I'll be visiting Beijing in March and I've been reading about the various sections of the Great Wall that are near by. I'm always interested in places that are
After seeing this question about Yugoslavian monuments, I'd like to go check out the monument at Petrova Gora: It seems there are regular buses and trains to
I was browsing through some photo archives and encountered this startling photo... The photo metadata reveals that it was taken in 2005 with an Olympus camer
I am informed that the only known section of the Berlin Wall situated in Russia is on the grounds of the Andrei Sakharov Center. The centre itself is composed
What is the oldest building or structure in the world that's still in regular use today? For the sake of the question, I'm not looking for something that sti
There is a small town in New Mexico on I-40 called Continental Divide (wikipedia isn't very helpful here). I see on this map that the Continental Divide Trail d
As a keepsake for my traveling in Germany, I would like to take a pebble from the Berlin Wall-is it illegal (or perhaps frowned upon) to do so? I'm aware that
Will I be able to see anything recognizable on Alcatraz from shore? Like from Pier 39 in San Francisco.
Next week I am going to visit Rome at scientific conference. It will last for 5 days (Monday - Friday) from 9:00 - 17:00. So I won't have much
On my way down the west coast of Taiwan some weeks ago I passed a large monument marking the Tropic of Cancer. The site itself was a bit cheesy but just having
I have been to Cape Gaspé at the end of the Gaspésie peninsula. When I got there, I was pleasantly surprised that the national park personnel set
I would be taking a few of my International friends to Berlin end of this year and I was wondering if a spot registration would be possible for visiting the Rei
I recently discovered this very interesting geographical singularity in The Netherlands (or Belgium depending on how you see it) in Baerle-Nas
A book I bought for my son on volcanoes has a page on geysers. The geyser in the image below is listed as being Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. I h
I am going to Paris for approximately 4 days at the end of June. I have been there before and have been to Versailles, Louvre, catacombs, Eiffel Tour, Arc de Tr
Several years ago, I drove around Lanzarote, and came across this strange rock, but I cannot remember why. Can someone identify where it is?
I couldn't book tickets in advance through the website. As I checked now the date are already booked. So I want to know whether I can but tickets on premise t
Can anyone let me know where this was taken please?
I'm planning to visit United Nations Headquarters during my NY visit. In the security details page they state that they aren't allowing backpacks and bags large
Is there a significant difference in these two? Anything special to experience in 102nd floor? I believe the view of both floors don't have a significant differ