It is the place where the Orange River cascades down the 60 m in a spectacular waterfall and then continues its path through an 18 km abyss of the Orange River Gorge. The sight and sound of the power of the water will not be easily forgotten. Located in the Cape Province, South Africa, “Augrabies” actually means the place of the Great Noise.
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The Kakum National Park covers 375 sq. km of lush tropical rainforest spanning from Guinea to Ghana. This ecosystem is known for its vast biodiversity and rare wildlife. Kakum Park is home to varied wildlife and boasts nearly 300 kinds of birds and a staggering 600 varieties of butterfly.
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The Lloyd Hotel is a Dutch hotel centrally situated in the fashionable heart of Amsterdam‘s Eastern Docklands Area. This is a very unique hotel located right on the water and close to the Tram train.
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St. Michaelis church, built from 1751 – 1762, is not only the most important baroque church building in northern Germany but also features the biggest German church clock. The circumferential measurements of the dial amount to more than 24 meters.
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The Chocolate Museum is a “delicious” museum in Barcelona, Spain. The museum has been built on the initiative of the Barcelona Confectionery Guild and is located in the very centre of the town. The museum exhibits a large collection of intricately carved sculptures made out of chocolate along with examples of traditional machinery that was formerly used to make chocolate during the past years. There are also activities and visits organized every week (high season only) inside the museum.
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Svinafellsjokull, is one of the many outlet glaciers of the massive Vatnajokull glacier, Earth’s third-largest. The ice that feeds Svinafellsjokull comes spilling down from Iceland‘s high interior in an icefall that riddles it with deep and sometimes treacherous fissures called crevasses.
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The Hotel is located in the most picturesque area of Alanya, with its natural surroundings and unequalled sea vistas and is an ideal location for those yearning to enjoy a relaxing holiday among pine groves.
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Canada counts out the days until the beginning of the Winter Olympics with the last details of preparation. The 2010 Winter Olympics run from Feb. 12 to 28 in the Canadian city of Vancouver and the winter sports resort of Whistler. The biggest sports forum for this year starts on Friday and Vancouver gets ready. The most serious problem is the high temperatures and lack of snow.
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The traditional Carnival of Venice was discovered on Saturday evening with a horse parade and play “Servant of two masters” performed by the street artists to San Marco Square. The Venetian Carnival held for centuries and will continue for ten days – from the 6th to the February 16th. The period of the carnival is one of the most important events of the year. The program includes masked balls and theatrical productions. However, tourists will be tempted by competing carnivals in Rome and Viareggio.
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Taal Lake lies in the crater of an extinct volcano on Luzon Island, about 56 km south of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. One of the most picturesque places in the country, it contains Volcano Island, with Mt Taal, an active volcano, rising to 984 ft (300 m).
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