THE WORLD’S TALLEST AND LONGEST GLASS-BOTTOM BRIDGE IN CHINA

This year, the world’s tallest and longest glass-bottom bridge will open in China’s Zhangjiajie national park. Designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan, the bridge will span 1,410 feet over a breathtaking 984-foot drop and offer panoramic views of the landscape. In comparison, the Grand Canyon Skywalk in Arizona is just 69 feet long and stands 718 feet above the canyon. The Zhangjiajie bridge isn’t only for casual tourism; it will serve as a runway for fashion shows, and it’ll be home to the world’s highest bungee jump. Construction is scheduled to wrap up in July, with an expected opening in October.

Burning Hole in Turkmenistan from last 4o years

Sleeping Capsules Hang 400 Feet Above Peru’s Sacred Valley

Peru’s Sacred Valley

The Sacred Valley of the Incas or the Urubamba Valley is a valley in the Andes of Peru, close to the Inca capital of Cusco and the ancient city of Machu Picchu. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco.

Sleeping Capsules Hang 400 Feet Above Peru’s Sacred Valley

Top Tourist Attractions in Italy

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa  or simply the Tower of Pisa  is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended slope to one side.

The height of the tower is 55.86 meters  from the ground on the low side and 56.67 meters on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m . Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons .

The tower has 296 or 294 steps. 

The seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. Prior to restoration work performed between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees.

Many ideas have been suggested to straighten the Tower of Pisa, including taking it apart stone by stone and rebuilding it at a different location.In the 1920s the foundations of the tower were injected with cement grouting that has stabilized the tower to some extent.

Until recent years tourists were not allowed to climb the staircase inside the tower, due to consolidation work.

But now the leaning Tower of Pisa is open again and it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy.

Blue Grotto (Capri)

The Blue Grotto  is a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy. Sunlight, passing through an underwater cavity and shining through the seawater, creates a blue reflection that illuminates the cavern.The Blue Grotto is one of several sea caves, worldwide, that is flooded with a brilliant blue or emerald light. The cave extends some 50 metres into the cliff at the surface, and is about 150 metres deep, with a sandy bottom.

Mount Etna

Mt Etna is the largest active volcano in Europe. It has an elliptical base (38 x 47 km) and a maximum elevation of about 3350 m. The volcano dominates the landscape of NE Sicily, Italy. The first eruptions at Etna occurred 500,000 years ago.

Trevi Fountain

Trevi fountain is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 86 ft high and 161.3 ft wide.It is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.

Amalfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast is a popular tourist destination for the region and Italy as a whole, attracting thousands of tourists annually.In 1997, the Amalfi Coast was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a cultural landscape.There are buses and ferries along the Amalfi Coast.

The Great Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Sultan Ahmed Mosque  is a historic mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is also known as the Blue Mosque because of its  blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.The Sultan Ahmed Mosque has one main dome, six minarets, and eight secondary domes. The design is the culmination of two centuries of Ottoman mosque development.it is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period.

Sultan Ahmed MosqueBlue Mosque

Interior view, featuring the prayer area and the main dome

Night view of mosque

Palawan is the world's Top Island Destination

Palawan Island is the biggest island of the Palawan Province, Philippines. The northern shoreline of the island is along the South China Sea, while the southern coast structures a piece of the northern furthest reaches of the Sulu Sea. This island is exceptionally undeveloped and conventional. Rich untamed life, wilderness mountains, and white sandy shorelines pull in numerous sightseers.

Palawan, the main Philippine island refered to, is appraised by National Geographic Traveler magazine as the best island end in East and Southeast Asia area in 2007, and the thirteenth best island on the planet having “amazingly delightful regular seascapes and scenes. A standout amongst the most biodiverse (physical and marine) islands in the Philippines. The island has had a Biosphere Reserve status since right on time 1990s, indicating nearby enthusiasm for preservation and practical improvement

This is a beautiful heaven with well organised tours value for money.

world's first and only all glass undersea restaurant

1. The Maldives is a tropical nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 coral atolls, which are made up of hundreds of islands. It’s known for its beaches, blue lagoons and extensive reefs. The capital, Malé, has a busy fish market, restaurants and shops on Majeedhee Magu and 17th-century Hukuru Miskiy (also known as Old Friday Mosque) made of coral stone.The World’s first under-sea restaurant, Ithaa, opened in the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island in 2005.

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   Ithaa is the world's first and only all glass undersea restaurant

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Ithaa sits five metres below the surface, offering 180-degree panoramic views of the vibrant coral gardens surrounding it. Ithaa (meaning 'mother of pearl' in the Maldivian language of Dihevi) serves contemporary European cuisine in a six-course set dinner menu. 

This place rocks! A wonderfull restaurant built inside a cave on the Italian coast

Grotta Palazzese restaurant in Polignano a Mare in Southern Italy was built inside a cave centuries ago, allowing for one of the world's most unique dining experiences.Carved from the cliff face's limestone, the restaurant juts out 74 feet above sea level, allowing diners to watch the waves lap the shores just beneath them.

KHEWARA SALT MINE:One of the larget salt mine in pakistan

Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is located in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision ofJhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan, which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Plain. 
It is Pakistan's largest and oldest salt mine and the world's second largest. It is a major tourist attraction, drawing up to 250,000 visitors a year.
Estimates of the total reserves of salt in the mines range from 82 million tons to 600 million tons.

History 

Entrance of mine

A small mosque inside the mine made up of salt 

Beautiful lighted walls inside mine

 In raw form it contains negligible amounts of Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sulfates and moisture, with Iron, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Chromium and Lead as trace elements. Salt from Khewra, also known as Himalayan salt, is red, pink, off-white or transparent.

World Largest gold mine

Grasberg Mine the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world. It is located in the province of Papua in Indonesia near Puncak Jaya, the highest mountain in Papua, and it has 19,500 employees.

The Grasberg Mine complex from space. Puncak Jaya is the high point of the snow-covered ridge to the east of the mine. The peak is at 4,884 meters (16,024 ft) above sea level. The rim of the open pit is at about 4,270 meters (14,010 ft)

Efforts and Courage

June 21, 2010
" Find ways and moments that give meaning and purpose to your existence and be moved, drawn, and inspired by them. Keep love, hope, and faith in your heart and always allow God's will to be upon you. You only live once; maximize it up to your full potential. It doesn't matter if you hit it big or how far you have gone... but the thought that you did your best is good enough. When you were able to change others lives and make a difference, wow, that will be awesome, a huge bonus. Smile always. Keep the love and share the love of your heart, where God resides."Written in 2009 by James Padilla --- Philippines

Dignity,Respect and Mannersa key to success

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