If you are bored with the same old tourist destinations of snowclad mountains, gurgling streams, mesmerizing waterfalls, lush green forests, and all, it is time to visit something that literally seems out of this world. Welcome to the fascinating thermal pools at Pamukkale. Wondering exactly where is Pamukkale thermal pools are located? They are in …
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Birds fighting for nesting spaces are a common sight in cities. It was this observation that led street artist Thomas Winther, aka Dambo, Previously (Thomas Dambo Troll Locations), to initiate ‘Happy City Birds’ project. The project, started in 2006, helps city-dwelling birds find a safe place they can call their own.
If you are conversant with the Hindu epic, Ramayana, it tells the story of Jatayu, a vulture, who witnessed the evil Ravana abducting Sita, wife of Lord Rama. In its attempt to save her, Jayayu, a vulture, attacks Ravana but is felled by him and this huge vulture falls to the ground after losing one …
Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden, is lovingly called ‘beauty on water’ by its inhabitants. And rightly so, since it is not only spread across 14 islands in the region where the freshwater Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea but also overlooks the Stockholm archipelago, an island chain, stretching along the coast of this …
If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones, you certainly must be having the shooting destinations of this full-of-intrigue fantasy drama television series on your must-visit list. This list may include some of the most scenic, as well as desolate destinations, such as Alcázar of Seville, Spain; Itzurun Beach, Zumaia, Spain; Los Barruecos, Spain; Kirkjufell, …
It seems promoting tourism using glossy pictures of tourist destinations is passé, simply because such promotions have become predictable and don’t elicit awe and motivate people to visit. Tom Parson created a new entity and introduced them in such glossy pics. Whether he did it to promote tourism for various countries or simply to document …
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If you are revealing your achievement of feeding elephants or other domesticated wild animals, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet! In Nairobi, Kenya, a country located in East Africa with the coastline on the Indian Ocean, there is a popular Scottish-style mansion, called The Giraffe Manor. It offers the unique experience of feeding giraffes. And you …
You must’ve heard that the Netherlands, located in northwestern Europe, is a land of canals, tulip fields, and windmills. But what you may probably not have heard of is its charming village called Giethoorn, a village without roads! It’s an hour-and-a-half drive from Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
If you hear someone say that he or she is going to the Red Beach in Panjin, China, don’t start dreaming of a vast sandy beach with waves kissing the shore. Why? Because this is what it’s not!
One of the most fascinating sights you can see about a kilometre west of Djúpivogur, a small town in the Austurland Peninsula in eastern Iceland, are the ‘Eggin í Gleðivík’, that in English means the ‘Eggs of Merry Bay’. These gigantic eggs, placed on rows of plinths, are not from prehistoric birds, but the creative …
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Vietnam is the last country in which you would expect to see any engineering marvels. However, this country has turned this impression on its head by building a bridge that has not only become the talk of the town in the country but has also made international travellers and tourists sit up and take note. …