Archive for August, 2010
WATER waterfall is a place where fast flowing water drops from a height through the region of steep or cliff. This is regarded as one of the most beautiful natural phenomena and the following five spectacular waterfalls that you can enjoy during a vacation.
1. Angel fall or Kerepakupai Meru
Kerepakupai Meru is a waterfall in Venezuela which is the highest waterfall in the world with a height of 979 meters and 807 meters from the waterfall.
Drops of water in a large-scale falling from the edge of the mountain Auyantepui in Canaima National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela.
Before falling into Kerep River, which flows into the River Churun, children from Carro River water will evaporate or taken away as a fine mist by the wind. Read the rest of this entry »
Himalaya range of mountains known as the tallest in Asia and the world also has many well-known mountain peaks. Starting from Mount Everest, Dapsang, Manaslu and Kanchenjunga. But there is one name of a mountain again you need to know, like Mount Kailash.
Mount Kailash or Kailas is one of the peaks in the Himalayas, located in western Tibet. Litle Himalayas is also a holy place for religious worship, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and followers of indigenous Tibetan Bon religion.
Most pilgrims will start using the overland journey from Kathmandu or Lhasa Jeep. From there, they walked into the Tibetan plateau that is higher (around 10000-16000 feet). After a long journey which requires about four times a stop in some camps, they finally managed to arrive at Darchen.
If you want to spend the night, at Darchen there are places where cheap lodgings that cost below Rp90 thousand, such as the Hotel Yak and Guesthouse Darchen. Read the rest of this entry »
Sound waves breaking noisy speedboats Kumai waters that morning. I and a fellow journalist who was driving the boat with Edi Yamaha outboard engine, are beginning an adventure into Tanjung Putting National Park (TNTP).
This area is known throughout the world thanks to habibat orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus).
Its location extends to 415 hectares in two districts in the province of Central Kalimantan, West and Seruyan Kotawaringin. Once there is an opportunity to visit this region, the end of June, immediately imagined the smell of adventure and of course our journalistic instincts were aroused. Therefore, we do not mensia wasted time, from Pangkalan Bun (capital of West Kotawaringin) we went straight to the Port Commander Utar, Kumai District.
Our colleagues in Pangkalan Bun delivered from June to September is the best time to visit our older brother was. Approximately half an hour we drove. On the docks near the Forest Service office, we met Eddie, the owner of a speedboat. Read the rest of this entry »
TAXIS in London, with a friendly driver and broad knowledge, ranked best in the world according to an annual poll taxi.
It was based on a survey conducted hotels.com travel sites like that quoted from the Reuters page. Taxis in London, although the most expensive, occupies top list for three consecutive years, scoring a total 59 percent of the vote in several categories of travelers election results. The taxi driver in London was chosen both because of its hospitality and wide knowledge. Predicate is obtainable because the driver in the British capital this knowledge must pass rigorous exams to obtain a taxi license.
The second taxi rank is best yellow cab in New York with a value of 27 percent which rose 10 percent from a year ago, although the taxi driver in Manhattan, one area in New York, compared with a taxi driver in Paris as the most violent. Read the rest of this entry »
AN inn can you messages while on vacation to Boston, Massachusetts, United States is the minimalist Hotel Ames with the cool shades. Hotel Ames also has an ideal location, close to Beacon Hill and Faneuil Hall, but since a very small downtown Boston, several places were not far enough. Arrive at the hotel, you’ll get a feel of minimalism with soft colors. Elbow angle is also nearly the entire room decorated with modern impression slick with benches, tables, sofas and other objects.
This four-star hotel has 114 rooms with plasma televisions and DVD players. Rooms also provide wireless Internet access (surcharge), CD players, and free newspaper. Several types of rooms offered by this hotel is the standard, superior double-double, superior, deluxe king, deluxe double-double, deluxe corner king, loft, one bedroom suites, and deluxe one-bedroom suites. Rooms at the Hotel Ames has high ceilings, oak floors, and low beds wrapped with color scheme of gray and white on the walls and ceiling. Read the rest of this entry »