Minggu, 12 Juni 2011

Antarctic Dream Expedition

Categories: Tours,
Classes and Rentals Phone: 1-877-AD TRIPS (238-7477), +(56) 2-481 6910 (Chile)

website: http://www.antarcticdream.com/ Open Hours: November-March Address: Antarctic Shipping S.A., EBRO 2740,

 Suite 602, Santiago, Chile Cross the legendary Drake Passage on the M/V Antarctic Dream to explore the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. The 83 meter vessel accommodates 80 passengers and has double cabins, all with exterior views. Expedition packages include an 11-day cruise out of Ushuaia, Argentina or an 8-day Fly & Sail package, which replaces one leg of the cruise with a flight between Antarctica and Punta Arenas, Chile. Limited camping and kayaking excursions are also available.
Antarctic Shipping S.A. is a member of good standing with the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators: http://iaato.org/

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Travel Dynamics International | Antarctica: Expedition to an Ethereal World

Categories: Tours, Classes and Rentals

Phone: (212) 517-7555

website: http://www.traveldynamicsinternational.com/cruisedetails.asp?type=dest®ionid=4&dest=ANTARCTICA#CRUISESTOP

Open Hours: December-February Address: 132 East 70th Street, New York, NY For twelve days, sail with leading naturalists and Antarctic experts out of Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula and back. Traveling aboard the luxurious Clelia II, you'll explore penguin rookeries, visit polar scientists at work, bathe in volcanically-heated hot springs, and follow the haunts of whales through an icy world of glaciers, icebergs and snow-capped mountains. Travel Dynamics International is a member of good standing with the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators: http://iaato.org

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Lemaire Channel

One of the most beautiful spots on Earth! Never ending sunsets in the Austral summer. Cruising through a narrow channel surrounded by ice and snowed mountains, while spotting humpback whales in
the water and leopard seals or lonely penguins on floating ice. And the silence... unforgettable experience!

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Lindblad Expeditions & National Geographic

The trips to Antarctica with Lindblad/National Geographic are something very special. The naturalist on board, staff and the company in general really walk their talk when it comes to balancing a
fantastic trip experience and the protection of the Antarctic nature. Landings and zodiac cruising are incredible and the lectures on board very educating and fun.

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Kamis, 09 Juni 2011

Morocco, Sunset District

Countries in North Africa peninsula often called the Maghreb countries. The term is increasingly popular because of their venues are always inviting tourist attraction. See, Egypt. This pyramid country until now a favorite tourist attraction of foreign tourists. Many who considered the country in the Maghreb region is considered attractive because of their geography very close to the continent of Europe and Asia. Fusion culture became the hallmark of these countries, with the main characteristic of Islamic culture. Morocco, a country in northern Africa, is located a few kilometers from the continent of Europe (just below the Spanish separated by the Strait of Gibraltar) which has a thousand charms, so much visited by foreign tourists. I was so beautiful, a tourist attraction in Morocco were scattered everywhere. The most famous is Casablanca. Casablanca is Morocco's largest city, located between Fez and Marrakech, which is the center of economy, industry and finance. Although a modern city, beautiful scenery with old-style buildings blend of Andalusian and modern Islamic art is still very well maintained and can easily be seen almost in every street of Casablanca. Some interesting places to visit in the city of Casablanca is the Hassan II Mosque, Old Medina and the Quartier des Habous.

Besides Casablanca, Marrakech, dubbed Red City is also a leading tourist attractions in Morocco. In this city there is the Bahia Palace, a beautiful palace that used to have a consort named Bahia Bahia palace besides Marakech also has places of interest such as the Minaret of the Koutoubia, JMA park el FNA, Old Medina, Al-Badi Palace, Majorelle Garden. Not only Casablanca and the spread Marakech charm. Morocco still has a few sights worth visiting, as some of the following attractions: Dar-Bouazza, Asilah, and Esaouira are the three coastal resorts in Morocco, each of which has advantages as a tourist attraction. Dar-Bouazza beach suitable for surfing because the waves roll dahysat but not dangerous. Esaouira visited by many tourists who want to experience beach sports, like jet-skiing, parasailing, banana boat, rowing, and canoeing. Meanwhile, Asilah, in addition to frequently used for marine sports activities, beach area is often used to walk and relax because the valve warm and clean.  

Oukaimeden
Located in the Atlas Mountains, about 150 km from Marrakech, near the highest mountains in Morocco Jebel Toubkal. places This is one of the leading ski resort in Africa. Oukaimeden Ski Center is located at an altitude of 2600 - 3200 dpa. The time is right for skiing here is during January and February, because at the time of heavy snow was covering the entire surface in Oukaimden. While in summer Oukaimeden turned into a popular place for rock climbers and mountain. Sahara Desert Morocco is the North African country who happens to control most areas of the Sahara desert in Africa. Regions Zagora, Foum Zquid, and Erfoud are three areas frequented by tourists for a walk in the desert. But Zagora is the most famous. Located in the Draa Valley, a strategic Zagora to begin the journey in the desert. Rental camel too much available here. While Foum Zquid is a lot of desert area planted with palm trees. While Erfourd known as the desert region which has vast and beautiful oasis. Ait Ben Haddou is an ancient fortress town in Morocco. Located in the central part of the country in the region Souss - Massa - Draâ, near the town Ouarzazete. Ait Ben Haddou, a building consisting of ground surrounded by high walls. The corners of the walls as high as 4 m. Since 1987, the ancient fortress city of Aït Ben Haddou registered on UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.

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Senin, 06 Juni 2011

Mariana Trench: Pacific Ocean


This is a great place for those who like water or deep-sea adventure Mariana Trench. This is a good place to see some of the most unique sea creatures as well as on the Amphipod.


Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans, and the deepest location on the surface of the earth's crust. It has a maximum depth of about 11 km (6.8 miles), and is located in the western North Pacific Ocean, to the east and south of the Mariana Islands, near Guam.

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Djoudj Sanctuary: ( Senegal )


Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies on the southeastern edge of the River Senegal in Senegal, north east of St-Louis. Provide a variety of wetland habitats which prove very popular with migrating birds. Located in the Senegal River delta, the Djoudj Sanctuary is a wetland than 16,000 ha, which consists of a large lake surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters.

Establish a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican, purple heron, African spoonbill, great egret and the cormorant. There are about 400 species of birds and other wildlife that inhabit the park.


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camargue marsh: ( francis )









                                                               Camargue is home to more than 400
species of birds, salt water pool provides one of the few European habitats for greater flamingos. Indonesian -  Swamp is also a major habitat for many species of insects, especially (and famous), some of the most ferocious mosquitos to be found anywhere in France. It is also famous Camargue cattle and horses.

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The Burren:( Irlandia )


This place is truly unique place to look. This is a place where there are no trees to hang a man. A place where there is not enough water to drown herself. And if you finally managed to kill him, was too rocky to bury him. This place occupies an area of ​​approximately 300 square kilometers.

Burren's landscape is a special place. Everywhere the former Megalithic Tombs (like this famous Poulnabrone), ring forts, souterrains, monument, holy wells and stone rows. There are relics of human habitation for almost 6,000 years. In this area alone there are more than 60 wedge tombs and the densest concentration in Ireland. Burren lies south of Galway in County Clare, Ireland. Burren means "rocky place." Large amount of stone work on the imagination of people. Not only 3000 years BC, but even today stones are piled in good shape, maybe even with some (unknown) destination.

There are also different rock formations in this place. This area is also rich in historical ecclesiastical sites.

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Pamukkale Springs: ( Turki )



Do you want to experience a new kind of shower? Well, try bathing in hot springs in Pamukkale. Pamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish, which is located in western Turkey. This is a site of nature and famous tourist attractions. This unique hot water is 2700 meters and 160 meters in length and height can be seen from a distance. About 250 liters of hot water containing a large amount of hydrogen carbonate and calcium increased from the spring every second. This natural phenomenon leaves thick white layers of limestone and travertine flows down the slopes of the mountain, which resembles a frozen waterfall.

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Mayon Volcano: Albay,( Filipina )



































The majestic Mayon Volcano, which is regarded as the world's nearly perfect conical volcano, is one candidate of the New 7 Wonders of Nature and is currently ranked number 9 on the list. The sight of this volcano is located in the south of Manila, in the provinces of Albay, Philippines.

Mount Mayon is the Philippines' most active volcano (47 eruptions since 1616) and is considered the world's most perfect volcanic cone to form symmetrical.

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Fansipan Mountain ( vietnam )



For mountain climbers, Fansipan Mountain is one of the best for hiking. This resort is currently ranked number 12 in the list of New Seven Wonders of the world. Fansipan Mountain is located 9 km south-west of Sapa in the Hoang Lien Townlet Mountain Range. Fansipan is branded "Roof of Indochina" which rises to a height of 3143 m. Fansipan has been proposed to be one of the few places eco-tourism of Vietnam, with approximately 2024 flower varieties and 327 faunal species.

Peak of Fansipan is accessible all year round. The best time to make the ascent is from mid October to mid November, and again in March, when the flowers grow and the climbers may behold a bright carpet of flowers, violets and orchids, rhododendrons and aglaias. Fansipan Mountain also contains fields such as Banawe famous terraced rice fields in the Philippines.

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Chocolate Hills: Bohol, ( Philippines )


Chocolate Hills is the most famous tourist attraction in Bohol. This popular tourist attractions is currently ranked number 6 in the list of New Seven Wonders of the world. Chocolate Hills consist of about 1268 haystack perfectly cone-shaped hill with a height ranging from 40-120 meters. The Chocolate Hills is a natural wonder The Hills is considered as a Philippine National Geological Monument.

During the summer, the dome-shaped, grass-covered limestone hills dry up and turn brown changing area into rows of chocolate "kisses," hence the name.

 There is no natural formation like this in the world. From a distance, they looked like half a ball grown from the soil. The molehill-shaped and almost uniformly sized hills dot the landscape green and brown.

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Salar de uyuni ( Bolivia )

It is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 km ² or 4085 square miles. It is located in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, 3650 meters. The major minerals found in the salar are halite and gypsum.

Salar de Uyuni, Salt Flat: Bolivia




Because of their large size, smooth surface, the reflection of the high surface when covered with shallow water, and a minimum altitude deviation, Salar de Uyuni makes an ideal target for testing and calibration of satellite remote sensing instruments are used to study the Earth's orbit. Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tons of salt, which is less than 25,000 tons per year is extracted. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of flamingoes South America: Chile, James and Andean flamingoes

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Dinosaur Provincial Park ( canada )




This unique tourist destination which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Alberta, Canada.





The park is renowned as one of the largest dinosaur fossil beds in the world, more than 350,000 tourists each year. Thirty-nine species of dinosaurs have been found in the park and more than 500 specimens have been removed and exhibited in museums around the world.

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Uluru (Australia)

Uluru (Ayers Rock) is one of the most recognizable icons of natural Australia.
Sandstone formation known in the world standing 348 m above sea level with most of the bulk below the ground, and measures 9.4 km in circumference.
Uluru appears to change the color of light of different attacks at different times of day and year.

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Sundarbans (Bangladesh, India)

Sundarbans delta, at the mouth of the river Ganges, is the largest mangrove forest in the world, spread across parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Sundarbans features a complex network of tidal waterways, the spread of mud and the small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. This area is known for its wide range of fauna, with the Royal Bengal tiger is the most famous, but also including many birds, seeing deer, crocodiles and snakes.

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Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines)

Puerto Princesa Underground River National Park is located about 50 km north of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. It features a limestone karst mountain landscape with km 8.2. navigable underground river. A distinguishing feature is the river that winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea. It includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large rooms. The bottom of the river subject to tidal influence. Underground River is renowned as the longest in the world. At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water's edge. Monkeys, large monitor lizards, and squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave

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Mount Kilimanjaro(tanzania

With three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawensi, and Shira, Mount Kilimanjaro is a strato-volcano is active in north-eastern Tanzania.
This is the highest freestanding mountain in the world, rising 4600 m from the base, and including the highest peak in Africa at 5895 meters.

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Iguazu falls (Argentina, Brazil)

Iguazu Falls, on the Iguazu River, is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. They extend over 2,700 m (nearly 2 miles) in a semicircle. Fell from 275 which collectively form the Iguassu Falls, "Devil's Throat" was the highest at 80 m height. Iguazu Falls on the border between the Brazilian state Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, and surrounded by two National Parks (BR / ARG). Both subtropical forests which host to hundreds of rare and endangered species of flora and fauna.

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Greet Barrier Reef (Australia, Papuanugini)

Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef system on the planet, with about 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for 2,600 km over an area of ​​approximately 344,400 sq. km. This is the largest single structure made ​​by living things and can be seen from space.

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Dead sea (Israel, Jordan, Palestine)

The Dead Sea is a salt lake between the West Bank / Palestine / Israel and Jordan west to east. At 420 meters below sea level, the beach is the lowest point on earth that is on dry land. With 30 percent salinity, is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.

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Bay of Fundy ( canada )

Bay of Fundy is famous for the highest tides on the planet (16.2 meters or 53 feet). One hundred billion tonnes of seawater flowing in and out of the Bay of Fundy twice a day - more water than the combined flow of all rivers of the world's fresh water.

Fundy's extreme tide makes marine ecosystems are dynamic and diverse. Bay is famous for coastal rock formations, extreme tidal effects (vertical, horizontal, rafting and boring) and sustainable coastal development. This is also an important foraging internationally for migratory birds, habitat for whales live rare and endangered Rights, one of the world's most significant plant and animal fossil discovery area. Bay of Fundy is located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on the east coast of North America.

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Angel Falls ( venezuela )

Angel Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world,
with an altitude of 1002 m,
and located in the Canaima National Park, Bolivar,
Venezuela along the border with Brazil.
angel falls has more than 19 times higher than Niagara Falls.

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Amazon ( south america )

Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia, the Amazon jungle or the Amazon Basin, encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), though the forest itself occupies about 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres), located in nine countries. Amazon represents over half the remaining rainforests on the planet and is composed of the channel's largest and most species-rich tropical rain forest in the world. Amazon River is the world's largest river by volume, with total river flow greater than the top ten in the world combined.
It contributes about one-fifth of total world river flow and has the largest drainage basin on the planet. Not a single cross bridge Amazon.

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Top of Tyrol (Austria)

Top of Tyrol , which is a platform designed by Astearchitecture sights as high as 3000 m above sea level above the Stubai Glacier in Tyrol, Austria. Weather-resistant steel used in construction for extreme weather mangantisipasi so that you can stand 9 feet from the top of the mountain to see the sights Stubai Glacier.

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Il Binocolo (Italia)

Inside the castle garden Trauttmansdorff, Italy you will find these stunning iron platform out of the trees.
Its name, which means the binoculars,
derived from the form of small roof platform and the scenery around. Designed by architect Matteo Thun.

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Infinity Room at the House of the Rock (Wisconsin – USA)

House on the Rock, first opened in 1959, is a complex room, roads, gardens, and shops with unique architectural designs by Alex Jordan, Jr.. Its location is in Spring Green, Wisconsin, and is a regional tourist attractions. The Infinity Room at the house that extends several hundred feet from the valley, without the support beneath it, with more than 3000 hand-made window at the edges.

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Landscape Promontory

Landscape Promontory is a platform designed scenery hanging Paolo Burgi as part Cardada project, a revitalization of the mountain Cardada expected completion in 2010. The hallway made ​​of iron and titanium led to the platform with stunning views of Lago Maggiore. Not only the scenery that can be enjoyed by visitors. The symbols in the tile and description information written on the rail platform offers a reference on the history and literature .

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Illawara Fly Tree Top Walk (Australia)

This place opened not long after 5 months of development. Located at Knights Hill on a cliff near Robertson in the Southern Highlands, Illawara Fly Tree Top Walk facilitate visitors to stroll among the rain forest canopy 25 meters above the ground on the platform of iron. 500 m-high road corridor has a hand buffer that brings visitors to the edge of the cliff and offers views of the coastline from Kiama to Shellharbour.

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Skyscraper Tower Auckland (New Zealand)

Auckland Tower skyscraper 328 m high is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. It takes 2000 tons of iron, 660 tons of steel frame buildings and 15,000 cubic meters of cement to build it. This building can withstand winds up to 200 km / h, an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale and on a clear day, views can reach 82 km. The highest peak in the room that is Sky deck with a glass without a connection that provides 360-degree views.

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