Travel Information to Clontarf Castle Hotel

Clontarf Castle was built in 1172 and changed hands several times in the 17th century, including from military and political leader Oliver Cromwell to Captain John Blackwell. Nearly 200 years later, due to sinking foundations, the building was demolished and then rebuilt in 1837. Travel Information to Clontarf Castle Hotel Clontarf Castle Hotel is located:…

Sugarloaf Mountain Cable Car

In 1912, the launch of an aerial tramway system in Rio de Janeiro added to the Brazilian tourist map an enterprise that would become famous worldwide: the Sugarloaf Cable Car. Today, the view of the constant come and go of the bondinhos is a part of the city’s landscape. The Sugarloaf tourist complex was built…

Travel to Venezuela -Just What You Expected.

Travel to Venezuela, where the Andes meet the Caribbean. Capital of Venezuela’s Andes is Merida, the region’s base for mountaineering and trekking. Far below at the heart of Venezuela are the llanos (plains), an immense area of flat savannah rich in wildlife. With the longest coastline in the Caribbean at over 2500 km, Venezuela has…

Eastern State Penitentiary’s An Haunted Attraction Terror Behind The Walls

The frightful Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary. The iconic Halloween attraction attracts people from around the world.Eastern State Penitentiary’s terrifying Terror Behind The Walls turns the fright factor up on fall fun with a spooky theatrical production all taking place within the walls of an already-eerie crumbling historic prison that has been…

Martinique Travel Guide – A Refined French-Caribbean island

Martinique is the definition of a refined French-Caribbean island – fashionable and elegant, with an abundance of flora.  Martinique offers a seductive mix of magnificent beaches, lush mountains, fascinating history, and flamboyant tropical gardens. Fort-de-France is the main city and capital of this enticing island in the French West Indies. Visitors can explore architectural sites…

Travel Guide to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country and former Soviet republic, extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains at its eastern border with China and Russia. Its largest metropolis, Almaty, is a long-standing trading hub whose landmarks include Ascension Cathedral, a tsarist-era Russian Orthodox church, and the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan,…

Pahela Baishakh – The first day of the Bengali calendar

The first day of Bangla year is called Pahela Baishakh. Although Poila Baisakh is very much a part of the Hindu calendar, ‘Naba Barsho’ is a national festival for the Islamic State of Bangladesh, and a distinctly greater exuberance marks the festivities in this part of Bengal. While it’s Poila Boishakh in West Bengal, it’s…

Rash Mela at Dubla Char (Island), Satkhira Sunderbans

Dubla Rash Mela is the biggest fair in not only Bagerhat, but also the entire Bangladesh. This has become a grand occasion for many foreign tourists visiting the Sundarbans and people come from India as well. At the centre of the festival are twenty thousand temporary fishermen who are engaged in catching and drying fish…

VY Canis -one of the largest known stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

VY Canis Majoris, This red super-giant star has a radius of 950-1200 times the size of the Sun, and would engulf the orbit of Jupiter if placed in our Solar System. But that’s nothing. The largest known star is VY Canis Majoris; a red hypergiant star in the Canis Major constellation, located about 5,000 light-years…