Travel

The Legend of Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset – England

Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset located in the south of England. It is famous for many legends and myths throughout the history. The name of Glastonbury Abbey holds immense importance in the line of early legends of Britain. Over time, the abbey has become the nucleus of Britain’s legends largely because of its pivotal role in the development …

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Bora Bora Island, A Major International Tourist Destination

wallpaper de mar de bora bora

Bora Bora is an island  included in the Leeward group of French Polynesia, which is located in France in the Pacific Ocean. It is located over 230 kilometers northwest of Papeete. In ancient times the island was called “Pora pora mai te pora”, meaning “created by the gods” in the local Tahitian dialect. The amazing thing about the island is …

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The Stunning Shanghai Museum of Glass, China.

shanghai tourist attraction museum

Shanghai, China opened up a new tourist attraction in 2011 that gained worldwide popularity. That tourist attraction is a two-storey Museum made of Glass. Thus, given the name Shanghai Museum of Glass with the primary purpose to tell people the history of craft and construction of glass and to cherish the history of glass. It has all types of glass …

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The Stone Forest of Meteora – Greece

stone forest Meteora Greece

In central Greece, on the north-western edge of the Plain of Thessaly, gigantic rocks rise to form a spectacular stone forest. They are called Meteora where ‘meteor’ means hanging in the sky and ‘ora’ means mountain. The formation of the cones and rocks has always fascinated geologists and historians all over the world. Geologists believe that the spires of stones …

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Swat Valley, Pakistan – A Paradise on Earth.

swat hills

Lush green Swat Valley lies between 34°-40′ to 35° N latitude and 72′ to 74°-6′ E longitude. It is a part of the Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA) of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Three parts of Asian continents meet that includes Central Asia, South Asia and China. A brief study of Swat Valley’s history reveals that it was known …

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Leaf House by Mareines and Patalano – Angra dos Reis, Brazil

leaf house roof

The Leaf House, a marvelous piece of architecture designed by Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura (Architecture Company in Brazil) and is located in Angra dos Reis, close to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The design is quite unique as its inspiration is Indo-Brazilian in nature. This structure is built to neutralize the hot and humid weather of the area it is built …

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Whispers of Romance: The Enchanted Tunnel in Klevan

autumn tunnel of love

Tunnel of Love is a long and gorgeous tunnel made up of leaves located near the town of Klevan, Ukraine. This juicy and wet kind of green leafy tunnel acts as a passage for a train. This train is run privately and it crosses the Tunnel of Love on its way to a local factory. The train supplies wood to …

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Marble Caves of Chile Chico, Chile

Chile Chico Marble Caves

Marble Caves, a geological formation of unusual beauty, are located in the center of the lake General Carrera on the border of Chile and Argentina. These happen to be on the second largest freshwater lakes in South America. Many people class this network of marble caves as the most beautiful cave network in the whole world. The Marble Cathedral is …

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Nautilus Giant Seashell House in Naucalpan, Mexico City

Nautilus Giant Seashell House

Looking at some designer’s creations one can be astonished by the power and the creativity of the human mind. Nautilus House, the Giant Seashell House, in Mexico City, built in 2006, is an amazing shell-shaped house designed by architect Javier Senosiain of Arquitectura Organica. He designed the house for a young family with two children who were tired of living …

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Ice Canyon, Greenland | A Place to Visit

Confluence Ice Canyon

Ice Canyon in Greenland is one of the coolest and vast spread freezing places. There you actually can enjoy the immensely amazing scenes of water flowing deep through giant icebergs which are not only eye-catching but marvelous as well. Ice Canyon or Greenland’s Grand Canyon is probably the most photographed place in Greenland. The canyon can sometimes be 30 meters visible …

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