a city located in the southern part of the Japanese island of Honshu, near Osaka. Also referred to as "The Thousand Year Capital", being the capital of Japan for over 1000 years, between 794 and 1868, Kyoto was the center of the Japanese civilization. Nowadays, it is a provincial city with over 1.6 million inhabitants, which attracts tourists from all over the world with its fascinating temples, pagodas, palaces and beautiful gardens...

  Tokyo is the capital of Japan and the largest city here, concentrating about 10% of the country’s population. The city is situated in the middle of the archipelago's main island, Honshu. Here the seat of the government and residence of the Emperor of Japan is located. The metropolitan area of the city, the largest in the world, is home to about 30 million people. Four train and subway stations ensure transportation to more than two million passengers every day, while in its central areas (in the "districts") the p...

  Osaka, a city-port also called the "Venice of Japan" or "the Manchester of the East" is located in Japan, in the Kansai region of the Honshu island at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay. Osaka is the third largest city in Japan in terms of population, after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the centre of the metropolitan area of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, which has a population of over 18 million inhabitants.     In the past, Osaka was Japan’s commercial capital. Lately, Tokyo h...

  The most expensive holiday destination is not on earth, but... in space. A "journey" of ten days through the Milky Way costs around 20 million dollars. We  have not found if VAT is included or not, but we know that the hotel is called the International Space Station and it is about 400 miles above Earth and the view is really sensational. Maybe it is worth every penny indeed......

  The place with the lowest altitude is located between Israel and Jordan and it is called... the Dead Sea. On its beaches, the level reaches 417 meters below sea level .... Yes, this place will certainly be one of the first places completely covered by water in case the Global Warming theory turns into reality. So you'd better hurry, especially if you have not learned to swim yet. That is because the Dead Sea is the saltiest sea in the world, containing 10 times more NaCl (sodium chloride) than any other water in the world. ...

  If you do not like rain, go for Chile, specifically in the Atacama desert. You will not return saying how rain has ruined your vacation. Out of all the world's spots, this is the place where rainfall chances are the lowest. The falls rate is not more than five milliliters annually and it never rained in Calama city. Residents have big problems with liquid resources, water is very expensive in the entire area. On the other hand, if you decide to go, you can leave the spray for mosquitoes home. It is much too dry for any insect to ...

Wild and unpredictable, Peru is a great destination for thrill seekers. The adventure opportunities are so diverse, that you will never get to be bored while on vacation here.    Peru is a large country located on the Pacific coast of South America, which includes coastal desert (at cost), rainforests (la Selva) and high mountains (Sierra), each with their own environment. They will offer exceptional opportunities to travel across various landscapes, with abundant wildlife, history and a rich archaeological heritage, as well as the culture of native people, all in a single nation. Fishing villages, beautiful beaches, agricultural lands and major cities are along the coastal belt that stretches on the e...

The grand Amazon... Amazing colours and sounds along with endless perils make it a stunning setting for the venturesome. The Amazon is a river in South America. Its average flow is of 209 000 m³ / s , being higher than all other rivers on the planet: the volume of water transported is equal to that of the six rivers that follow it in the hierarchy. With a length of approximately 6 500 km, it is among the longest rivers on Earth. The Amazon drains an area of 6 950 000 km ² or 40% of South America and the equivalent of one and half times the area of the European Union (the Congo river to the second area of its basin reached only 3.8 million km ²)....

On the world's highest peak, you are invited to apply your greatest survival skills because nature has really prooved to be both generous and sublime here. You will have the time of your life skiing or climbing the mountain.   Everest is the highest peak on our planet, with an altitude of 8848 meters and it is part of the Himalayan Mountains. The peak seems to unite with the sky and it is located on the border between China and Nepal. Mountain's Tibetan name, Chomolungma has several equivalents: "Goddess-Mother of the World", "Goddess of Snow Mountains" or "mountain so high that no birds fly over it", the Nepali name Sagarmatha tip is. In 1852 it was measured for the first time and was named Peak XV (peak), 13 years later ...