Showing posts with label World Heritage Area. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Heritage Area. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

What About England?



Stonehenge ( TOP VIEW )
 England has various interesting cities to spend your holiday. Almost the entire place in England has its own beauty. Salisbury is one of the top choices because it has spectacular landscape in addition to several ancient buildings and ruins. Stonehenge is probably the main tourist attraction of the city, but there are also other interesting places to visit including the old cathedrals and specialized shops.

Stonehenge
 Salisbury lies in the scenic landscape of Wiltshire, England and has been named as a “cathedral city” with its remarkable places of worships including the Salisbury Church that was built during the medieval period. The city is more admired with its immediacy with the Stonehenge site which is a Neolithic ruins that enthralled the attention of archeologists and scientists who are still debating the primary purpose of the slabs of stones arranged in a complex manner.

The Old Sarum, another remarkable place to make a stopover, which is situated on a hilltop north of the city. According to historians, this place used to be the site of an ancient civilization way back 3,000 BC. The Avebury ring is the oldest stone ring that is renowned to be in existence anywhere in the world and is even older than Stonehenge.



AVEBURY
 Avebury is known as a sacred centre by many who profess beliefs such as Paganism, Wicca, and Druidry; for some it is regarded more highly than Stonehenge. The pagan festivals catch the attention of visitors, and the summer solstice draws increasingly large crowds. Avebury is said to stand on the St Michael ley line, an alignment that is said to run across England from Cornwall to East Anglia." 

Chalice Well
 

 The Chalice Well, a primeval spiritual healing is situated in Glastonbury, England - one of the most powerful energy centers on the planet. Prophecies have foreseen it, playing a vital role in the New Age, the entire area around this small town has a very spiritual vibration.



Giant Causeway
 
In North Ireland, with an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns you will find “The Giant's Causeway”. They said that this is a result of an ancient volcanic eruption that happened over 50 million years ago. It is sited in County Antrim , on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland , about two miles (3 km) north of the town of Bushmills . It was affirmed as one of the World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a National Nature Reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland . In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom . The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Cairns Australia, Climate....Simply Perfect

Blue skies, warm weather and gentle breezes...... Cairns climate is simply perfect for most of the year. Wet and dry, the only seasons at Cairns. The wet season lasts from November until May. With some months averaging over 400 millimeter of rainfall. The dry season runs from June until October with rainfall averaging approximately 35 millimeter. During the west seasons tropical cyclones or hurricanes can influence the weather, but Cairns are built to survive the elements and have weathered scores of cyclones in the past.

Check out Cairns Hotels for the accommodations options to suit everyone’s budget and requirements. They offer a wide array of modern amenities that the whole family will surely enjoy.

With the warm tropical climate all year round, there are a lot of activities at Cairns. The Tropical North Queensland region stretches from just below Innisfail all the way to the very tip of Australia and inland to the Northern Territory border. The most popular places to visit however can be found in the region between Innisfail and Cooktown, encompassing Cairns and Port Douglas and inland to Mareeba and the Atherton Tablelands. In this region of Australia, the scenery is dominated by the rainforest-covered Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Great Barrier Reef with its many tropical islands.


The World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef consists of a huge and varied ecosystem of over 900 islands and has the honour of being the world's largest single structure created by living organisms. Due to its vast biodiversity, the reef is a popular location for activities such as scuba diving and snorkeling with Cairns and Port Douglas being popular destinations to set out from. Accommodation is also available on some of the many islands with eco tourism being a common goal.

While Cairns Boasts the complete range of accommodation options, Cairns Hotels is by far most popular choice and presents the best value of family and business accommodations.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Let's Explore Port Douglas



If you are looking for a place to go for your vacation, if you want to get away from your busy office life for a while, well, you may enter or go to a laid back tropical oasis with sophisticated worldly comforts with a small friendly village atmosphere. That’s in Port Douglas, Australia, a town in the Tropical Far north of Queensland. It is just an hour’s drive from Cairns via the spectacular coastal road that is surrounded by forest and the Coral Sea. It is a perfect place for family bonding. Discover the breathtaking Northern Tropics of Australia through pristine Daintree Rainforest walks and safaris, diving and snorkeling the reef and sailing the waterways. Be inspired by the amazing array of nature and wildlife and its glorious simplicity.

It is the place where glittering green merges into blue; the only place on Earth where two World heritage listed jewels exist; the Great Barrier Reef and the rainforest of Daintree and Cape Tribulation.

Nestled on a sweeping bend of the Daintree River is the quiet, unspoiled Daintree Village. There are several river cruise companies operating along the River whose experienced guides introduce the curious visitor to bird, wildlife and crocodile spotting.

The Daintree Rainforest World Heritage Area contains the oldest, continuously surviving rainforests on earth. These forests have been in existence for more than 100 million years. Scientific research, has now led to the importance of the rainforest, mangroves and the delicate balance of plant and animal life being understood.

Unknown plants are still being discovered and medical researchers are finding rare properties within many rainforest plants. This is our last chance to preserve the oldest surviving rainforest in the world!

You may want to book for a vacation to the luxurious Port Douglas Hotels and resorts. Club Tropical Resort is within easy walking distance of Four Mile Beach, the Marina and many boutique retail shops and internationally renowned restaurants. There is always plenty to see and do in Port Douglas; the Club Tropical Resort staff are experts at booking your tours to the Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest or any one of the many attractions around Port Douglas.



Hotels here are great. They have an outdoor pool, a spa tub, a sauna, a fitness facility, and a children's pool. This Port Douglas property features massage and treatment rooms and spa services. Business amenities include a business center, wireless Internet access, meeting rooms for small groups, and business services. Port Douglas Hotels has a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a poolside bar. 24-hour room service is available. Event facilities consist of a ballroom, exhibit space, conference rooms, and banquet facilities.

There are still a lot to do at Port Douglas. You may want to shop til you drop, well; shopping malls here are within your reach anytime. With their big malls and restaurants that offer wide array of dishes that you will surely love. Walk near the beach and feel the superb climate. Going to the beach is really fantastic, go diving, snorkeling, you will definitely love. The kids can play around. The hotels offer amenities like playground for kids with their up to date playground equipment.