PlongГ©e Ile Maurice 2008 630 Mauritius is a paradise island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It literally has everything a vacationing tourist would want: world class hotels, fine and eclectic cuisine, first-class spas, renowned golf courses, tropical rainforests, bio-diverse wildlife, volcanic mountains, silky-sandy beaches, turquoise lagoons, sunny weather, and the world’s third largest […]
Lyon Part-Dieu Part Dieu is the district running parallel to Presqu’île except on the other side of the Rhône River. Part Dieu is Lyon’s business and office district. It is also the transportation hub of Lyon. Its high-speed railway station connects with many of France and Europe’s major cities, serving up to 80,000 passengers a […]
Washington Monument Washington, D.C. (or the District of Columbia) is both an administrative district and the capital city of the world’s most powerful nation.[1] It sits at a bend in the Potomac River on a 68 square-mile site that was once marshy lowland, but now reclaimed and laid out[2] according to the 18th century design […]
Oooh… Ghana is less known for its national parks and game reserves and better known for its beautiful natural features such as lakes and mountains, dense rainforests, palm-fringed beaches, and grassy plains. Ghana is comprised of the former British colony known as the Gold Coast. It is located on the Gulf of Guinea in western […]
Kiribati Marine Life Kiribati is an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean comprised of 33 coral islands that are divided into three island groups: the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the Phoenix Islands. Kiribati is considered part of the region of Micronesia and is situated along the equator about 2,500 miles southwest of […]
Shark Ohio has often been described as the cradle of Americana, and rightly so. Of all of the 50 states, Ohio is perhaps the best microcosm of the United States. It is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents, and has given the country other notables like the fathers of aviation, Orville and Wilbur Wright, light […]
Port Hardy Port Hardy is a small village on the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island. Its population is around 4,000. The town is heavily dependent on tourism, and is not only popular itself for its world-class cold water scuba diving, but serves as a base for travelers departing by ferry to Prince Rupert. In the […]
Griffith Observatory Griffith Park is a 4,000 acre wilderness park in the city of Los Angeles, originally donated to the city by Colonel Griffith J. Griffith in 1896 to avoid paying taxes on it. He probably had no idea how much his gift would be enjoyed. Griffith Park is essentially a playground for more than […]
Ostriches in Namibia Namibia does not enjoy as much renown as it neighbors, South Africa and Botswana, but its wilderness is just as beautiful and its safari wildlife just as diverse. Namibia is largely dominated by the Namib Desert with its vast dunes and desolate plains. But there are also regions of lush vegetation, bush […]
UCLA vs Notre Dame The UCLA campus sits north of Westwood Village on a 419-acre area. The university was founded in 1882 in downtown Los Angeles, but moved to the Westwood site in 1925 not long after becoming an accredited state school. Early campus planners were inspired by the hillside setting and the Southern California […]