Breathtaking Tour At Namdapha
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Namdapha National Park in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, the state at the north-eastern extreme of India is the largest protected region in Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. Namdapha is the largest national park (1985 square kilometers) and also one of the richest biodiversity in India. Settlement of Lishu, Chakma, Singpo and Tangsa tribes are found in and around the park.
Country Info:
India is world’s seventh largest country located in the southern Asia. It has borders with Pakistan in the north-west, China, Nepal and Bhutan in north, Myanmar, Bangladesh in the east. The peninsular south is flanked by the Bay of Bengal in the east, Arabian Sea in the west and Indian Ocean in the south. The country is the world’s second largest in terms of population. National capital is New Delhi.
Geography:
Located close [...]
An Island That Once Was A Volcano
Among the Islands of Greece, is the crescent shape Island of Santorin, an archipelago. The volcano last erupted hugely about 3,600 years back in the Bronze Age. Mild eruptions continue till date. The small islands of Caldera, Palea and Nea Kameni are testimony to the recent activity of the volcano.
As per the 2001 census, the population of Island of Santorini is about 3,600 people.
Location
The Island of Santorini is spread over 73 square kilometers, distributed among thirteen villages, at 63 nautical miles to the Island of Crete. It is the southern most island of the Cycladic group in the Aegean Sea and is listed under the Islands of Greece.
Best Time to Visit
The island has a dry climate and abundance of sunshine all through the year, which makes it perfect to be visited by tourists at any time as per their plans and conveniences.
The climate [...]
National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Ireland
The National Botanic Gardens are situated in Glasnevin, 5 km north-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland. The garden spans across 27 acres (19.5 hectares), and is situated between the south bank of the River Tolka and the Prospect Cemetery.
These colorful gardens were founded in 1795 by the Dublin Society (later the Royal Dublin Society). Over the years, the garden has grown and today, it has about 20,000 living plants, and many millions of dried plant specimens. Over the past two centuries, the gardens have played a pivot role in botanical and horticultural advancement in Ireland. New cultivars and seeds have been imported and cultivated.
Some of the attractive features of the garden include a sensory garden, a rock garden and burren area, extensive herbaceous borders, an arboretum, and a large pond. The annual display of decorative plants [...]
In The Minsmere Bird Reserve
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Minsmere is a perfect place for families to enjoy scenic Suffolk coastline and engage in a perfect birdwatching venture. Birding at Minsmere is a flagship reserve of the Royal Society for the Protection of Bird (RSPB), a Bristish charitable organization in Suffolk, England, founded in 1889 and that works for conservation and protection of birds and the environment in whole. It operates a number of nature reserves across the United Kingdom. Saxmundham, Suffolk, is the nearest town to Minsmere. Minsmere was established as the Minsmere Bird Reserve in 1948. The reserve is known for its wetland breeding birds. The reserve forms part of the Minsmere – Walberswick Special Protection Area that includes large swathe of coastal land from the estuary of the River Blyth to Minsmere River.
Country Info:
The United Kingdom is an island [...]
Villages And Vineyards Along Lake Garda
Among so many of the lakes such as Lake Como, Lake Maggorie, Lake Ido, Lake Iseo and Lake Lugano to name a few that the European country of Italy has, the Lake Garda one of the most important one.
It is the largest Lake of Italy covering over 370 square kilometers. Lake Garda is also the most popular of all the lakes in this country. It was formed in the last Ice Age.
Lake Garda is perhaps the best way and also a romantic one to start your journey in this pretty European country of Italy. It is, in a way, an introduction to Italy.
Location
Lake Garda of Italy touches the foot of the Alps in Southern Europe. To its east is the Mont Baldo range with some of its highest peaks. It’s southern part, known as Sirmoine, houses hostels, thermal baths, shops and olive groves.
Best time to visit
The presence of large water bodies manages to balance [...]
Prague Castle, Czechoslovakia
Prague Castle is a castle that is located in Prague. The Czechoslovakia kings and the presidents and the holy roman emperors and also the Czech Republic have their offices located at the Prague Castle. The jewels of the Czech crown are also kepy in the castle. According to the records of the Guinness book, Prague castle is the biggest castle in the world. It is placed on the top of the ancient castles category in the book.. The length of the castle is about 570 meters where as the width is about 130 meters.
The history of the castles has its start from the 9th century almost 870. The church of Our Lady was the first walled building. In the first half of the 10th century the Basilica of Saint George and St Vitus was been found. Near the church of St. George the first convent in Bohemia was found inside the castle.In the later 12th century a [...]
Persepolis, Iran
Persepolis also known as Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar was the ceremonial capital of Persian Empire during Achaemenid regime. Persepolis is located at a distance of 70 km towards the northeast direction of the modern city of Shiraz which is located in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In present-day Persian, the site is also known as Takht-e Jamshid and also Throne of Jamshid as well as Parseh. The early remnants of Persepolis belong to nearly 515 BC. To the prehistoric Persians, the city was called Pārsa, it means “The City of Persians”. Persepolis is the Greek word for the word “Persian city”. The citadel of Persepolis is been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1979.
Archeological proofs have shown that the olden remnants belong to 515 BC. French archeologists, Andre Godard was the first [...]
Paris – A Romantic Heaven
Located on the banks of the Seine River, Paris has always meant different things to different people. Eloquent, culturally rich, and romantic, one cannot fall short of the superlatives used to describe this beautiful city. It is a city which probably has more familiar landmarks than any other city in the world.
Paris has always been a poet’s delight. Frequented by couples who walk hand along the Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower, it is perhaps not wrong to say that Paris is perhaps one of the most romantic places on earth.
Located some 80 miles from Paris, on the border between the province of Normandy and the Île-de-France, is a quaint but equally beautiful village known as Giverny. This village became famous thanks to internationally acclaimed artist Claude Monet’s garden and home.
Monet came to reside in Giverny way back in 1890. [...]
Bali – Paradise Of Indonesia
White sand and the blue sea amidst mountains with active and dormant volcanoes, deep jungles that a variety of birds and animals inhabit under the sunshine, agricultural, rice-producing lands stretching to the north and south of the volcanoes, a culture, the roots of which go deep into the ancient times, a galore of temples and the elephant safari, fire dances and water sports in the Indian Ocean, delicacies like kaki lima, all this and more is what makes Bali one of the most coveted islands in the world.
Location
The island of Bali, to the south of the Equator by 8 to 9 degrees, spreads over 5,620 square kilometers in the east of Java. Bali belongs to the group of Sunda Islands in Indonesia and is the first among them. This island is situated between Java and Lambok. To its north is the Java Sea and to its south is the Indian Ocean. Bali [...]
Last Surviving Gorillas
Common Info
Mountain Gorillas are the minor of the two subspecies of eastern Gorilla (the other being Eastern Lowland Gorilla). These gorillas mainly have two concentrations, namely the Virunga volacnic mountains in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo regions of Central Africa and in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. There are only 700 mountain gorillas that are remaining on the face of earth today. Uganda, Rwanda and Congo have signed an agreement for the conservation of these gorillas.
Country Info
Uganda (named after the Buganda kingdom in the south) is a small landlocked country (area: 2,36,040 square kilometres) in eastern Africa. To its east lies Kenya, Sudan in the north, Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Rwanda to the southwest and Tanzania to the south. Lake Victoris lies in the south. National capital is Kampala.
Bwindi [...]