20th
February
2008
By: Rudi van der Zalm
In the northernmost part of Andalusia, between Jaen and Ciudad Real, where Andalusia begins, we find a Natural Park, which is unequalled amongst the natural parks of Andalusia.
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posted in Europe, Spain, National Park |
20th
February
2008
By: Wolfgang Jaegel
Moorea is perhaps the most popular tourist destination in French Polynesia, after Tahiti - the main island. Occupying an area of about 50 square miles, Moorea is located roughly 20 kilometers west of Tahiti, in the Society Archipelago’s Windward Group. By air, Moorea is only ten minutes away from Tahiti, and by water it is less than an hour’s ride from the main island.
With shady as well as crystalline lagoons, tranquil meadows, towering mountains, beautiful pineapple plantations, astounding waterfalls, and lush green areas, Moorea is truly a tropical paradise.
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posted in Exotic Location, Vacation, Island, Tropical, Pacific Islands |
20th
February
2008
by GARY TEELING
The Chinese do not take vacations in the same way that we do in the West. We each slot our own time away from work, carefully scheduling that time to not conflict with the holidays of our co-workers or colleagues. Due to school holidays of our children there are busier seasons and slower seasons, but with the exception of a few days around Christmas and New Year, overall life and business goes on as usual with little interruption. Not so in China.
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posted in Asia, East Asia, China |
20th
February
2008
by Elizabeth Jean
About 70% of the Earth’s surface is permanently covered in water. Water shapes our coastlines and carves channels through countries and landscapes. Inevitably, water sometimes runs across a sudden drop in the level of the land, and a waterfall is born.
Most people can visualize a waterfall, but might find it more difficult to define. It’s probably fair to say that a waterfall’s defining feature is that at some point the water descends, or falls, vertically, rather than just cascading down a steep gradient.
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posted in Africa, Canada, South America, Waterfall |