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A few parks in London

St James Park It is considered the most beautiful park in London, recalling the bucolic countryside of Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. Henry VIII has exploited the potential of wetlands, turning  them in amusement park and hunting ground. At the will of Charles II, the architect Le Notre gave the shape of an English garden. John [...]

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Mini Europe Park-Brussels

If until now you weren’t ready to make a spectacular tour of Europe and you didn’t have enough money for such a trip, then you can go to the world’s craziest park in Brussels, and try such a great alternative. Mini Europe in Brussels is the greatest tourist attraction. Here you can see the majority [...]

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Christiansborg Palace

Danish Parliament is located in the impressive Christiansborg Palace whose copper towers dominate the center of Copenhagen. During the tours, you can visit including the Parliament House, where sessions are being held. The most impressive is the building of the Parliament: Christiansborg Palace and the Palace Square, where Danish citizens often come to protest against [...]

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Cadiz

Cádiz is one of the pretenders to the title of Europe’s oldest city. Its origin dates back to Phoenician and legend connects the foundation of the settlement and one of the myths about Hercules. Cádiz was founded around the year 1104 BC under the form of the Gadir Phoenician colony. Inhabitants even say today to [...]

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Canary Islands

Canary Islands have become one of the most popular tourist destinations. They are yearly chosen as a vacation spot by 11 million tourists, especially Europeans. The reasons are many: pleasant weather, crystal-clear sea water, spectacular sandy beaches and unique nature. Many visitors come here because the islands give them the chance to spend holidays in [...]

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Paramount Canada’s Wonderland

Construction began in June 1979 when the Ontario Premier, William Davis, pushed a plunger in downtown Toronto touching off the first blast at Paramount Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan. It was opened on May 23, 1981, and among those attending the opening ceremony were William Davis and Dudely Taft, President of Taft Broadcasting Co. This was [...]

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Eisriesenwelt

Frozen waterfalls with giant icicles are exposing in the massive mountains in Austria. Eisriesenwelt- the World of Ice Giants-is considered the largest system of ice caves in Europe, its network of galleries and stately rooms extending over at least 40 km in Tennengebirge Massif, located south of Salzburg. Near the entrance there is a wall [...]

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Pico de Teide

Seen from the sea, Pico de Teide is enveloped in striking colors. White snow-covered peak gradually gives way to dark purples of the volcanic slopes, which lies over the intense green of vegetation bordered by the blue ultramarine ocean. In travel guides, the island of Tenerife, the largest from the Canary Islands, as almost half [...]

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The Bungle Bungle Mountains

Caressed by the sun, peaks and canyons of the Bungle Bungle Mountains form a dreamscape, that shines as if it had been lit from the interior. Domes striped like a tiger’s coat, rises to a surreal grandeur in Ord River floodplain in eastern Australia, a land that recalls the splendor of underwater . But these [...]

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The Chocolate Hills

At the first sight, the chocolate hills of Bohol Island, belonging to Philippines, seem artificial, as a result of human prodigious efforts, not a creation of the world. Hundreds of conical or rounded hills rise into the top group, one behind another, like the haystacks in the field . They are covered with coarse grass, [...]

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