Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

 Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatian: Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, colloquial Plitvice, pronounced [plîtʋitse]) is the oldest national park inSoutheast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia. The national park was founded in 1949 and is situated in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The important north-south road connection, which passes through the national park area, connects the Croatian inland with the Adriatic coastal region. The protected area extends over 296.85 square kilometres (73,350 acres). About 90 percent of this area are part of Lika-Senj County, while the remaining 10 percent are part of Karlovac County.In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage register among the first natural sites worldwide. Each year, more than 1,200,000 visitors are recorded. Entrance is subject to variable charges, up to 110 kuna or around $18USD per adult in peak season. Strict regulations apply.

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Preikestolen (Preacher’s Pulpit), Norway

Preikestolen (Preacher’s Pulpit), Norway

 Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by the English translations of Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, and by the old local nameHyvlatonnå (the carpenter-plane’s blade), is a massive cliff 604 metres (1982 feet) above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau, inForsand, Ryfylke, Norway. The top of the cliff is approximately 25 by 25 metres (82 by 82 feet), almost flat, and is a famous tourist attraction in Norway.The tourism at the site has been increasing, around 2012, the plateau was each year visited by between 150,000 and 200,000 people^[1] who took the 3.8 km (2.4 mi.) hike to Preikestolen, making it one of the most visited natural tourist attractions in Norway. In fact, there were so many tourists during the summer season of 2012 that a project to improve the path up to the cliff is currently under way.

Preikestolen (Preacher’s Pulpit), Norway

Preikestolen (Preacher’s Pulpit), Norway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preikestolen

The Great Wall of China

Wall of China

 The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups or military incursions by various warlike peoples or forces. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC;these, later joined together and made bigger, stronger, and unified are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall. Especially famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has on and off been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the existing wall was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty.

Wall of China

Other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration. Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watch towers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor.

Wall of China

Cinque Terre, Rio Maggiore, Italy

Riomaggiore (Rimazùu in the local Ligurian language) is a village and comune in the province of La Spezia, situated in a small valley in theLiguria region of Italy.

Cinque Terre, Rio Maggiore, Italy

 It is the first of the Cinque Terre one meets when travelling north from La Spezia.The village, dating from the early thirteenth century, is known for its historic character and its wine, produced by the town's vineyards. Riomaggiore is in the Riviera di Levante region and has shoreline on the Mediterranean'sGulf of Genoa, with a small beach and a wharf framed by tower houses. Riomaggiore's main street is Via Colombo, where numerous restaurants, bars and shops can be found.

Cinque Terre, Rio Maggiore, Italy

 
The Via dell'Amore is a path connecting Riomaggiore to its frazione Manarola, also part of the Cinque Terre.

Cinque Terre, Rio Maggiore, Italy

Riomaggiore is the most southern village of the five Cinque Terre, all connected by trail. The water and mountainside have been declared national parks.

Chittorgarh Fort, India

Chittorgarh Fort, India

Chittorgarh Fort (HindiRajasthani: चित्तौड दुर्ग Chittorgarh Durg) is the largest fort in India and the grandest in the state of Rajasthan. The fort, plainly known as Chittor, was the capital of Mewar and is today situated several kilometres by road south of Bhilwara. It was ruled initially by Guhilot and later by Sisodias, the Suryavanshi clans of Chattari Rajputs, from the 7th century, until it was finally abandoned in 1568 after the siege by Emperor Akbar in 1567. It sprawls majestically over a hill 180 m (590.6 ft) in height spread over an area of 280 ha (691.9 acres) above the plains of the valley drained by the Berach River. The fort precinct with an evocative history is studded with a series of historical palaces, gates, temples and two prominent commemoration towers. These monumental ruins have inspired the imagination of tourists and writers for centurie

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Hiller lake(pink lake), Western Australia

Hiller lake(pink lake), Western Australia

Hiller lake(pink lake), Western Australia

Scientists have proven the strange pink color is due to the presence of algae which is usually the cause of strange coloration. (Photo by Jean Paul Ferrero/Ardea/Caters News)

Petra, Jordan

Petra, Jordan

Aogashima Volcano, Japan

Aogashima Volcano, Japan

Murree | Pakistan

Murree

 Murree (Punjabi, Urdu: مری‎, "marhi", meaning "high place"^[2]) is a hill station, summer resort and the administrative centre of Murree Tehsil,Pakistan, which is a subdivision of Rawalpindi District and includes the Murree Hills. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range, some 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Islamabad and Rawalpindi via the Benazir Bhutto Road.

Murree was the summer capital of the British Raj in the Punjab Province until 1864. The city is a popular tourist destination located on the southern slopes of the Western Himalayan foothills as they ascend northeastwards; at an average altitude of 2,291 metres (7,516 ft), it experiences pleasant summers and cold, snowy winters. The city is noted for its Tudorbethan and neo-gothic architecture dating from the colonial era.

murre view

snow fall

Azad Jamu kAshmir Paradise On Earth

Azad Jamu kAshmir

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر, Azaad Jammu o- Kashmir, literally Free Jammu andKashmir ; AJK) or Azad Kashmir (literally Free Kashmir)

Muzaffarabad the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), lies 80 km north- east of Pakistani capital

Azad Jammu & Kashmir is very rich in natural beauty. Its snow-covered peaks, dense forests, winding rivers, turbulent foaming streams, wheat-scented valleys

An appeal on behalf of the Kashmiri Pandits. Contains history, press releases, news, links and pictures    

Azad Jamu kAshmir

Azad Jamu kAshmir

Azad Jamu kAshmir hotel

Azad Jamu kAshmir

Islamabad | Pakistan

 Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد‎, Islām ābād, Urdu pronunciation: [ɪsˌlɑːm ɑˈbɑːd̪]) is the capital city of Pakistan. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.15 million as of 2011, making it the ninth largest city in the country. Together with its neighbouring twin city of Rawalpindi, the greater Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the third largest conurbation in Pakistan with a population of over 4.5 million inhabitants.

Islamabad | Pakistan

 Since its foundation, Islamabad has attracted people from all over Pakistan, making it one of the most cosmopolitan and urbanized cities of Pakistan. As the capital, Islamabad is the seat of the Government of Pakistan; the Presidential Palace (Aiwan-e-Sadr) is also located here. Islamabad is home to the Pakistan Monument, which is one of the two national monuments of Pakistan. Islamabad is known as clean, calm and green city. It hosts a large number of diplomats, politicians and government employees

FAisal mAsjid

Islamabad | Pakistan

Islamabad | Pakistan

Lake Saiful Muluk | Pakistaan

Lake Saiful Muluk

 Saiful Muluk (Urdu: جھیل سیف الملوک‎) is an alpine lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley (34°52′37.34″N 73°41′37.71″E), near the town of Naran.^[1] It is in the north east of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan

Lake Saiful Muluk

. At an altitude of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level it is amongst one of the highest lakes in Pakistan. There is also a similar named fictional story associated with the lake.

The weather here is moderate during day time while the temperature drops to minus degrees at night.

Lake Saiful Muluk

Astore |Gilgit baltistan

Astore |Gilgit baltistan

Astore |Gilgit baltistan

Astore Valley (el. 2,600 m (8,500 ft)) is now located in Astore District in the autonomous Pakistani regions of Gilgit-Baltistan,previously in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. The valley, adjoining the eastern side of mountain Nanga Parbat, is about 120 km (75 mi) long, having area of 5,092 km² (1,966 sq mi).
The entrance of the valley is located about 60 km southeast of Gilgit with four side-valleys. The valley has more than 100 villages with a total population of 71,666 (Census 1998) including Loas, Louze, Chilm, Bubin, Gorikot, Parisheng Eid Ghah, Fina, Bulen, Chongra, Tari Shing, Rattu, Kamri,and Minimerg. Rama lake and pastures are the most famous tourist attraction in the region. The majority of people practice subsistence agriculture and livestock is the main source of livelihood complemented by seasonal work in down districts of the country. Due to its diverse landscape and climatic conditions the valley provides excellent habitat for a variety of commercially important medicinal plants

Astore |Gilgit baltistan

Deosai | Gilgit baltistan

Deosai | Gilgit baltistan

 The Deosai National Park is located in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan province, in northernmost Pakistan. Deosai means 'the land of Giants'. The park is located on the Deosai Plains of the Gilgit-Baltistan geographic region. Deosai is a tourist attraction and lot of tourists who visit Baltistan go to Deosai as well. Deosai Plateau which is the second highest plateau in the world after the Chang Tang in Tibet. In local Balti language, Deosai is called Byarsa, meaning ‘summer place’. The plateau is located at the boundary of the Karakorum and the western Himalayas

Deosai | Gilgit baltistan

Deosai | Gilgit baltistan

Deosai | Gilgit baltistan

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Shangrila Resort Skardu | Gilgit Baltistan

Shangrila Resort Skardu | Gilgit Baltistan

Shangrila Resort Skardu | Gilgit Baltistan

Shangrila Hotel Resorts offers 60 spacious rooms which are uniquely designed to include luxurious amenities.All our cottages have private balconies over looking the Kachura Lake.

Shangrila Resort Skardu | Gilgit Baltistan

Shangrila Resort Skardu | Gilgit Baltistan