Take a Cruise Down China's Yangtze River
Published on Friday, May 18, 2012 by Lydia Schrandt
Admittedly, most people who go to Palm Springs are there for two things: the warm weather and the golf. But this resort town in the middle of the desert has more to offer than restaurants and condos. Just 15 minutes away from Palm Springs is the Living Desert, a zoo and conservation area that specializes in habitats and wildlife from the world’s deserts. In addition to perennial zoo favorites like meerkats and giraffes, the Living Desert has swathes of land ...
Hundreds of festivals are held all over the world every year. Some of them are big, and others are small and intimate events. If you're a beer drinker, and you're located somewhere in the US, you will probably won't get a bigger and better event than the annual Asheville Brewgrass Festival. This is a beer festival that is held once every year in the US state of North Carolina. This is beer country, and as you can expect, the Asheville ...
There are many ways you can describe Kathmandu: a capital city, the largest metropolis in Nepal, or maybe most appropriately a refuge of ancient temples. Today Kathmandu is the prime art and cultural centre of the country, and has developed into a great tourist destination of Nepal. A highlight for the thousands of tourists that visit each year are the ancient temples and historic buildings. They provide tourists who visit Kathmandu with a glimpse of rich culture and colourful heritage. ...
Have you ever looked up at the starlit sky and wondered what your place is in the Universe? That’s the spirit that carried David Livingstone to the depths of Africa, Neil Armstrong to the Moon, Marco Polo across the seas, and even Sir Edmund Hillary to the top of Mt. Everest. That spirit of exploration is still alive and well if you make your way to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and dive its Cenote's. The Yucatan peninsula rests on a bed ...
Sydney, Australia, with a population of nearly five million inhabitants, is one of the world's most fantastic cities. And nowhere is this more evident than looking out across the Sydney Harbor from the architecturally-impressive Sydney Opera House. Located on the south side of the harbor, all of Sydney's most impressive sites are visible from the Sydney Opera House and the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney. Glimmering in the day's sun, Sydney's skyscrapers cluster on the south side of the ...
The horse has always been the most important animal for the Mongolian people, from the days when Genghis Khan led his horse warriors on a mission of conquest to today's nomadic families traveling across the rolling green steppe. In addition to providing a means of transportation, horses are a primary source of food. While families occasionally eat horse meat, the milk of the Mongolian horse is practically a food group all on its own. Airag, the traditional beverage of Mongolia, ...
Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, is popular for its grand architecture and picturesque landscapes. If you're on a tour to this part of Northern Europe, a detour out of Old Town to Kadriorg Palace should be top of your list. The Baroque architecture here is a reminder of the brilliant past and is lavishly set amidst the beautiful Kadriorg Gardens. This Dutch style manor house was originally built by Italian master architect Niccolo Michettia under the order of Peter ...
Ever wondered what it would be like to float miles high above the world in a hot air balloon? You can do just that and take your pick from hundreds of balloons at the annual International Balloon Festival in Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, on the outskirts of Montreal. The Canadian balloon festival began in 1984 and quickly attracted balloonists from around the world to compete. For just over a week in August, the skies of Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu are dotted with hot air balloons that ...
Lying in the arid region of Southern Israel, the Negev Desert covers a vast plot of land and showcases various interesting topographies. It includes three crater-like box canyons called Makhtesh Ramon, Makhtesh Gadol, and Makhtesh Katan. Rocky by nature, the Negev is a collection of moon-like mountains and extremely dusty. Despite this, there is a burgeoning travel movement underway. If the promise of adventure suits your taste, leave behind civilization for a few days and prepare to be lost in ...
