Saturday, May 30, 2009

Places to visit in Cochin

Top places to visit in Cochin while you are on a tour to Kerala are:
  • AlUVA
  • Bolghatty Island
  • Chinese Fishing Nets
  • Cochin Boat Rides
  • Dutch palace, Mattancherry
  • Gundu Island
  • Hill Palace Museum
  • Jewish Synagogue, Mattancherry
  • Kalady
  • Kalaripayattu Centres
  • Kathakali Centres
  • Malayattoor Church
  • Mangalavanam
  • Museum of Kerala History, Edappally
  • Pallippuram Fort
  • Pareekshit Thampuran Museum
  • Santa Cruz Basilica Church
  • Siva Temple, Ernakulam
  • St Francis Church, Fort Cochin
  • Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
  • Vyppin light house
  • Willington Island

Friday, May 29, 2009

Places to see in Thiruvananthapuram

If you are on a visit to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala then don't miss any of these tourist spots:
  • Agastyakoodam
  • Akkulam Boat Club
  • Aruvi Waterfalls/ Vaiyanthol
  • Aruvikkara
  • Government Art Museum
  • Kowdiar Palace
  • Koyikkal Palace
  • Kuthira Malika (Palace Museum)
  • Neyyar Dam
  • Observatory
  • Padmanabhapuram Palace
  • Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Ponmudi
  • Science and Technology Museum
  • Shanghumugham Beach
  • Sree Chithra Art Gallary
  • Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple
  • Thiruvallam
  • Veli Lagoon (Tourist Village)
  • Vizhinjam

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Places to see in NYC

If you are visiting New York on a tour, don't forget to visit the following places:
  • Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty
  • The Empire State Building
  • New York Skyride
  • Madame Tussaud’s wax museum
  • Top of the Rock
  • The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
  • Circle Line River Cruise
  • Guggenheim Museum
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Shearwater Sailing
  • Uncle Sam's New York Financial District Tour

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Udaipur sight seeing

These places are worth visiting if you are on a trip to Udaipur:
  • Gulab Bagh (Rose Garden)
  • Pichhola Lake
  • Musical Fountain
  • City Palace
  • Jagdish Temple
  • Bagor ki Haveli
  • Jain Temple, Ahar
  • Mahasatya, Ahar
  • Ahar Museum
  • Aravali Park
  • Pratap Smarak (Memorial)
  • Nehru Park
  • Fateh Sagar
  • Sukhadia Circle
  • Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal
  • Shilpgram (Artisan's Village)
  • Sahelion ki Bari
  • Manikyalal Verma Park
  • Dudh Talai (Rock Garden)
  • Sajjangarh Fort
  • Wildlife Sanctuary (Monsoon Palace)

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Must visit places in Indore

These places are a must to be visited places while you visit Indore in Madhya Pradesh:
  • Bada Ganpati
  • Bijasen Tikri
  • Border Security Arms Museum
  • Chattri Bagh
  • Gomatgiri
  • Indore Museum
  • Kanch Mandir
  • Lalbagh Palace
  • Omkareshwar
  • Rajwada Palace

Monday, May 25, 2009

Must visiting sites for Delhi

These places are a must visit in Delhi. If you are planning to visit Delhi please consider visiting in rainy season or in winters as Delhi is too hot in summers and is famous for its COLD.
  • Red Fort & Chandni Chowk
  • Bahai Temple
  • Qutub Minar
  • Purana Qila
  • India Gate
  • Birla Temple
  • Connaught Place

Friday, May 22, 2009

Seven Natural Wonders of the World

Similar to the other lists of wonders, there is no consensus on a list of seven natural wonders of the world, as there has been debate over how large the list should be. One of the many lists was compiled by CNN:
  1. Grand Canyon
  2. Great Barrier Reef
  3. Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
  4. Mount Everest
  5. Aurora
  6. Parícutin volcano
  7. Victoria Falls

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Top things to do on Norway travel

The following things are a must do or worth visiting on your travel to Norway:
  • Edvard Munch Museum
  • Engelen Night Club
  • Ferry Travel
  • Fjords
  • Natural Firework - Northern Lights
  • Northern Norwegian Art Gallery
  • Norwegian Coastal Voyage
  • Skiing
  • Svalbard
  • Vigeland Sculpture Park
  • Viking Ship Museum
  • Whaling

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Jaipur sight seeing

The following places are a must to be seen while you are on a travel to Jaipur:
  • Albert Hall Museum
  • Amber Fort
  • Chokhi Dhani
  • City Palace & Museum
  • Govind Devji Temple
  • Hawa Mahal
  • Isarlat
  • Jai Garh Fort
  • Jal Mahal
  • Jantar Mantar
  • Nahar Garh Fort
  • Ram Garh Fort

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Potala Palace

The Potala Palace, located in Lhasa, Tibet, used to be the residence of Dalai Lama and today it's the abode of Chenresig or Avalokitesvara. The Potala Palace has been converted to a museum by the Chinese authorities which attracts visitors in huge numbers. The Potala Palace has been named so as it's located on Mount Potala. The Potala Palace has around 1000 rooms, 10000 shrines & about 200000 statues.

Monday, May 18, 2009

USA Today's 7 Wonders

In November 2006 the USA Today in conjunction with the American television show Good Morning America revealed a list of New Seven Wonders as chosen by six judges. The wonders were announced one per day over a week on Good Morning America. An eighth wonder was chosen on November 24 from viewer feedback.
  1. Potala Palace, Tibet
  2. Old City of Jerusalem, Israel
  3. Polar Ice Caps, Polar Regions
  4. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii, US
  5. Maya ruins, Yucatán Peninsula, México
  6. Great Migration of Serengeti & Masai Mara, Tanzania & Kenya
  7. Grand Canyon, Arizona, US

Saturday, May 16, 2009

New 7 wonders of the world

The New 7 wonders of the World are the Great Wall of China, Petra, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, Roman Colosseum, Taj Mahal & Great Pyramid. The initiative of choosing the New 7 wonders of the world was started by the Swiss Corporation New7Wonders Foundation from a selection of over 200 monuments.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Air New Zealand new ad taken off air

A new advertisement by Air New Zealand has been taken off air due to its raunchy nature. Basically, the people portrayed as Air New Zealand staff in the ad wear nothing but body paint.

Travel cartoon

This is a travel cartoon where adult travellers are in focus. It reads - Security is getting so extreme, you'll soon have to show an ID to take a GUILT TRIP.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Wonders of the modern World

This list of the wonders of the modern world has been compiled by the American Society of Civil Engineers:
  1. Channel Tunnel
  2. CN Tower
  3. Empire State Building
  4. Golden Gate Bridge
  5. Itaipu Dam
  6. Delta Works/ Zuiderzee Works
  7. Panama Canal

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

7 wonders of the medieval world

The 7 wonders of the medieval world are:
  1. Stonehenge
  2. Colosseum
  3. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
  4. Great Wall of China
  5. Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
  6. Hagia Sophia
  7. Leaning Tower of Pisa
Other sites which are often included in this list are:
  1. Taj Mahal
  2. Cairo Citadel
  3. Ely Cathedral
  4. Cluny Abbey

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Palau island

Palau is an island, rather a country, located to the east of Phillipines & south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean. Palau can be considered as the world's youngest & smallest nation. Palau is known as one of the best scuba diving destination & it offers the world's most beautiful paradise. The island has an unspoiled reef, caves & walls with the most amazing marine life.

Palau has also been regarded as an underwater wonder of the world where you will see the whitest of beaches, underwater coral gardens, lakes filled to the brim with 'sting less' jelly fish, forests, waterfalls & caves that have never been ravaged by man & hundreds of islands of the purest beauty.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Seven Wonders of the Underwater World

The seven wonders of the underwater world was drawn up by CEDAM International in 1989 which is an America based non-profit group for divers, dedicated to ocean preservation & research. CEDAM brought together a panel of marine scientists, including Dr. Eugenie Clark, to pick underwater areas which they considered to be worthy of protection. The results were announced at The National Aquarium in Washington DC by actor Lloyd Bridges:
  1. Palau
  2. Belize Barrier Reef
  3. Great Barrier Reef
  4. Deep-Sea Vents
  5. Galápagos Islands
  6. Lake Baikal
  7. Northern Red Sea

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Ancient Seven Wonders

The seven wonders of the ancient world are:
  1. Great Pyramid of Giza
  2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
  3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
  4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
  5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
  6. Colossus of Rhodes
  7. Lighthouse of Alexandria