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Jun12

Man Eating Tree Madagascar

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Man-eating tree can refer to any of various legendary carnivorous plants that are large enough to kill and consume a person or other large animal. The earliest well known report of a man-eating tree originated as a hoax was in still heavily-forested country Madagascar. With ninety percent of its indigenous flora found nowhere else in the world, it’s a jungle in which anything could be lurking. 
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Jun12

Grand Lisboa

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Located in the central business district, it is one of Macau’s tallest buildings with 52- storey. Grand Lisboa is a well-known city landmark and often is definite as the most luxuries casino and hotel in Asia. Just only for your information, the project amounts to US$375 million. At night, the building is as a kaleidoscope with 1.2 million light colors diodes on its surface.
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Jun12

The essence of the Maldives – Baros Resort

 

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The resort features luxurious 30 thatched-roof villas, with spacious verandas nestled on the sand. Only15 minutes from Male International Airport by speedboat, here you find excellent sandy beaches, surrounded by turquoise clear water and tropical coconut palms. The wooden villas are built on stilts in the sea, providing the ultimate Ocean romance.
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Jun11

Kizhi Island

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Kizhi Island is one of over 1650 islands of Lake Onega, in the Karelia Republic in Russia. Located approximately 300 km from St. Petersburg, Onega Lake is the second largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga. Kizhi is one of the largest open air museums in Russia, features a beautiful ensemble of 83 wooden structures, most of which date back to the 16th.
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Jun11

Perivolas Hotel, Santorini

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Perivolas Hotel is a restored group of 300 year-old caves, once the homes, wineries and stables of fishermen and farmers, now a complex of 17 private houses. The hotel is nestled between an amphitheaterical landscape of curves stepping down to a central stone terrace, with a pool that flows over the edge of the cliff into an Aegean horizon. Perivolas encompasses 14,000 square metres of vineyards, wild fig trees and abundant flora.
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Jun11

Boeing 747 Restaurant

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Jon Dunbar is a great traveler and photographer. Today I’m going to present you his last urban exploring in South Korea – the Boeing 747 restaurant, looming huge over the highway, and yet dwarfed by a swarm of apartment buildings all around.
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Jun11

Welcome to Mom Tri’s Boat House

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Mom Tri’s Boathouseis a luxurious Boutique Hotel located directly on beautiful Kata Beach. Distance to airport: 45 km 45 mins. Distance to Phuket Town: 16 km 20 min.


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Jun11

High Line Park In The Sky

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This is a High Line elevated urban park officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below! The park is built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system.
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Jun11

Old Rauma

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Rauma is one of the oldest harbours in Finland. The port has a history of lively commercial relations to other countries surrounding the Baltic Sea. This is one well preserved coherent historical wooden town. There are 600 buildings on area of 28 hectares, the oldest of which date from the 18th century. In 1991 the area was selected for UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. The town is a dream come true for shoppers and gourmets.
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Jun11

Acros Fukuoka Japan

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This is the Acros Fukuoka building in Fukuoka city, Japan. The structure hosts a number of offices, retail space, a 2?000 seat theatre and a museum. It was built on the last available green space in the city so the design needed to keep as much of that greenery as possible.
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