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Last updated on 04 Nov 2008 01:00:40
[edit] February 2012
- A popular day trip from La Paz goes to Coroico along the scenic "Death Road" (pictured), regarded as the most dangerous road in the world.
- Invented in Damascus, Syria over 2000 years ago, the only place where the traditional making of Damascene can be found today is far from its origins, in Kyoto, Japan
- At a Howler's Inn in Bozeman two rooms overlook wolf enclosures, so guests can enjoy a wolf serenade by moonlight.
- Fishermen used to have their boats blessed in Marseille's cathedral, Notre Dame de la Garde (pictured), and you can still see many boat models hanging around in the church.
[edit] January 2012
- At 105 hectares Abuko Nature Reserve is one of the smallest (if not the smallest) protected areas in Africa, but it still offers a good introduction to the Gambian wildlife.
- Khan Shatyry in Astana is a shopping and entertainment center hosted in a giant transparent tent big enough to hold 10,000 people.
- La Antigua Guatemala (pictured) was the colonial Spanish capital of Central America. It is a World Heritage Site, and is arguably the most popular tourist destination in Guatemala.
- Luxembourg is the only Grand Duchy in the world.
- It is said that you can "see seven states" from the Lover's Leap in Rock city near Chattanooga.
- Tiananmen Square (pictured) in Beijing is the largest square in the world.
- Belgium is home to more than 800 different kinds of beer.
- Kakadu National Park is the largest national park in Australia and contains one of the highest concentrated areas of aboriginal rock art sites in the world.
- Armenia (pictured) has the shape of a long-haired young woman looking westwards.
- The capital Reykjavik is actually one of the best places in Iceland for whale watching.
- Sorrel, a specialty of Dominica, is nicknamed the Christmas drink because of its red color and because the flowers it is made of bloom only around Christmas.
