Bali is an Indonesian island located at the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country’s 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking and music.
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This is the Biggest Ocean Park of Asia
February 5th, 2010 by Hayden
Ocean Park, lying between Aberdeen and Repulse Bay, is the largest leisure paradise in Southeast Asia, and one of the largest marine parks in the world. Covering a total area of over 200 acres, the park was built on both sides of the mountain. A cable car system links the lowland and headland sections and provides spectacular views of Hong Kong and the South China Sea.
Posted in Weekly Close-up 
Tags: Asia, Hong Kong, Ocean Park, Ocean Park Tower, South China Sea, travel 
1 Comment »Hong Kong Disneyland – Your Children’s Playground
February 4th, 2010 by Hayden
Once the guest enters the theme park and resort, the plants, trees and flowers are conjuring up a sense of being in unique environments. Specific plant materials are cast to “play roles” as characters in the story creating realistic and magical settings. At Main Street USA, which evokes a by-gone era at the turn of the 19th century, the plants are utilized to create a playfully colorful and nostalgic landscape. Adventure land brings guests to the exotic reaches of the world where a tropical jungle dominates the theme.
Posted in Weekly Close-up Tags: disneyland, High-tech travel, Hong Kong, theme park, travel 1 Comment »Australian Charming Gold Coast
February 3rd, 2010 by Hayden
The Gold Coast has 70 kilometers of coastline and many canals and tidal rivers to explore. You can swim and surf safely all year at 35 beaches on Australia’s largest expanse of calm water. Surfers Paradise was once just a massive stretch of world-famous surf. Today, the surf is still there but with many additions: high-rise accommodation, giant theme parks, exotic nightlife, countless restaurants and 300 days of sunshine a year. No wonder they call it the “coast with the most”.
Posted in Geographical World Records Tags: Gold Coast, surf, swim, theme parks, travel, world-famous 1 Comment »Impressive Ancient Maya Civilization
February 3rd, 2010 by Hayden
Ancient Maya civilization was located in tropical rainforests in Quintana Roo 3000 years ago. The geographic location that the archeological expects found shows that the biggest Maya ruins are in Yucatan peninsula and the smallest are in Coba. The archaeologists found that there were about 20,000 ancient building sites there.
Posted in Geographical World Records Tags: Coba, Maya, Maya civilization, Nohoch Mul, travel 1 Comment »Discover Honolulu
February 2nd, 2010 by Hayden
From Diamond Head to Waikiki Beach to Pearl Harbor and National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Oahu’s Honolulu area is home to a series of landmark attractions known through out the world. All are well worth seeing, but the island’s geographic and cultural attractions are by no means limited to these well-known sites.
Posted in Geographical World Records Tags: Diamond Head, geographic and cultural, Honolulu, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, travel, Waikiki Beach No Comments »Best Ways to Travel Petra Jordan
February 1st, 2010 by Hayden
As we known, Petra Jordan is famous for “the new 7 wonders of the world”. Although much has been written about Petra, nothing really prepares you for this amazing place. It has to be seen to be believed.
Posted in Geographical World Records Tags: Jordan, Petra Jordan, Siq, the new 7 wonders of the world, tips, travel, Treasury, Useful Tips No Comments »Hard-Boiled Wonderland at The End of the World
January 30th, 2010 by Hayden
Scotland’s Hebrides Islands, the odd dangerous and magnificent natural scenery, over the centuries, attracted many artists, scientists, poets and travelers come here. For thousands of years, humans seem to never fall into this piece of land, and there are almost no residents at the Hebrides today.
Posted in Geographical World Records Tags: Scotland, Scotland's Hebrides Islands, travel, Wonderland, world, world travel 2 Comments »Petra Jordan – Historical Rose Red
January 28th, 2010 by Hayden
The ancient city of Petra (9 BC – 40 AD), is a historic city in southern Jordan, which is one of the mysterious ancient
city in the southern Jordanian desert, and one of Jordan’s most prestigious one of the Historic District.It is about 260
km from the capital, Amman, disappearing in the gorge between the Dead Sea and Aqaba Bay (today’s country of Jordan), located in the dry mountains 1,000 meters above sea level. It is almost all carved in the rock and be known for its colorful rock, so Petra is often referred to as the “rose red city”. In fact, the rock here, not just red, as well as
light blue, orange, yellow, purple and green. July 7, 2007, Petra Jordan has been selected as the “new 7 wonders of the world”.
Posted in Geographical World Records Tags: Jordan, new 7 wonders of the world, Petra, rose red city, travel No Comments »The Great Wall of China – Travel Tips
January 27th, 2010 by Hayden
The Great Wall of China is one of The New Seven Wonders of the World, and whenever you see this respectable Great Wall, you must feel deep esteem.
Posted in Geographical World Records Tags: Beijing, China, The Great Wall, The New Seven Wonders Of The World, tips, travel, visit 23 Comments »