Just off Pisco (of alcohol fame) and Paracas, just outside of Iwa and Huacachina (#923) are the Islas Ballestas, the guano (bird poop) prod...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
#877 Gibraltar, UK
There's something about being a Pillar of Hercules that helps to make a place amazing. A gigantic rock jutting up from the Mediterranean...
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Nhãn:
Atlantic Ocean,
Britain,
History,
Mediterranean,
Phoenicians,
ports,
Romans,
Western Europe
Friday, January 25, 2013
#878 Bimmah Sinkhole, Oman
There's not much to say about this gorgeous, ocean-water filled sinkhole on the road between Ramlah and Sur, east of Muscat, except that...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
#879 Busan, South Korea
Port cities are some of the most interesting places of anywhere in the world. Busan, South Korea, is no exception -- Korea is one of the wor...
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Monday, January 21, 2013
#880 Beiteddine Palace, Lebanon
Deep in the hills in Southern Lebanon, several hours drive from Beirut lies Beiteddine (literally 'House of Religion'), a palace in ...
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