Banaue Rice Terraces

Carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people, the Banaue Rice Terraces also known as Payew, are 2000-year old terraces known to be built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level and cover 10,360 square kilometers (about 4000 square miles) of mountainside. They are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests above the terraces. It is said that if the steps...

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Bali

Bali is one of the 33 provinces of Indonesia which is also an island located in the western most end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. The island is home to most of Indonesia's small Hindu minority. In the 2000 census about 92.29% of Bali's population adhered to Balinese Hinduism while most of the remainder follow Islam. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including traditional...

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Perito Moreno Glacier

This can be called one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentine Patagonia located in the Los Glaciares National Park in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. The 250 km2 (97 sq mi) ice formation, and 30 km (19 mi) in length, is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in the Andes system shared with Chile. This ice field is supposed to be the world's third largest reserve of fresh water. This is one of the three Patagonian glaciers that...

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Yangshuo County

Yangshuo County is found in Guilin, Guangxi Province, China. It is located in Yangshuo Town. Surrounded by karst peaks and bordered on one side by the Li River, it has become a popular hot spot for foreign backpackers. Two main roads situated away from the water and form the central part of the town, Chinese Street Die Cui Lu and West Street Xi Jie.  There are plenty of activities to do around Yangshuo. Tourists and visitors can swim in the Li River or the cleaner Yu Long also known as...

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

 It is a United States National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico. The park consist of the show cave, Carlsbad Caverns where people who come to visit the cave can hike in on their own via the natural entrance, or take the elevator (the exit for everyone) directly to the Underground Lunchroom some 750 feet (230 m) below. The park has two entries on the National Register of Historic Places: The Caverns Historic District and the Rattlesnake Springs Historic District....

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Galápagos Islands

    They are an archipelago of volcanic islands scattered around the equator in the Pacific Ocean. Part of continental Ecuador lying 972 km (525 nmi) west of it, Galapagos Islands are geologically young and home for various number of endemic species.  Observations on these species lead to the rise of theories like the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. The exact location is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 973 km (525 nmi; 605 mi) off the west...

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro is a conservation site found in Tanzania, with various attractions and natural creations such as Ngorongoro crater, Olduvai Gorge and many flora and fauna.  Based on fossil evidence, the area was home to many hominid species for 3 million years. Hunter-gatherers were replaced by pastorialists a few thousand years ago. The Mbulu came to the area about 2,000 years ago, and were joined by the Datooga around the year 1700. Both groups were driven from the area by the Maasai in the...

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White Immensity of Antarctica

  What is so beautiful about a land completely covered by ice??? Well, beauty lies in different forms in different places. Antarctica is the ice cover we find near South Pole. It is a permanently frozen ground surrounded by water, and is about 1 1/2 times larger than the United States. The world’s largest desert is on Antarctica. 98 percent of the land is covered with a continental ice sheet; the remaining 2 percent of land is barren rock. Antarctica has about 87% of the world’s ice.  The...

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Angkor City

Being the largest preindustrial city in the world, with an elaborate system of infrastructure connecting an urban sprawl of at least 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) to the well-known temples at its core, Angkor city in Cambodia served as the Khmer Empire from 9th to 15th centuries. The temples of the Angkor area number over one thousand, ranging in scale from nondescript piles of brick rubble scattered through rice fields to the magnificent Angkor Wat, said to be the world's largest single...

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City of Venice

It is suppose to be one of the world’s most romantic cities. With canals of water instead of roads and smiling people always ready to guide you through the city and the magnificent structures displaying eras’ worth of architecture and legends, Venice is a number one choice in Europe for anyone. The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century B.C. The city historically was the capital of the Venetian Republic. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante",...

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Trincomalee

Trincomalee is a district of the Eastern province of Sri Lanka best known for its maritime activities and natural harbor. Trincomalee originally scraped its name from Tamil giving the meaning “Lord of the sacred hill” and it lies on the east coast of the island, about 113 miles south of Jaffna. The Bay of Trincomalee harbour is renowned for its large size and security; unlike every other in the Indian Sea, it is accessible to all types of craft in all weathers. The beaches are used for surfing,...

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Hawaii Islands

Hawaii is the newest state of US and the only state completely made of islands. Hawaii’s natural and diverse scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches and oceanic surrounding, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu. The state comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight main islands...

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Eiffel Tower

Once the tallest structure in the world, Eiffel Tower has been the iconic symbol for Paris and to the France.  It was built in 1889 as a puddle iron lattice tower standing magnificently above all. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall,...

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Teotihuacan

 Teotihuacan stands for "The City of the Gods" in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs. It is an archeological site found in the basin of Mexico containing large pyramidal structures, large residential complexes, Avenue of the Dead, and numerous colorful, well-preserved murals. Additionally, Teotihuacan produced a thin orange pottery style that spread through Mesoamerica.  At its zenith, perhaps in the first half of the 1st millennium CE, Teotihuacan was the largest city in the pre-Columbian...

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Preikestolen

Preikestolen cliff has become a very famous tourist destination today. Preikestolen also known as the Pulpit rock is a cliff of height about 604 metres above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjeragplateau, in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. The top of the cliff is approximately 25 by 25 metres (82 by 82 feet) square, almost flat. The Pulpit Rock is located in Rogaland, a county in Western Norway. The city of Stavanger, the fourth largest in Norway, is located only 25 kilometers from the site, and the parking...

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