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A Delight Discovery Of Tranquility: Lyttelton Port
Lyttelton port is one of the extra-ordinary ports; it has emerged out of extinct volcano which gives it a very beautiful view. It is next to the Banks of Peninsula and connected to the Christchurch by the roadway and railway tunnels. The Lyttelton is also a town which is beautiful because of its location between extinct volcano mountains. . The whole city looks like post card picture, unreal to the eyes. You have to see the one of the best feature of the town, Timeball station. It was erected in 1876 and the only one out of five Timeball station in the world which is in still working condition. It was build to know the marine chronometer by this the sailors would know longitude of sea. Above the port on the ridge is located a castle- like building which gives a fantastic view of the port. [...]
Stunner Of Atlantic Ocean: The Mother City
In the wild Atlantic Ocean, lies the stunning and most spectacular city, nick name as Mother City, The Cape Town, a beautiful city with gorgeous people, fantastic beaches and exotic backdrops. Sir Francis Drake described it as “”…the fairest Cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth,” when he sailed into Table Bay in 1580. Cape Town Highlights In the summer, Cape Town has the richer/sexier/famous people all holidaying here. The Cape Town has its on glitz and is high on the glamour quotient. The international media- Hollywood, International Music industry, Famous top models and high stream of Fashion Designers flock the town, with film crews to shoot for films or fashion shoots of models is sultry bikini or nude shot and also shooting of music videos for the city [...]
Voyage Through The Sand: Cruising To Cairo
Bon Voyage! With Louise Vinton bags packed with my luggage, we went on to the Voyage on to the Cairo. As per the plan trip we had to take a cruise ship from Port Said. It was a day trip to Cairo, the capital of Egypt; the distance was some what 160 km i.e. 100 miles south. With some and history and geography that I learned in my school days I can tell you about Port Said. It is on the Mediterranean coast, on the Suez Canal. Today it is a place of elite and wealthy people who come in summer for its popular resorts. Port Said has distinctive architecture and some old grand houses. Well as we started through the Cruise, we were mostly on deck, basking the scorching sun and applying the sun blocks. Wearing hats and sun glasses we all enjoyed gliding through as we reached Cairo. As we entered [...]
Enjoy The Isolation On Saint Helena Island
It was beautiful and warm sunrise which made the morning pleasant. It is always a pleasant feeling to watch the early sunrise but this one was too different from the ones which I have experienced; a morning in the mid sea with gallon and gallons of water all around beneath the blue clear sky. The ship was tearing the water so soft making its way towards an unknown destination. Well it was too different experience for me. Disgusted with the my hectic life in metropolitan I had decided to just walk away somewhere far, where no one could associate me with anything, where I will be stranger and I don’t have to care for anyone. It was not that I was running away I just wanted a break. But this time I had decided I don’t want to land in any city where people are just walking with the hands of [...]
Attractions Representing Sydney
Sydney, a place that admires each and every people of the world and is one of the popular tourist destinations is situated in Australia. It is the largest city of Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. As the city is so large, its population cannot be lack behind. It has an estimated population of 4.34 million and covers an area of about 12,000 square kilometers. Sydney is also known as “the Harbour City” and its residents are called as ‘Sydneysiders’. Sydney was constructed on hills that are bounding Sydney Harbour and was established by Arthur Phillip in the year 1788 at Sydney Cove. Sydney Cove is the inlet of Tasman Sea that lies on the Southeast Coast of Australia. Sydney is an international centre for Arts, Commerce, Fashion, Culture, Entertainment, Education and [...]
Melbourne: A Heart Of Millions
Are you planning to spend your holidays in a place that will give you a pleasant experience and enjoyable life? Are you looking for a luxurious place that will be easily accessible and will give you plenty of sites to visit? Then here I have a place in my mind that will offer you much more than you have thought of. Melbourne, a state capital of Victoria that lies on the Port Phillip Bay in Australia, is a better option for you with plenty of sightseeing and exotic locations. Melbourne has 4 million populations and its inhabitants are known as “Melburnian”. Melbourne could be found near the Yarra River where people lived earlier for some thousands of years. British settlers were deeply attracted by this waterway. The Port Phillip Settlement is a Colony of New South Wales established in the [...]