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The Ghan Australia
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The Ghan, Australia’s legendary rail journey, is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its original 1,500 kms service from Adelaide to Alice Springs in the heart of the Australian Outback.
Named after the turbaned and robed ‘cameleers’ who, before roads or rail, provided the only supply route to the middle of nowhere, the Ghan first opened in 1929, and linked Adelaide to Alice Springs it took another 75 years before the track opened between Alice and Darwin."
Named after the turbaned and robed ‘cameleers’ who, before roads or rail, provided the only supply route to the middle of nowhere, the Ghan first opened in 1929, and linked Adelaide to Alice Springs it took another 75 years before the track opened between Alice and Darwin."
Source: embraceaustralia.com
La Fiesta Patria Gaucha Uruguay
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The La Fiesta Patria Gaucha comes alive for several days each March in the Uruguayan town of Tacuarembo, 250 miles north of Montevideo. The grand festival celebrates rural traditions and the gaucho, or cowboy, lifestyle."
Source: latitudenews.com
Tsingy de Bemaraha Madagascar
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Located close to the western coast of Madagascar, the Tsingy de Bemaraha reserve is a karstic landscape of sharp limestone pinnacles called tsingy. The spectacular canyon of the Manambolo river and rolling hills cut through the tsingy creating a diverse landscape. The undisturbed forests, lakes and mangrove swamps of the national park are the habitat for rare and endangered lemurs and birds."
Source: touropia.com
Krobo Odumase Glass Bead Village Ghana
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Odumase Krobo is a town in the Central Region of Ghana known for its glass beads. The open air market features food and household products as well as dozens of tables of beautiful beads. For those who love beads, the experience is like being a kid in a candy store."
Source: gotravelghana.com
Koroyanitu National Park Fiji
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Located in Abaca Lautoka (about 10km southeast of Lautoka), Koroyanitu National Park is basically a nature reserve that offers some excellent adventure activities like hiking, trekking and camping. Being one of the six national parks in the country, Koroyanitu National Park offers the hikers some most interesting trails that passes across beautiful water bodies, tiny hamlet and the grand Mount Batilamu."
Source: hellotravel.com
The Hellenic Festival Greece
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The Hellenic Festival organised in the Herodes Atticus theatre of Athens is the most joyous celebration of Greekness following a string of performances: opera, ballet, classical music & dance, jazz and theatre shows. Artistes from across the world participate in this festival to showcase their talents."
Source: flybee.com
Horsetail Firefall California
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Horsetail Falls is a small seasonal waterfall that only appears in late winter and early spring. It flows over the east side of El Capitan, so as a backdrop it has one of the most impressive walls of granite in the entire park. Then – only for part of February, and only when the sky is clear – the very last sunrays of the day selectively linger on the falls, lighting it up with a golden glow that makes the water look like lava."
Source: flickr.com
Bijagós Archipelago Guinea-Bissau
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Bijagos Islands are an archipelago of some twenty tropical, beautiful islands. On the island of Orango it is possible to see hippos, and there are many other possibilities of eco tourism on the "unspoiled islands". On some islands there are even turtle nesting grounds. Many islands have French-owned fishing lodges."
Source: wikitravel.org
Bran Castle Romania
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Perched on a rock, strategically overlooking one of the most important mediaeval trading routes in this part of Europe, Bran is certainly impressive - even scary - from afar. And while Romanians are quick to point out that Bran Castle has indeed little to do with our fanged friend, you’ll notice quickly that the local tourist authorities have become experts in making innocent tourists believe otherwise."
Source: inyourpocket.com
The Dome of the Rock Israel
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The Dome of the Rock is in the centre of a greater Muslim shrine, known as the Haram ash Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), which Muslims believe commemorates Muhammad's miraculous Night Journey into heaven. The Dome is a shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem."
Source: wikipedia.org
Eisriesenwelt Werfen (Werfen Ice Caves) Austria
Visit the largest Ice caves on the planet and discover the magical sights offered with the district of Salzburg. A masterpiece of ice and rock awaits you!
Source: alpenpark.com
Zakouma, Chad National Park Chad
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This 305, 000-hectare park, 800km southeast of N’Djaména, is a major Chadian success story. After poaching and civil war ravaged local wildlife, the Chadian government and the European Union restocked the park with an eye on the affluent European tourist market. Consequently, Zakouma Chad National Park is once again one of the best places in Central Africa to see large herds of elephants, as well as giraffes, wildebeests, lions and a wide variety of antelopes, primates and birdlife."
Source: gochad.net
American Samoa National Park American Samoa
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The National Park of American Samoa is testament to the true breadth of the United States. This park, situated on three islands in the Pacific Ocean, displays all of the hallmarks of an island ecosystem. It includes rainforests, coral reefs, and beaches."
Source: students.cis.uab.edu
Junkanoo Festival Bahamas
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Junkanoo is a national festival in The Bahamas, held in the early morning hours of Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. A procession of dancers in brightly colored costumes “rush” through the streets, making music on goat-skin drums, cowbells, conch shell horns and whistles."
Source: islandtimeinabaco.blogspot.com
Inti Raymi Festival in Cusco Peru
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More than six centuries ago, the Inka Pachakuteq instituted the “Feast of the god Sun” the “Inti Raymi” . Cusco people are still representing it with the same fervor which their ancestors made it into the splendid time of the empire."
Source: e-travelorganizer.com
Betio's World War II relics Kiribati
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Betio is most famous for its role in World War II, when Allied and Japanese forces tore across the landscape for three days of intense fighting in 1943. By the end, only a charred chunk of earth remained and over 6,000 lives had been lost, making it one of the most brutal battles in US military history."
Source: metropolis.co.jp
Leaning Tower Of Pisa (La Torre Di Pisa) Italy
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It's not an optical illusion, nor have the architects imagined it so crooked. No sooner had the tower reached the the third storey than the construction started sinking into the ground due to a poorly laif foundation and the leaning first became obvious. Today is keeps sinking at the regular rate of about 1mm a year, and even the weightiest of minds are not able to say with certainty what the future will bring for this Italian curiosity and an undisputable masterpiece of architecture."
Source: opentravel.com
World's Fastest Train China
The Maglev train tops out at 267 mph, making it the fastest commercial railway on earth. Constructed by Transrapid in Germany, the Maglev runs from downtown Shanghai to the Shanghai Pudong International Airport and was inaugurated in 2002.
Source: businessweek.com
Upemba National Park Democratic Republic of the Congo
Upemba National Park is a large park in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park was first established in 1939. It is home to some 1,800 different species, some of them discovered as late as 2003. As with much of the wildlife of the region, the park continues to be threatened by the activities of poachers, pollution and the activities of refugees and militia.
Source: zgf.de
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