The popular UNESCO World Heritage tourist attraction and the masterpiece of nature, Huangshan Mountain is renowned for its beauty and attracts millions of visitors each year. This scenic peak is getting blemished because of a large number of tourists. To allow the vegetation to recover from damages made by tourists, Chinese tourism authorities have decided [...]
It would not be wrong, if I say that people forget their responsibilities once they are out on a journey. No one seems to avoid nuclear waste or respect the rules and values of other places. But apparently China is playing it safe. The new guidelines have been listed for Chinese travelers at the website [...]
Poster displaying the winning design of a tsunami museum by architect Ridwan Kamil. On December 26, 2004, a massive 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia created a devastating tsunami that struck 12 countries around the Indian Ocean. Over 250,000 persons lost their lives and over 2.3 million became homeless in a matter of minutes. [...]
Words are not enough to describe the beauty of Huangshan Mountain. The scenic splendor of this cliff is awesome and you will find it difficult to suppress your desire to explore the area time and again. This is a mere indication of the scenic superiority of this place, lot more remains to be explored. This [...]
Dubai, one of the most progressive cities in the world, has always been a building site, but there are more large projects under construction now than ever before. This is a city in transition to a bigger future and with the wonders of engineering, it is set to become a wonder in itself. Five most [...]
Wish to climb the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest but don’t think you can afford it? Well, think over it again. To promote off-season climbing on Everest and boost tourism hit by years of a Maoist conflict, Nepal officials plan to slash down the climbing fees. Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 14 [...]
Can you imagine having a falcon’s huge talons and a bone-crushing grip as a hunting aid? The land of the Tien Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan has an age-old relationship with these majestic and powerful predators. The Kyrgyz greatly revere the golden eagle. They are the falcon hunters with the golden eagle. A hunting festival took place [...]
To appreciate beauty one has to move in silence and if you break this cardinal rule in Sigiriya, you might just become a victim of wasp attack! Over 250 tourists have been attacked by a colony of wasps at a fifth-century rock fortress in Sri Lanka causing a stampede. Military personnel helped evacuate the visitors [...]
Professor Masaaki Kimura. We all have read about a mysterious underwater lost city called Mu. This has captivated the popular imagination for years. It is believed that the city sunk in Pacific Ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune" some 300 years ago. Geologists today regard sunken continents as physical impossibilities. The possible [...]
U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson has opened the $2.4 billion Venetian Macao Resort, the world’s largest casino. The grand opening of the casino took place on Tuesday. Housed in the world’s second-biggest building, second only to the Boeing plant in Washington State, it is a mega resort that will hold the world’s biggest casino with 850 [...]
