1. San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, United States The San Francisco City Hall was built in 1906 as a replacement of an Old City Hall was completed in 1899 after 27 years of planning and construction. The building was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1906. The current The San Francisco City Hall was built in between 1913-1915 …
1. Himeji Castle in Himeji, Japan The most visited castle in Japan, Himeji Castle is considered the Surviving 17th-century Monument. The Himeji Castle, unlike other castles in the country, was never destroyed in any wars or disasters. The castle still maintains its historical composition and form. The castle was built 1346 and was originally called Himeyama Castle. It later went …
1. Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, United States Opened on 27 May 1937 and was the longest suspension bridge span in the world at the time. This remained until Verrazano Narrows bridge was built in New York in 1964, Golden Gate bridge is now the seventh longest main span and one of the most amazing bridge in the world. …
Greenland is the largest island in the world. About 80 percent of the territory is hidden under the ice sheet, which accounts for nearly 1/10 of all the ice on our planet. After Antarctica, this is the second largest ice massif in the world. Amazing island of Greenland attracts travellers-adventurers and photographers from around the globe, especially because of the …
The village of Vk is famous for its black sand beaches and its proximity to Dyrholaey promontory, a naturally formed arch in the cliff. Dyrholaey is a former island of volcanic origin, created by an eruption thousands of years ago. Dyrholaey is located on the south coast of Iceland. When driving the ring road east from Reykjavik, Dyrholaey is right before the black sand beach …
Moon-bows form in much the same way rainbows do, but as their name suggests, they emerge at night when moonlight shines on water droplets. But that’s just the start conditions need to be just right before you’ll see one appear in the night sky. “Moon-bows are rare because moonlight is not very bright, A bright moon near to full is …
Camping is a popular choice for many travellers in Iceland. There are around 170 registered campsites in Iceland, usually open from the beginning of June until late August or mid-September, depending on location. Many visitors come to Iceland to experience pure, clean and untouched environments. Responsible camping allows you to enjoy Iceland in its purest form, and depends on campers …
Huaxi Village is China’s richest village, where everyone has more than $100,000 in their bank accounts and works seven days per week. Founded in 1961 by Wu Renbao, Huaxi touts itself as a model of Chinese communism. The citizens enjoy a high quality of life, most having well over $100,000 in their bank accounts, living in mansions, and driving expensive …
Bangkok based photographer Luke Duggleby recently experienced that firsthand when his 2010 image of 40,000 Thai monks in prayer at the Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok made the rounds on social media following the Nepal earthquake, captioned as 100,000 monks in prayer after the Nepal earthquake as a necessary gesture of power. Years ago, the image had gone viral in a …
I used to think that there were only a handful of people over the age of 100 in the world. How wrong was I! The Japanese island of Okinawa alone has about 457 of them. It is considered to be the healthiest place in the world, where the average life expectancy of an Okinawan woman is 86, and man’s is …