Monday, 29 February 2016

Venice, Italy

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of thPo and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture, and its artwork. The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.


The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC. The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals". 


I admire this place. It's my dream. 

Bora Bora Island, French Polynesia

Bora Bora is a 30 km2  island in the Leeward group in the western part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, anoverseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island, located about 230 kilometres (143 miles) northwest of Papeete, is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. In the centre of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano rising to two peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, the highest point at 727 metres (2,385 feet).
Bora Bora is a major international tourist destination, famous for its aqua-centric luxury resorts. The major settlement, Vaitape, is on the western side of the main island, opposite the main channel into the lagoon. Produce of the island is mostly limited to what can be obtained from the sea and the plentiful coconut trees, which were historically of economic importance for copra. According to a 2008census, Bora Bora has a permanent population of 8,880.

It will be a nice place for holiday!!! You can just lie on the beach and enjoy the nature and sounds of the Ocean. 

Pamukkale

Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegeanregion, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.
Tourism is and has been a major industry. People have bathed in its pools for thousands of years. As recently as the mid-20th century, hotels were built over the ruins of Hierapolis, causing considerable damage. An approach road was built from the valley over the terraces, and motor bikes were allowed to go up and down the slopes. When the area was declared a World Heritage Site, the hotels were demolished and the road removed and replaced with artificial pools. Wearing shoes in the water is prohibited to protect the deposits.The ancient Greco-Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white "castle" which is in total about 2,700 metres (8,860 ft) long, 600 m (1,970 ft) wide and 160 m (525 ft) high. It can be seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley in the town of Denizli, 20 km away. 

Sunday, 28 February 2016

Turkey

For family travelling Turkey is the most suitable place. I was there and I liked it...so I'd return there.
Turkey is a parliamentary republic in Eurasia, largely located in Western Asia, with the smaller portion of Eastern Thrace in Southeast Europe

Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Syria and Iraq to the south; IranArmenia, and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; Georgia to the northeast; Bulgaria to the northwest; and Greece to the west. The Black Sea is to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and theDardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia. Turkey's location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance.
So it would be a good choice for the rest. Travelling to Turkey, you won't only get acquainted with its attractions but you'll have the ability to easily get to the neighboring countries.
Later I'll tell you about the most popular and beutiful places of Turkey.


Let's start with Russia

I haven't been yet in many cities of Russia. And my big dream is Sochi.
I think it will be the first "Miracle".
Initially I'll write about some geographical facts about Russia and Sochi separately.
Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation is a sovereign state in northern EurasiaRussia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is the world's ninth most populous country with over 146 million people in the begining of 2016. There are 1115 cities. And from such a large number of cities I will highlight Sochi.

Sochi is a city in Krasnodar KraiRussia, located on the Black Sea coast near the border between Georgia/Abkhazia and Russia. 
You can definitely look at the map. Sochi is highlighted in red.


It has subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild winters. Sochi hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014, as well as the Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix from 2014 until at least 2020. It will also be one of the host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup




I think that everybody will agree with me that Sochi is the citi which we should visit. 

Introduction

Welcome to my blog! If you're an active and easy-going person, who likes travelling and meeting new friends, then you'll be interested in my publications. We'll try to virtually travel around the most beautiful places of the World.
Seven Wonders of the World means seven beautiful countries and cities which I would like to visit.