Just eight kilometers (five miles) long and no more than a quarter-mile wide, Isla Mujeres is a sliver of land fringed by white sand beaches amid the wide turquoise sea. The place has a unique natural and cultural wealth in Mexico. nd marine parks with incredible natural reefs. Visiting Isla Mujeres is like discovering a magic world which all visitors would like to call their second home.
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Xcaret Park is a privately owned theme park, resort and ecotourism destination located in the Riviera Maya, a portion of the Caribbean coastline of Mexico‘s state of Quintana Roo that has been designated as a zone for tourism development. It is situated approximately 75 kilometres south of Cancun, and it is named after the nearby archaeological site Xcaret, which is a settlement constructed by the pre-Columbian Maya some of whose structures lie within the boundaries of the park’s 81 hectares of land holdings.
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Situated in the heart of York’s cafe quarter, within easy reach of the city’s many attractions, Galtres Lodge provides the perfect base. Parking arrangements are usually available to guests for a nominal charge.You can visit the many historical attractions and places of interest or enjoy shopping in the town centre.
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The “Hidden Port” has blossomed into one of the most enjoyable spots on the whole of Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Still very much a fishing and market town, Puerto Escondido is famed above all for the legendary surf break known as the Mexican Pipeline. Along with its surf scene, Puerto has several calm beaches good for swimming, tanning and snorkeling. Offshore you can go diving, sportfishing or looking for turtles, dolphins and even whales. There’s a great café and restaurant scene, a spot of good nightlife and live music, and plenty of attractive and well-priced accommodations. Within easy day-trip reach are the coastal lagoons of Manialtepec and Chacahua, teeming with birdlife. Best of all is that development here has remained low-key and on a human scale. Puerto’s new smattering of imported sophistication has not dented the laid-back charm of the Mexican fishing port and beach town that it has always been. Leave it off your itinerary at your peril!
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Paraty is a UNESCO designated fishing village located in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. The architecture of this village is a well preserved example of the colonial Portuguese period. Paraty is a very popular tourist destination because of its historic qualities, excellent restaurants and pousadas, and access to many pristine islands off its coast.
The cultural attractions in Paraty also include a cultural center with nice historic exhibitions, museums, a theatre, as well as a myriad of annual cultural and party events and festivals in Paraty.
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Paraty is located in one of the biggest bays of the country, Ilha Grande, Brazil,with 1125Km2. It is divided into two parts – Paraty Bay and Angra dos Reis. The Paraty coast is well cut .With an extension of 180 Km, it has several inlets, peninsulas and islands, impeding the sea streams circulation. The medium amplitude of tides is 2 meters.
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Lonely Beach is an enclave of simple beach huts, sporadic generator electricity, and limited running water. The best day really depends on the person. You can bask in the sun while intermittently slipping into the beautiful ocean, spend a few hours sea kayaking along the rugged coast, embark on a day in the jungle, or get a taste of how Thai people truly live in one of the small fishing villages populating the area. Lonely Beach is the name given by western tourists to the beach that is actually called Tha Nam Beach by the locals and more experienced traveler is precise what you looking for if you want a nice beach and not as developed as some other beaches. The Northern part of Lonely Beach is usually the last stop for the shared bus / taxi’s on the western coast.
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The Night Bazaar is a huge market covering a long outdoor stretch of Chang Khlan Road between Tha Phae Road and Si Donchai Road, with the centre of the maelstrom in the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar Building, three storeys of shopping under a Thai temple-style roof. The bazaar area straddles both sides of the street, with a gauntlet of street vendors along both pavements at night. It opens at about 5PM, but many vendors open about 7PM until 11PM or so. It’s not just a place to shop, but possibly Chiang Mai’s largest tourist attraction, with products from Northern Thailand and neighbouring countries, especially those associated with Thailand‘s hill tribes – but take all claims with a pinch of salt and bargain hard for good prices.
The famous Madrid architect Alberto Campo Baeza creates particularly elegant buildings that play with the special relationship between air and light, focusing on continuity with natural elements and landscape. The Gaspar house has an 18 x 18 metre square floor plan, divided into equal parts, of which only the middle one is covered. This portion of the house is divided into three areas: a central area twice as large as the other two and one metre higher, and two lateral service areas. At the points where the high and low areas come together are windows measuring 2 X 2 metres.This is a highly simplified geometric configuration; its simplicity is emphasised by the glass surfaces and white paint.
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This house is an extension is to an original cabin dating from the late 1800’s, located on the shore of the lake Övre Gla in the nature reserve Glaskogen in Sweden. According to Swedish building regulations it is not allowed to build along the lake shore, but an exception is made if it is an extension to an existing building. Although a maximum floor area is allowed in that case. A second priority from the building regulations is its proximity to the border of the estate. In this case the extraordinary location along a stream, this forms part of the site boundary. The building should stay 4 meters clear of the site boundary.
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