World’s best holiday spots
Stuck for holiday ideas? Draw inspiration from the winners of the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Destination Awards. See if you can guess who’s at number one…
World’s best holiday spots
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3D Photos of Famous Places
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3D Photos of Famous Places
What if we collect a lot of photos of famous places and make a common picture? Swiss Corinne Vayonnet gathered on the internet amateur photo and made the joint picture of each place.
Himeji Castle, Japan
Ecuadors mainland animals
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Cartoon Themed Ice Hotel in Finland
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6 Fantastic Former Prisons Turned Luxury Hotels
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6 Fantastic Former Prisons Turned Luxury Hotels
Asia's The Beautiful Woman Alive Atlas
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Asia's The Beautiful Woman Alive Atlas
In a fit of ambitious curiosity and anti-jingoism, we sought out a Woman We Love... in every country on the planet. Not necessarily the sexiest, but still — a resource.
10 Exotic Retirement Hot Spots For 2011
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Central and South America offer the winning combination of warm weather and cheap real estate.
Looking for your own slice of heaven? Central and South America offer the unbeatable combination of warm weather and inexpensive real estate. And for Old World charm, you'll always have Paris.
Super-affordable: Nicaragua, specifically León, Granada and San Juan del Sur
America's 10 Best Winter Beach Retreats
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White sand and warm waters are closer than you think. When winter's chill sets in, escape to one of these laid-back, sun-drenched spots—no passport needed.
14 Most Famous Celebrities Owned Resorts
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Movie stars and musicians have branched out from their primary careers to become owners of hotels, inns and resorts around the world. Here are 10 places to stay where you’re sure to feel like a celebrity.
Bedford Post Inn
World's Cheapest Destinations
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The World's Largest Yachts 2010
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The World's Largest Yachts 2010
Scenic Colleges and Universities
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New College of Florida
Sure, you go to college to study, but sometimes the campus and its surroundings are so gorgeous that it’s a challenge to tear your eyes away long enough to open a book. Just in time for the start of the academic year, here are our picks for the nation’s most scenic colleges and universities.
Top 10 Most Beautiful Places in HAWAII
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Lanikai Beach
Sailors hail the good ship 'Plastiki': Boat made from 12,500 plastic bottles completes 8,000-mile Pacific journey
A boat made out of 12,500 recycled plastic bottles docked in Sydney Harbour today after four difficult months crossing the Pacific Ocean on a journey meant to raise awareness about the perils of plastic waste.
The crew of the Plastiki, a 60ft (18m) catamaran which weathered fierce storms during its 8,000 nautical miles at sea, left San Francisco on March 20, stopping at various South Pacific island nations including Kiribati and Samoa along the way.
'This is the hardest part of the journey so far - getting it in!' expedition leader David de Rothschild yelled from the boat as the crew struggled to manoeuvre the difficult-to-steer vessel into port outside the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Art on the Rails
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Andean People Build 120-Foot Handwoven Grass Bridge
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The Qeswachaka hanging bridge, of Cuzco, Chile, is handwoven every year, from a local grass called Qoya.
Located approximately 100 km from Cuzco, Qeswachaka bridge was once part of a network of bridges, built in the time of the Inca empire, but is now the only one of its kind, in the world. Spanning 120 feet over the Apurimac river, at around 13,000 feet above water, Qeswachaka (also spelled Q’eswachaka or Keswachaka) is built using the ancient Qhapaq nan technique, used by the Inca people.
Qhapaq nan bridges were built from grass, and were wide enough for only one person to pass, at a time. In ancient times these bridges were constantly under surveillance and everyone crossing them was monitored. When Pizzaro began his march for Cuzco, Qeswachaka was destroyed, to slow his advance, but was reconstructed, many years later.
Made from a local herb, known as Qoya, the fibers of Qeswachaka bridge deteriorate rapidly, and local communities have to reconstruct the bridge every year. Around 1,000 men and women, from various Andean communities gather at Qeswachaka bridge, every second week of June, for the rebuilding ceremony. Long blade of Qoya grass are woven into six long cables, which are bound and secured by eucalyptus trunks, buried at each end of the bridge.
It’s not that building a more modern bridge would be impossible, but this is a way for the Andean people to celebrate and honor their Inca ancestors, and keep their centuries old traditions alive.
The handwoven bridgemade out of a local grass called "Qoya", spans 120 feet (36 metres) and is rebuilt every year as a communal effort. About 1,000 farmers from the Andean communities of Huinchiri, Quehue, Choccayhua, Ccolana and Chaupibanda take part in the weaving and construction of the bridge, keeping alive an ancient Inca tradition using techniques that have been passed down through generations.
An Andean boy carries rope made from a local grass to be used in the construction of the Qeswachaka hanging bridge, at the southern province of Canas in Cuzco, Peru June 10, 2010. The handwoven bridge made out of a local grass called "Qoya", spans 120 feet (36 metres) and is rebuilt every year as a communal effort.
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