Common Info: Ras Al Khor is a wetland reserve located at the centre of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.  What is unique to Ras Al Khor reserve is that it is all situated in the midst of swirling traffic and heavy urban infrastructure. It is one of the few urban protected areas in the world. Dubai Municipality looks after the preservation of the biodiversity at Ras Al Khor. Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary (RAKWS) was officially declared a protected area in 1998. The sanctuary, spread over an area of 6.2 square kilometres and surrounded by a buffer zone, is home to 47 flora and 266 fauna species including crustaceans, small mammals and fishes. However, Ras Al Khor is renowned for the migratory birds that flock here in large numbers. Birdlife International has designated the wetland as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Country Info: The United  [...] 

Location Wat Traimit is commonly known as the Temple of the Golden Buddha. The Wat Traimit is located in Bangkok. It is located at one of the end of Chinatown. The statue of Buddha in the Wat Traimit is the largest statute in the world which is made up of solid Gold.  The weight of the statute is around five thousand kilograms. Also the height of the statute is around 15 feet.The place is worth a visit at least for the amazing Buddha figure. History The exact date of the construction of the Wat Traimit is not yet known but it is expected that this temple is been constructed during the 13th century.is thought to date from the 13th century. The Golden Buddha figure is around 900 years old. Also the made is made in the Sukhothai style. It is supposed that Ayuttaya had first brought the Buddha image. To hide the value of the Buddha image it was  [...] 

Location The highly advertised as well as the utmost photographed Ten Thousand Buddha’s Temple is located west of the Sha Tin KCR station. You can always combine your tour to Sha Tin with the visit to the temple. While walking down through the streets of Sha Tin towards the temple you will come across the numerous aspects of the city. Moreover you would be enjoying the culture as well as the history of Hong Kong. Structure There are many things in the Ten Thousand Buddha’s Temple that are worth a visit. To reach to the temple you need to climb up some hundred steep steps, the lower level of the steps have lots of grass around it. Life-size statutes those are similar to that of the Buddha’s statute are lined up on the both sides of the steps. Do stop along your way as you will surely admire the detailing of the statute. Some statutes  [...] 

The Gulf of California is one of the most biologically rich seas in the Western Hemisphere, with about 6000 species of marine macro fauna that includes about 90 species of plants and animals that are unique to the Gulf as well as 60 endemic reptiles and five marine turtle species of the world. The Gulf of California or the Sea of Cortez is also home to about 26 species of sea birds. It is home to about 922 islands and attracts about two million tourists annually. Among them are sport fishermen and divers as well.  It is also and important means of livelihood for people living here. It was named Sea of Cortez in 1540 by the Spanish Explorer Francisco de Ulloa, after his leader Hernan Cortez. Location The Gulf of California, also called the Sea of Cortez locally, is a large inlet of the eastern Pacific Ocean along the northwestern coast of  [...] 

The Trunk Bay Beach in the United States Virgin Islands is one of the favourite beaches of travelers around the world. Apart from the charms of a beach that one is attracted to, there are plenty of diversions as well that makes it a place worth exploring. To begin with, the ambience itself is very tourist friendly, with all the amenities that you would need at a beach and snorkeling place. There also are historical sites and other such places not far from the beach that is worth a visit. Location On the Island of St. John, on the western coast of The United States Virgin Islands is the popular beach of Trunk Bay. It is at a distance of about 0.6 miles from Peace Hill and in proximity to the Cruz Bay. The United States Virgin Islands are in the Caribbean and the North Atlantic Ocean.  The main islands other than St John here are Saint Croix  [...] 

There is a lot to see and do at the Rock Tail Bay. The months from November to March of course have the highlights here with the endangered loggerhead and the Leather back turtles coming to the shore to nest and lay their eggs.  There are after dinner drives and walking tours at the beach here during this season that covers about 16 kilometers. Tourists can also accompany the experts here on their research drives to monitor the behavior of turtles. Scuba Diving, snorkeling and cruising are other attractions of this place. You of course, need to be a licensed diver to dive here.  The Rock Tail Bay Lodge and the Rock Tail Bay Camp, both have arrangements for divers. Fly fishing, snorkeling off the shore, swimming and drives to Black Rock – a 60 foot fossil sand dune that offers great views from its top, the nearby Hippo Pool and the surrounding  [...] 

“Full of deep sympathy for the good of the world, so as to bestow on men the ambrosia of remedies to win them immortality….By virtue of these good works would that I might rescue all those who are struggling in the ocean of existence.”….. Are the statements made by Jayavaram VII during the construction of Angkor Wat. Location The two of the most enormous structures of the older temples located in the Southeast Asia. One is located at Bagan in the Burma while the other temple at located at Angkor in the Cambodian region. The Khmer civilizations were the one who were involved in the construction of the temples of Angkor which were built during 802 and 1220 AD. The temple of Angkor symbolizes one of mankind’s most astounding and stable architectural accomplishments. The Khmer kings used to rule the vast province that covered the  [...] 

The Bandiagara Escarpment is a steep descent or declivity located in the Dogon state of Mali. The sandstone cliff rise high at about 500 meters above the lower level which has all sand laid flat on the ground in to the southern direction. The length of the cliff is roughly 150 kilometers. Today the location of the escarpment is populated by the Dogon people. Before the inhabitation of the Dogon, the escarpment was occupied by the Tellemand Toloy. Many constructions have stayed behind from the Tellem. The Bandiagara Escarpment has occupied a place in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the year 1989. The Cliffs of Bandiagara are nothing but the sandstone chain which ranges from southern direction to northeastern direction and stretches an area over 200 km which extends up to the Grandamiamassif. At the end of the massif the Hombori Tondo is located.  [...] 

Country Info Mexico is located in the southern part of North America and is the fourteenth largest state in the world (with an area of nearly 2 million square kilometers). It has the United States in the north and Pacific Ocean in the south. In the south-west it has the Central American states of Guatemala and Belize as its neighbours. The Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico wash its shores in the east. Mexico is one of the 18 megadiverse countries in the world for it is home to some of the most diverse fauna and flora species in the world. Common Info Oaxaca is a constituent state of Mexico located at the southern most region of the country. The fifth largest state of Mexico with an area of 95,364 sqaure kilometres, Oaxaca is located in the west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (short land distance between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific  [...] 

The Atlantikwall is also referred as the Atlantic wall in English. The Atlantikwall was a widespread arrangement of coastal defenses. Also it was built by the German Third Reich. The construction of the wall started in the year 1942 and was continued up to the year 1944. It was constructed during World War II at the length of the western coast of Europe. The major reason for the construction of the wall was to protect against a likely Allied attack of the mainland from Great Britain. On March 23 in the year 1942, Führer Directive Number 40 ordered for the official construction of the Atlantic Wall. When St. Nazaire Raid, in 1942 on April 13, Adolf Hitler controlled submarine and naval bases to be protected with the great deal. Protection walls stayed intense around the various ports till the late 1943 when military protection were amplified  [...]