Asia

Brown Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis)

The widespread clearing of rainforest and illegal hunting have resulted in a decline in the Brown Cuckoo-Dove. Yet this tree-living bird, which is shot more than any other coastal...

Cherries from the Orient

For hundreds of years, Cherries trees have been cultivated in the Far East for their ornamental blossoms. These...

Pallid Cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus)

At least 80 other species of birds play unwitting host to the egg and young of the Pallid...

Epemedium Flower – Look Like Maidenhair Fern

Epemedium grandiflorum is also called “bishop’s hat” is one of my favorite ground covers. It is one of...

Stemonitis Axifera – A Species of Slime Mold

Stemonitis axifera is a species of slime mold, and its fruits in clusters on dead wood, and has...

Sogi Falls – The Niagara Falls of the East

The Sogi Falls, also known as the Sogi no Taki Falls, is in Shizuoka, Japan. The falls are part of the Sogi River, which...

The Breathtaking Natural Shiraito Falls of Japan

There are several scenic places created by the eruptions near Mt. Fuji. Shiraito Falls is one of them, and a waterfall where spring water...

Wai-o-Tapu ! New Zealand’s Thermal Wonderland

Wai-o-Tapu means “sacred waters”, also spelled Waioyapu is an active geothermal area north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand. The geothermal area covers...

The Famous Titanic Ship Theme Hotel in Turkey

The ship-shaped, just like the famous Titanic, is just as glamorous as a real Turkish retreat or beach Lara is a luxury hotel located...

World’s Most Attractive Opulent Over Water Getaways

Opulent Over Water Getaways typically refer to luxury vacations or holidays where travelers stay in accommodations built over water such as overwater bungalows, houseboats,...

The White Palace of Marghazar Swat Valley

Description The White Palace of Marghazar (Sufaid Mahal) was built in 1940 by the first king of Swat, Miangul Abdul Wadud, in the small town...

Maly Semyachik and its Fascinating Acicid Crater Lake

Maly Semyachik is a stratovolcano located in Kamchatka, Russia. It is located in the eastern part of the peninsula, in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve....

The Historic Bank Vaults of Libya

One of the finest examples of Berber architecture is “Qasr Al Haj.”. It is situated on the Tripoli-'Aziziya-Al Jawf route in Libya, approximately 130...

Jigokudani Monkey Park- Where Monkeys Bath in Hot Springs

Jigokudani is a valley surrounded by steep rock walls where steam can be seen rising from natural hot springs. Jigokudani Monkey Park is famous...

Elephant Rock (Jebel Al-Fil) Al-‘Ula

In Saudi Arabia, Al-'Ula, a city in the Medina Region, is home to the famous Elephant Rock (Jebel Al-Fil), which is one of the...