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• Bolinas Cliff View Bolinas Cliff View

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    An incredible view of the Pacific Ocean from the cliffs just west of Bolinas, California. No guardrails.

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• Golf Greens at the Mayan Palac Golf Greens at the Mayan Palace Resort - Rocky Point - Puerto Penasco, Mexico

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• Marten's Brittle Star Marten's Brittle Star

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    A tiny juvenile smaller than a centimeter.

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• Famous Places To Visit in Cuba Famous Places To Visit in Cuba

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    Cuba is famous for its culture i.e, emerged from Asian, Spanish, French and African influences.Apart From cultural Evidences,Other Towns of cuba are also attractive.Visitors can Easily find beautiful buildings,churches theaters etc.
    Its always confusing so you travel to distant location that you are not familier with.  if you're not sure of the best way to go.In order to save money,and time the best way to do that is to know your options for getting from one place to the other.
    
    In Cuba One of the easiest ways to travel by renting a car.Renting a car is  costly options but it may be worth the expense for the convenience and freedom.While ,Driving in Cuba is a unique experience that requires  attention and caution.You must watch out for cyclists,horse carts,pedestrians and even oxen that travel the highways and ignore the vehicles rushing by.Many drivers pf cuba  don't use their lights at night, reason is  that they are familier with the roads.You can rent a vehicle in nearly any city and in most cases you can return it in a different city.
    
    There are different sightseeing Places in cuba:
    Holguin: Holguin is Located in east of cuba. The City is situated 65 Kms from Frank Pais International Airport, is near to Banes and Gibara.Holguin features a warm subtropical climate. Tourists comes here to watch Rivers,waterfalls,dams etc.
    
    Trinidad:Trinidad is situated in the foot of Guamuhaya mountain. The town is like a large meseum set between the sea and the mountaians in central cuba.
    
    Havana: Havana is one of the most famous city of Cuba. Here you can  discover  houses of a unique eclecticism and tall buildings.Havana offers the most exciting adventures anyone can experience in the Caribbean.
    
    Cuba is a very safe country.  Tourists  can walk around at night in tourist areas without having to worry.  Police officers are posted at every street corner to ensure tourist security and they will never give you any trouble.
    
    The Caribbean beaches of Cuba are stunningly beautiful. You can find deserted beaches.The dry season runs from November to April,  which is best  time of year to visit Cuba.
    
    Visit Carsrentalcuba.com To get best Car Rental Services in Cuba.We cover all the key Cuban cities as our rental pick up locations for your comfort level.
     

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• Interesting Tibetan Burial Cus Interesting Tibetan Burial Customs

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    When dealing with Tibetan funeral obituary customs, sky funeral would come into the mind for most of us because sky burial will be the most interesting ritual if anyone else is outside Tibet. Most vacationers are inquisitive about the atmosphere burial whenever travel to Tibet. In actual fact, other sorts of funeral ways are also practiced within Tibet, which includes inhumation, cremation, mineral water burial, hardwood burial, stupa funeral, cliff funeral, stone coffin funeral and multi-person funeral, etc.

     

    Inhumation

     

    Inhumation will be the earliest funeral obituary practice within Tibet. In ancient times, inhumation prevailed within remote regions of Tibet in addition to take that ruling position in the Tubo Kingdom period. It experienced evolved to its maximum and become the noblest funeral obituary practice once the Tubo Kingdom appeared to be also completely flourished. Right now, we may still get some spectacular royal tombs regarding Tibet Kings and royalties. If you're interesting within Tibetan inhumation, you can make a Tibet vacation to Qonggyai State of Shannan Prefecture to visit the Tombs regarding Tibetan Kings.

     

    However by using decline in the Tubo Kingdom, inhumation is actually gradually taken to be a humble funeral way mainly for useless of transmittable disease as well as accident or for any outlanders, that are considered since impure without qualified with regard to celestial funeral or mineral water burial.

     

    Atmosphere Burial

     

    Within Tibetan Buddhism, it is actually believed which sky funeral or celestial funeral represents its wishes to visit heaven. It will be the most frequent way with regard to commoners to face the useless in Tibet. In case you make any Lhasa vacation with Drigung Til Monastery, you should have a possibility a notice the atmosphere burial web page there.

     

    Whenever a Tibetan drops dead, the corpse is actually wrapped within white Tibetan towel and put into a corner in the house with regard to three as well as five nights, during which monks as well as lamas tend to be asked to read that scripture aloud so the souls might be released from purgatory.

     

    One's body is carried into the burial site for a lucky morning. Meanwhile a good number of cypress branches shall be burned to create smoke to attract condors to eat one's body. If that vultures take place and eat one's body, it shows that the useless has absolutely no sin which his/her soul went peacefully into the Paradise with regard to Tibetans believe that the condors to the mountains round the celestial funeral platform tend to be "holy birds" in addition to only eat the body without approaching any compact animals in close proximity. Any is still left because of the holy birds needs to be collected up and burnt as you move Lamas chant sutras to redeem that sins in the dead, because of the remains would tie that spirits to that life.

     

    Many tourists doing tour to Tibet may choose to watch doing this of any sky funeral. But it isn't allowed to perform it due to the fact strangers usually are not allowed to go to the service for Tibetans believe it will eventually bring unfavorable efforts into the ascending in the souls. So website visitors should esteem this custom made and stay away from such situations. But vacationers can watch a atmosphere burial from Langmusi to the border regarding Gansu in addition to Sichuan should they make a good Amdo Tibet Vacation.

     

    Mineral water Burial

     

    Water burial is considered as any derivative in the sky funeral in Tibet. Its place is two-fold within different regions of Tibet. Celestial funeral prevails within central Tibet in addition to water funeral is thus limited to the very poor people within this area.

     

    Alternatively, in marginal regions of Tibet, especially in the deep valleys within Southern Tibet where you will discover few vultures accessible, water funeral becomes the principle way for any local men and women. They usually do not think regarding it as being inferior to celestial funeral, since together are with regard to dedication into the deities, whether in the air as well as under mineral water. Thus, people there usually do not eat sea food. Do esteem their custom once you do any Tibet vacation to that area.

     

    Stupa Funeral

     

    Stupa burial will be the holiest funeral obituary practice within Tibet. Only grand Living Buddhas and very few noblemen might be qualified. Stupa is often a Tibetan Buddhist religious monument and a sacred funeral site. It really is reserved with regard to Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama as well as the Living Buddha. Every time they pass out, their body frames will follow antiseptic treatment, mummification as well as preservation, after which you can reside within the platinum or magic stupa with regard to worship. Once you travel to Tibet, notice many stupas within monasteries regarding Tibet.

     

    Hardwood Burial

     

    Tree funeral prevails within Nyingchi Prefecture which is mainly used for aborted youngsters. The process should be to clean one's body with sodium solution, then spot it into a wooden dog house, cask as well as bamboo basket, and carry it to forested spot north-facing to the mountain, and hang for a great hardwood, so another children in the family will get rid being injured again.

     

    Cliff Funeral

     

    Cliff burial is especially practiced within southern Tibet. Whenever a person drops dead, the body shall be coated by using ghee as well as milk, in addition to treated by using salts in addition to perfume, after which you can sealed in the small cube-shaped timber crate. The funeral site is normally selected within places far away from human habitation, especially in the cliffs place aside regarding torrential pond valleys. Make Tibet trekking tour, you obtain a possibility to find any cliff funeral site within remote areas.

     

    The Tibetan funeral obituary customs are actually greatly inspired by Tibetan Buddhism, Bon Religion and also the nonparallel organic and ethnical environment.

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• Sunrise at Haleakala Sunrise at Haleakala

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    On Maui, one of the best things to do is to get up before 3 a.m. and drive to the top of the volcano at Haleakala and watch sunrise.  It is over 10,000 feet above sea level and every mile up is on a curved , hairpin road, but it is worth the effort. It is spectacular. Sunrise is greeted by a crowd of people and a beautiful song sung by a native Hawaiian. When you drive back down in the daylight, you see the beautiful views and the drop-offs on the sides of the road that you just came up in the dark.

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• Unique Traditional Tibetan Foo Unique Traditional Tibetan Foods

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    The distinctive environment of Tibet produces unique traditional Tibetan foods that can only be tasted in Tibet. It is said that you have never been to Tibet if you haven't ever tasted Tibetan food. Tourists to Tibet will firstly check the unique Tibetan food when travel to Tibet. Tibetan main foods are Tsampa (Zan Ba), pea, horsebean, milk sediments, meats and milk products. Tibetan like eat air-dry beef, mutton. The major drinks in Tibet (Lhasa) are ghee tea, pure tea, sweet tea, fresh milk and Chang. Especially the Tsampa, ghee, tea, cow and sheep meat are reputed as "four treasures in Tibetan dining". If you make a tour to Tibet, do not miss the delicious highland food. Traditional Tibetan food uses roasted barley flour, yak meat, milk, cheese, yoghurt and butter. This diet sustains those living at high altitude and the extreme conditions of the high plateau as little vegetation grows there. In contrast, the diet of those living in the Tibetan Himalayan foothills, where a wide range of fruit and vegetables are cultivated, is more varied. There is an abundance of wild herbs and mushrooms which are commonly used in Traditional Tibetan medicine and also used in cooking Tibetan food. Due to Tibet's distance from the sea and, more importantly, a deep rooted belief in limiting the killing of sentient beings, fish and seafood are not widely used. In some areas of Tibet, Tibetan people even do not eat fish as they regard fish as the incarnation of the god of water or due to the fear of its bone getting stuck in the throat. Whatever, travelers are kindly required to respect local Tibetan customs during Tibet tour. Tsampa Tsampa is one of the stable foodstuffs in Tibet and very important to Tibetan. It is rich in nutrition and has large heat which is suitable for allaying hunger and keeping out cold. Generally, Tibetan people eat Tsampa every day and every meals. As the Tsampa is very simple to prepare, it is a convenient food for Tibetan, especially the herds such as sherpas, nomads and other nomadic people in Tibet. The Tsampa is made of highland barley, a kind of cereal crops. With abundant nourishments and outstanding curative and health care function, highland barley is the main material of making Tsampa. The barley flour usually mixed with salty Tibetan butter tea. Tsampa is goluptious, crisp and sweet. Tibetan people like to have Tsampa assistant with dishes, butter tea and capsicum. When eating Tsampa, Tibetan people would put some butter tea at the bottom of the bowl and put some barley flour, then stir gently with the forefinger and knead with the hand. When you make a Lhasa tour, you can go to a sweet tea house in Lhasa, order a cup of sweet tea and some Tsampa, sit down to enjoy the food as local people do. Tibetan Sausage Tibetan Sausage was created by Tibetan nomads more than 1000 years ago. The main method to make Tibetan sausage is to prime different materials into the fresh animal guts such as sheep, pig or cow. When put the stuffing into the intestines, people will put some assistant ingredients such as salt, pepper powder, chopped ginger and so on. The Tibetan sausages can be either steamed or roasted and then cut into slices to eat. Tibetan usually make this food in batches during new-year time. The Tibetan sausage taste fresh and goluptious and not oily, which is a nice cold dish. Then it can be stored for about one year. Therefore, you can buy some Tibetan sausage and take back home when you travel to Tibet. According to different materials, the sausage can be divided into several categories. The sausage filling with sheep blood called Blood Sausage; and the one that stuffed with dogmeat named Meat Sausage; sausage which is filled with flour paste and edible oil is called Four Sausage; the one mainly filled with sheep fat together with some chopped meat named Oil Sausage; sausage stuffed with chopped animal liver called Liver Sausage.

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• The Secret Cove The Secret Cove

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    Close your eyes and drift away with me to a picturesque secret cove by the sea, in our minds to ocean blue to a white sandy beach that welcomes you.

    Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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• A Chronological Breakdown of D A Chronological Breakdown of Deccan Odyssey Destinations

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    The second luxury train to be launched after the famous Palace on Wheels train, Deccan Odyssey is quite a popular name with the connoisseurs of luxury travel around the world. A joint venture of the Maharashtra State Tourism and Development Corporation (MTDC) and the Indian Railways, the luxury tourist train embarked on its maiden voyage on 16^th January, 2004. Over the course of 8 days and 7 nights, the luxury train traverses the course of  enchanting destinations in Maharashtra which include Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Goa, Kolhapur, Daulatabad, Chandrapur, Ajanta Caves and Nasik. Here is the chronological breakdown of destinations covered on board.

    Mumbai- The City of Dreams

    ‘A city that never sleeps’; the phrase is quite appropriate from the perspective of Mumbai. It abounds with colonial heritage and was gifted to English King Charles II, as a part of the dowry, on his marriage to Portugeuse princess Catherine.

    

     

     

    The colonial impact is still prevalent on its monuments such as the Gateway of India, Prince of Wales museum, Victoria Terminus Museum and many others.

     

    Sindhudurg- The formidable Sea Fort

    Sitting on the Konkan coast, Sindhudurg houses an invincible fort constructed by Shivaji in the 17^th century.

     

    

    It is believed that around 4000 stack of iron were used to shape the foundation of this fort.

    Goa- The Beach Capital of India

    Perhaps the most attractive tourist destination in India, Goa thrives with natural endowments.

    

     

    The 125 kilometer long  coastline of Goa is dotted with several pristine beaches, which is a big draw among tourists from all quarters.

    Kolhapur-The Cultural City

    Once the capital of the Maratha state, Kolhapur is quite famous for its leather sandals, wrestlers, traditional jewelry and cuisines.

     

    

    The  Mahalakshmi Temple and Chattrapati Shahu Museum are quite famous in this city.

     

    Aurangabad- The Tourist Capital of Maharashtra

    Named after Aurangzeb, the son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, Aurangabad is regarded as one of the fastest growing cities in India and the tourist capital of Maharashtra.

    

     

    The city is the gateway to the famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves. Other attractions that you will visit at this Deccan Odyssey destination include Bibi ka Maqbara and Daulatabad Fort.

    Nashik- The Land of Gods

    According to Hindu mythology, Lord Ram spent fourteen years of his exile at this place.

    

    The major attractions of this beautiful city include Dudhsagar Falls, Gangapur Dam, Pandav Caves, vineyards and bird sanctuary. 

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• Sindhudurg- The formidable Sea Sindhudurg- The formidable Sea Fort

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• Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay

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    Ha Long Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long,  listen, literally: "descending dragon bay") is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Van Don district. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bái Tử Long bay to the northeast, and Cát Bà islands to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters.

    Ha Long Bay has an area of around 1,553 km², including 1,960–2,000 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km² with a high density of 775 islets.^[1] The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments. The evolution of the karst in this bay has taken 20 million years under the impact of the tropical wet climate.^[2] The geo-diversity of the environment in the area has created biodiversity, including a tropical evergreen biosystem, oceanic and sea shore biosystem.^[3] Ha Long Bay is home to 14 endemic floral species^[4] and 60 endemic faunal species.^[5]

    Historical research surveys have shown the presence of prehistorical human beings in this area tens of thousands years ago. The successive ancient cultures are the Soi Nhụ culture around 18,000–7000 BC, the Cái Bèo culture 7000–5000 BC^[6] and the Hạ Long culture 5,000–3,500 years ago.^[7] Hạ Long Bay also marked important events in thehistory of Vietnam with many artifacts found in Bài Thơ Mout, Đầu Gỗ Cave, Bãi Cháy.^[7]

    500 years ago, Nguyen Trai praised the beauty of Hạ Long Bay in his verse Lộ nhập Vân Đồn, in which he called it "rock wonder in the sky".^[8] In 1962, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam listed Hạ Long Bay in the National Relics and Landscapes publication.^[9] In 1994, the core zone of Hạ Long Bay was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site according to criterion vii, and listed for a second time according to criterion viii.^[1

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• Mykonos Diving in Caverns wit Mykonos Diving in Caverns wit GoDive Resort

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    Diving and snorkeling to Tragonisi island cavern/cave system is one of the most popular dives. Tragonisi is a small rocky island, just a few meters east of the island of Mykonos. Everybody can admire a unique marine environment among the different chambers/tunnels. Yellow sea anemones are exclusively found in this area. Caverns diving is the exploration of permanent, naturally occurring overhead environments while remaining within sight of their entrances.

    Tragonisi is a protected nature reserve and a haven for the Monachus monachus seal. Diving at the “Seal Cave”is addressed to experienced divers and only upon request. Its a unique dive due to possibilities for a closer encounter with a Monachus monachus seal.

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• Qingdao Qingdao

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    The old town of Qingdao is very special, with a lot of European-style architectures there. Almost across each mountain, there are some parks and also some residences of celebrities. If you stay in a hotel in Qingdao, it’s better to choose the one near to the sea because in autumn, there are a lot of beautiful landscapes that you are able to see anytime when walking out of your hotel. 
       
    The trestle of Qingdao, located in the south of Zhongshan Road where there are a number of tourists, is built over a gulf for visitors to board the sightseeing ship to cruise on the river.

    The trestle is as old as some of the buildings in Qingdao. In Qing Dynasty, an imperial envoy Li Hung-Chang came to Qingdao to inspect. During that time, he wanted to take a big ship there, but since Qingdao was a very small village where there was no port, the ship could not be parked. A harbor which was later built for temporarily use and rebuilt for several times is not a port any more now but an art gallery where some of art works are exhibited.

    What’s more, the trestle is the symbol of Qingdao which is a must-visit scenic spot. At the end of the trestle is a pavilion which looks really special against the European-style buildings around it, with double eaves of Chinese traditional styles on the roof. The trestle which is situated over the gulf is 440 meters long and 8 meters wide with concrete structures. At the south part of it is a half round jetty. There is an attic with eight corner angles where tourists are able to see layers of waves surging. The attic has bee approved as one of the best scenic spots in Qingdao. On the other hand, the night views around the trestle are much more beautiful in daytime than in nighttime.                

    The Christian church in Qingdao is a well-known religious building located at Road 15, near to Xinhao Shan Park in the east where there are magnificent landscapes.
    The wide and flat square in front of the church looks very magnificent against a forest and all kinds of western-style architectures around it. Stepping onto narrow steps, you will see its strong walls, half round window frames, pitched roofs and bell tower.

    The Christian church is a typical German-style building composed of a bell tower and an auditorium. The bell tower on which you are able to have a bird view of sea views is 39.10 meters high, with a huge clock on there that makes the solemn church mysterious. On the other hand, the auditorium which is composed of two floors, with delicate decoration of the interior looks very special and accommodates thousands of people at a time.     

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• Beach Beauty Beach Beauty

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    Picture taken on the beach in Fort Myers FL.   The white sand fill with sea shells was a pretty backround for the seagull strolling around looking for food.

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• Going on my trip in Ali Mounta Going on my trip in Ali Mountain.

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    Ali Mountain is full of oxygen inside, equipped with an outdoor bathing place. Wherever we went, we saw everything in front of us that is green. It was raining a little bit that day and raindrops sometimes dropped on the umbrella over my head. Seeing that scene, I felt as if I had gone back to the times when the novels of Chiung Yao were very popular. Supposed at the Sister River stand two of charming girls, with two umbrellas in hand, this picture would fit well with that scene.             

    The Sister River which looks like a rectangle is composed of different-shaped lakes, covering an area of 160 square meters. There was a legend that two of girls committed suicide together for love and that ‘s why it’s called the Sister River. In addition, on the river was established a wooden pavilion for visitors to have a rest, and around the river is a footpath for 180 meters long for tourists to visit.

    Sunrise, sea of clouds, sunset, forests, high mountains and railways are five special attractions in Ali Mountain. The Forest Railway of Ali Mountain which was built between 1912 and 1949 is one of the three railways in the world that were built on mountains, with 6.25 percent of hillsides throughout the railroad of 762 meters long, and extends from Jiayi City with an altitude of 30 meters high to Ali Mountain of 2216 meters high. If you have a sightseeing tour by train in Ali Mountain, that will be an impressive experience for you, because on the way, you will pass by a spiral mountain, enjoy landscapes different from those you did somewhere else and also go through three different zones where you will feel hot, warm, and cool.  

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• Snack Time Snack Time

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    In Oregon

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• Life's a Beach, Right? Life's a Beach, Right?

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    in Oregon

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• Waterscape Waterscape

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    Central Oregon Coast at minus tide..

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• Minus Tide in Oregon II Minus Tide in Oregon II

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