(France) – Visiting Château Gaillard, Normandy

At 40km from Rouen, Chateau Gaillard is a classified historic monument (classified in 1852) standing in impressive ruins above the village of Les Andelys in the Normandy countryside. (France) – Château Gaillard, Normandy Brief history of Chateau Gaillard The castle was built by Richard the Lionheart over a two year period starting in 1196, to an unusual design that involved successive rings of moats and fortifications, making the inner keep almost impregnable. (France)...

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(Turkey) – The Goreme Valley of Cappadocia, Turkey – The paradise of hikers

Goreme (Göreme, pronounced guh-reh-meh, uh like er in "her") is a town in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. The town is centered in the middle of a internationally popular region that is best known for its natural rock formations, often called "fairy chimneys". (Turkey) – The Goreme Valley of Cappadocia, Turkey The Goreme Valley is quite large, connected by several towns. In order to see all of the valley’s popular rock formations, fairy chimneys and breathtaking...

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(United Arab Emirates) – Bu Tinah Island - Home of the dugong

Located off the western coastline of Abu Dhabi, Bu Tinah Island is a unique and matchless wonder of nature that is still wild and undisturbed by human activity and is home to the second-largest dugong population in the world. With shallow sparkling blue waters and its sandy beaches and inhabited by endangered animals, musical birds, Bu Tinah Island is the perfect retreat away from human hustle and bustle.  A horse-shoe shaped island, Bu Tinah boasts rich marine...

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(Vietnam) - My Son Sanctuary – The complex of Champa Architecture

My Son is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa (Chiêm Thành in Vietnamese). The temples are dedicated to the worship of the god Shiva, known under various local names, the most important of which is "Bhadresvara." (Vietnam) - My Son Sanctuary Geographical positionMy Son Sanctuary is set in a small valley belonging to Duy Phu Commune, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province,...

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(Puerto Rico) – A journey to El Yunque tropical rainforest

El Yunque is the local name for The Caribbean National Forest in Puerto Rico. A tropical rain forest is found in warm climates in the tropics close to the equator. There are many tropical rain forests around the world. El Yunque is the only Tropical Rain Forest in the United State's National Forest System. (Puerto Rico) – El Yunque tropical rainforest A rain forest is a quiet place but at El Yunque you can hear the ocassional coquí or two chirping in the middle...

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(Russia) – Kamchatka – The land of true wilderness

Kamchatka is without exaggeration one of the most spectacular regions in Russia. It occupies the area of 470,000 sq. km, which equals the size of France, Belgium and Luxembourg combined, and separates the Sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific Ocean. One should not confuse Kamchatka with Siberia; this name is used for the peninsula itself and the closest part of the continent, including Karaginsky Island and the Komandorsky Archipelago. The mountain ridges - Sredinny, Valaginsky,...

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