MYSTERIOUS PLACESBy: Rajneesh - Teotihuacán
In AD 600 Teotihuacán in Mexico was the sixth largest city in the world and about 200,000 people lived there. Just 150 years later, Teotihuacán was almost deserted, and plants had begun to grow over the city’s huge pyramids. Nobody knows why Teotihuacán was abandoned, but a huge fire may have devastated it in AD 650.
The Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are enormous drawings on the ground (called geoglyphs) that stretch across the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. Tags: travel-and-leisure, cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
The Empire State BuildingBy: Rajneesh - New York’s tallest building is the Empire Sate Building, which stands on Fifth Avenue, New York, between 33rd Street and 34th Street. It was built on the site of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and took 410 days at a rate of 4 ½ floors a week to complete. The building was opened on 1 May 1931 by remote control, when President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington DC.
The Empire State Building towers 381m above ground-and measures 443.2m to the top of the TV tower. Tags: cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
Famous bridgesBy: Rajneesh - Pont d’Avignon, France
This bridge was built in the 12th century. It was made famous by the song “Sur le Pont d’Avignon” (On Avignon Bridge).
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy
The Bridge of Sighs was designed in 1560. It connects the Doge’s Palace with the city jail, and prisoners who had been sentenced to death had to cross the bridge to reach the jail. Its name is said to come from their sighs of despair.
Pont Neuf, Paris, France
Pont Neuf was completed in 1604. Tags: cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
Cruises in TurkeyBy: kenzi kiabot - Most do not think about Turkey as a cruise destination, but this historically
rich land offers some of the finest vistas and ports of call along the
Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. These cruises are much lower in cost than other
options in the region, and the activities and ports of call lead many to make
return trips to Turkey and plan repeat cruises to the country. Tags: travel-and-leisure, cruising-sailing, cruise, aegean, biglvoeurkey
Types of trainBy: JASSI - Not all trains are the same: these are just some of the variations around the world.
Monorail
A monorail train runs on a single rail, instead of on a track or two rails. It is either suspended from the rail or straddles it. The Tokyo Monorail in Japan carries 100 million passengers a year. There are also monorails in Malaysia, Australia and the USA. Several American airports have monorails, as does Disney World in Florida.
Maglev
The name maglev comes from the words magnetic and levitation. Tags: cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
Theatre recordsBy: JASSI - First actor
Thespis was the first performer ever recorded. He was an actor in Greece in 534BC. At this time, Greek actors used masks, and Thespis was the first to use stage make-up.
World’s oldest theatres
The oldest indoor theatre in the world is the Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy, which opened in 3 March 1585. London’s oldest theatre is the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which opened on 7 May 1663. It burnt down in 1672 and was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. Tags: travel-and-leisure, cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
Sacred booksBy: JASSI - The Koran (Islam)
Allah is the Islamic name for God. Muslims believe that He revealed His wishes for the world to a man called Muhammad. These massages were later collected together as the Koran (also written Qur’an). Muslims believe that the words of the Koran are the exact words of Allah. It is said that it has not been altered since it first appeared in AD 632. The Koran is written in Arabic, the language that Muhammad spoke, and it contains the main teachings of Islam. Tags: travel-and-leisure, cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
THE OSCARSBy: JASSI - What is an Oscar?
The Academy Awards of scars are the most famous of all film awards. They have been presented since 1929. The awards are voted for by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science, which has more than 5,500 members, including previous nominees and winners. They make a shortlist of five nominees in each of 24 categories (apart from special, honorary and technical awards) then select the winners.
The award is a gold-plated statuette, which stands 34.3cm high and weighs 3.8kg. Tags: travel-and-leisure, cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
Diamond fact fileBy: JASSI - • The weight of diamonds is measured in carats. The word comes from carob, which is a bean that grows on the Ceratonia siliqua tree. The bean has an amazingly consistent weight of 0.2g. There are five carats to a gram and about 142 carats to the ounce.
• Fewer than 1,000 rough diamonds weighing more than 100 carats have ever been found.
• The first ever reference to diamonds is in the Bible in Exodus xxviii.18 and xxxix.11. Tags: travel-and-leisure, cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
Famous trainsBy: Rajneesh - Orient Express
The orient Express began trips from Pars, France, to Bulgaria on 5 October 1883 and from 1889 went as far as Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. It was the first trans-European train and traveled a total of 2,736km across six countries in great style. It stopped running in 1977, but was re-launched five years later.
20th Century Limited
The luxurious 20th Century Limited ran between New York and Chicago from 1902 to 1967.
Trans-Siberian Express
The Trans-Siberian Express travels 9,297km between Moscow and Vladivostok. Tags: travel-and-leisure, cruising-sailing, travel, traveling, travel tips
Lil Wayne TattoosBy: - Lil Wayne also known as "Weezy Baby" is one of the most talented, controversial and famous rappers of our time. His incredible lyrics, rhythmic songs and the unique musical versions that he brings to hip-hop and rap lovers are some of the things that characterize him and his awesome work. Tags: communications, lil wayne, lil wayne tattoos, lil wayne ringtones, lil wayne lollipop ringtone
SHORT LAYERED HAIR CUTSBy: - One of the most smart and feminine looking Short Hair Cut is the Short Layered Hair Cuts. The Short Layered Hair Cuts are very popular. Women with straight Hair can look stunning with the Short Layered Hair Cuts. Even people with Curly and Wavy Hair textures can go in for Short Layered Hair Cuts. Tags: business, advertising, short layered hair cuts
The PX90 Workout RoutineBy: - Many people talk about the PX90 workout routine and how it has changed their life. It is an extreme training program that helps even the weakest person to gain the muscles they have only dreamed of. Tags: health, px90, p90x, workout routine, workouts
How to Make Your Own MySpace LayoutBy: - In order to make your own MySpace layout, you need to consider three things, namely the background properties, the text properties and the scrollbar and cursor properties. Let's have a look at each of these. Tags: myspace layouts, myspace backgrounds
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