Archive for January, 2010
Caribbean
The Caribbean region made up of the Caribbean Islands and the Caribbean Sea. The region is surrounded by the Mexican Gulf in the southeast, Central America to the east and South America in the north.Composed of over 7,000 islands, reefs and cays, the Caribbean Plate is the picture perfect vacation destination.
Sightseeing this dreamy region has [...]
Big Bear Lake
One of the best place to take the family out for a relaxing vacation located in the San Bernadino Mountains, California. Big Bear Lake is 7 miles long and 2.5 miles wide.
Like any other lake it’s the perfect place to kick back and enjoy a relaxing breather, away from big city stress, noise, traffic and [...]
Machu Picchu (Old Peak)
Located on a mountain ridge above the Urumbaba valley, Peru, Machu Picchu is probably the most recognizable symbol of the Inca Empire.
Often reffered to as “The Lost City of the Incas”, Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site towering 8,000 ft(2,430 meters) above the sea level.Building this fascinating jewell of ancient times started around 1430 [...]
Mount Mayon (Mayon Volcano)
The Mayon Volcano is a tall,conical volcano with many layers of lava, located in the province of Albay, Luzon island, Philippines.The peak of Mount Mayon reaches 8,081 ft(2,463 m).
Dubbed the “perfect cone” because of its amazing almost symmetrically conical shape. Locals named it “Magayon Volcano”, after the legendary heroine Daragang Magayon which in bikol means [...]
Great Barrier Reef
Located in the Coral Sea which is off the coast of Queensland, northeastern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef represents the largest structure made by billions of tiny organisms more commonly known as coral.The Great Barrier Reef stretches for more than 2,600 km(1,600 mi) over an area of 344,400 km² (133,000 mi²).
Due to its warm waters, [...]
The Côte d’Azur
The Côte d’Azur or more commonly known as the French Riviera represents the Mediterranean coastline between the east and south corner of France. It stretches from Menton to Hyeres.
In the beginning it was a winter health resort for the British upper class, one of the first modern resort at the time.
Its largest city is Nice, [...]
Aurora Borealis
Amongst other fascinating phenomenons occurring in nature, the auroras are probably the most beautiful of them all.Known as the polar auroras, they represent natural lights usually displayed in the polar region sky. This spectacular light show is a direct result of the photons emissions in the ionosphere, which is the Earth’s upper atmosphere and located [...]
Angel Waterfall ( Salto Ángel)
This masterpiece of nature is by far the tallest waterfall in the known world. Located at the top of Mt. Auyantepui in the Canaima National Park, Venezuela. Its 3,212 ft height and 2,647 ft drop makes it the highest waterfall in the world and also the most romantic spot for sky-diving. Many people have [...]
The Eiffel Tower
Probably one of the most remarkable achievement in modern human history. Apart from being an astonishing engineering feat, the Eiffel Tower is also an artist’s gift to the world.It was built in the 19th century France and it was named after it’s designer and engineer Gustave Eiffel.
In 1930, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest [...]
