Categories: community, National Parks, Photo, Travel
Mexico has the largest number of UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites of any country in the Americas and the sixth most in the world. As of August 2010 there were 27 cultural sites and 4 natural sites on the list, a total of 31. 1- Agustin Cardenas Castro Palacio de Justicia de Michoacan Morelia photo […]
Categories: community, Conservation, Environment, Ideas
Meridian, Idaho. When architect Macy Miller got out of college, she realized that all her schooling had taught her nothing about actually constructing a house. And then, after living in 2,500-square-foot house, where she had bedrooms that were never used, whose doors were never opened, she decided to downsize — and to build herself. The […]
Dubrovnik, also known as Ragusa, is a city on the Adriatic Sea coast of Croatia, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is 42,615 (census 2011). In 1979, […]
Hood Canal, Washington The waters near this re-designed boathouse stay chilly even at the height of mid-summer, making it a haven for oystering. It’s this temperature that keeps the waters clear, but the cold also makes winter storage space important. Near the water on the shores of the Hood Canal, Seattle-based architects Bosworth Hoedemaker have […]
I’ve seen two of these graffiti murals in Paris once, one of them is no longer there. Some were amazing work of art in their own sense even if art collectors don’t think they have any value. To me they have amazing social value and impressive message. This one includes an awesome mix of nature […]
I step off the boat for afternoon high tea and into the plot of an international love story, that of Agathe Devisme and Kalista Poulsen — not exactly what I expected at a sheep farm on a remote South Greenland fjord. But then again, that’s not what the French architect expected either when she came […]
1. Pan American Airways System DC-3 at Abbotsford, BC. Once upon a time she was the “Queen of the Skies”. Notice the WestJet Boeing 737 in the background. Interestingly, over 10,000 Douglas DC-3s were produced during the period 1935-1945; the Boeing 737 is set to achieve the same milestone as the 737 family has surpassed […]
Categories: Beaches, community, La Playa, Oceans, Photo, Sand, Sun, Travel
Nicaraguan waves rank among the best in Central America. Trade winds blow unopposed over Lake Managua and out into the Pacific, blessing the southwestern coastline with consistently offshore winds. Add to that the fact that the country receives the brunt of storm waves propagating up from the South Pacific year round, and has a coastal […]
I enjoy a good laugh!.. in fact it has got me information, a good place to eat or a fair money exchange,. try some of these on your next travel adventure. The act of traveling is an impossible broad category, it can encompass both the death march and the cruise ship. Travel has no inherent […]
When traveling humour can also be use as an ice-breaker in other cultures, everyone understands it as a common language and we all get a kick out of making a little fun with places we’ve visited. Here are a few you can try when finding yourself in the middle of an awkward situation. enjoy!. *I […]
