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Amazing Places
Here we present the most exciting destinations on earth. The world is bigger than you think! Humans` explorations of earth leads to the most amazing adventures. Neither words, photograps nor films do the world`s places justice - they must been seen, heard and touched.
Walking around in the largest concentration camp from the Second World is learning about life in the hard way. Auschwitz was also the site of the largest mass murder in the history of the world, and as the American philosopher George Santayana wrote (see the writing on the wall in one of the barracks in the death camp): “those who does not remember history is bound to live through it again”. |
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What happened to children in Auschwitz? Walking around in the largest concentration camp in Poland from the Second World War gave me a history lesson for life. The history became so unpleasant real. Auschwitz was also the site of the largest mass murder in the history of the world. Especially one thing made a strong emotional impression on me: a large collection of children`s shoes. |
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The Gothic Wawel Castle is both an architectural and historial landmark in Krakow, Cracow, in Poland. Wawel Hill is also probably the most important place in the city. The castle was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. The Wawel Hill used to be the residence of Polish Kings and according to the legend, the dragon.
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The Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) and The Red Cross are inviting 2469 people from multicultural Norway to join them at Norway`s tallest mountain, Mt. Galdhøpiggen, Galdhogpiggen, on the 12th and 13th of June 2009. Anyone who wishes to support multicultural Norway is welcome to participate.
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In 1714 the stone fortress Olavinlinna in Finland was surrounded by the Russian enemy. Inside the Swedish garrison was starving. Their hungry horses screamed in pain. It was a critical situation. Suddenly the horses stopped screaming and silence fall. The soldiers felt relieved for a while until the know what`s happened: the horses had been slaughtered for food, but it was more to come. Today Olavinlinna is one of Finland`s biggest tourist attractions, and the site is used for the annual opera festival.
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What are the world's top destinations, places that every curious traveller should visit in a lifetime? Could it be cities as Amsterdam, Athens, Rome, Bangkok, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Jerusalem, Beijing, Los Angeles or other places? Join National Geographic`s poll, and vote for the city you most like to visit!
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The structure is a series of walls first linked up more than 2,000 years ago. The Great Wall of China is even greater than previously thought, both according to the first detailed survey to establish the length of the ancient barricade and discoveries of hidden structures.
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According to the earliest Norwegian writings, it was in our very district that our ancient gods had their actual site. The Sarpsborg area holds some of the finest relics in the country - rock carvings, burial mounds, fortifications and impressive monuments in stone. Norway's most famous king, Olav Haraldsson - later St. Olav, founded Sarpsborg in 1016. Connected to this article you also will find some general information about Sarpsborg.
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Rough Guides has made a selection of the Iceland`s highlights in the new edition. The country offers outstanding buildings, natural wonders, historic sites and abundant wildlife. There you can experience Dettifoss, Lake Mývat, Geysir, The Blue Lagoon, whale watching, Eiríksstaðir for experiencieng Icelands Viking history at this reconstruction of Eirík the Reds farm in Haukadalur valley. And there are more!
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This book is probably also the most inspiring. Marco Polo`s stories from his journeys in China and other countries have fascinated people around the world for centuries, including Christopher Colombus. Not even the most adventurous journey today can compared with Marco Polo`s unique adventures.
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Three Norwegian women, Cecilie Skog. Silje Hanum Padøy and Linn Yttervik will attempt a Greenland crossing in April 2009. Previously the three girls have done several trips together, among others an expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007.
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Mexican archeologists located in August 2008 the place where Mayans prepared for life after death. It`s on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and is called Xibalba. There the archeologists explore now a maze of stone temples in underground caves, some submerged in water and containing human bones, which ancient Mayans believed was a portal where dead souls entered the underworld.
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The Garden of Eden is a location described in the Book of Genesis as being the place where the first man, Adam, and his wife, Eve, lived after they were created by God. It`s a paradise where all creatures lived in harmony and life was eternity. Researchers believe now they have finally located this place: the land of Dilmun is the Garden of Eden, and is located on the island of Bahrain.
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Stone constructions from an ancient Indian village was found for 2 years ago deep in the Amazon jungle on the Peruan site. The vast tribe is known as the Warriors of the Clouds, also called the Chachapoya, based on the name of the site.
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Ruins of an ancient Indian village was found for 2 years ago well hidden in the Amazon jungle on the Peruan site. The vast tribe is known as the Warriors of the Clouds, also called the Chachapoya. These people is said to had pale skin and blonde hair. Where the Chachapoya people migrants or descenders from migrants from Europe?
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Meeting the Mudmen
in Papua New Guinea
See the video HERE |
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