Category Archives: Amazing Facts

Table Mountain

  Having initially been chosen as one of 440 candidates in 2009, Table Mountain attracted millions of votes from around the world before voting closed on Friday.The New7Wonders of Nature are the Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, the Puerto Princesa Underground River and Table Mountain.   3,567 ft (1,087 m) high, Western Cape, South Africa. It overlooks ... Read More »

World’s Shortest Runway-Juancho E. Yrasquin Airport

  Shortest semi-Commercial runway on planet earth. Dubbed one of the shortest runways in the world, approximately 1,300 feet, the pilot landed on the line describing is like landing on a mother ship. The plane had to fly to the cliff before making a sharp turn to the left and eventually landed smoothly. The foundation is located high above the ... Read More »

World’s largest solar boat

  The world’s largest solar boat, Switzerland’s MS Turanor PlanetSolar, sails past the Statue of Liberty as she arrives in New York harbour. Picture: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images Read More »

Wagah Border 

  Wagah Border, also referred to as the Berlin Wall of Asia,  is the only road border crossing between Pakistan and India which lies on the Grand Trunk Road flanked by the cities of Amritsar, Punjab in India and Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan. This only crossing point between Pakistan and India is regularly open to foreigners. The border gates have a visitor gallery on each side, on ... Read More »

Spain Tourist Attractions

  A country on the Iberian Peninsula, situated between Europe and Africa and bounding Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Spain is among the best travel destinations not only for its geographical condition and its results but also for a range of factors such as its own traditions, cuisine, variety of places to see. Spain boasts a ... Read More »

North Sentinel Island

  North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It lies to the west of the southern part of South Andaman Island. Most of the island is forested.The Sentinelese people have resisted all contact with outsiders and finally the Government of India has decided to leave them be. North Sentinel Island lies some 20 miles (32 ... Read More »

Beauty of a Rising Moon

  The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth, and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System.The contrasting blue tints of Lake Superior and its many tiny “ice islands” provided the perfect complement of color and contrast.The moon is at her full, and riding high,floods the calm fields with light.               ... Read More »