By: Ian McShane | 2011-03-01 | Destinations Ephesus in Turkey, known as 'Efes' in Turkish, was an ancient Greek city which became a major Roman city. Ephesus is approx. 50km from Izmir city and 20km from Kusadasi. In 1st century BC, Ephesus was the second largest city in the world. Present day Ephesus is one of the largest Roman ruins within the Aegean, and only 15% of which has been excavated. read more
By: Paige Taylor | 2010-12-11 | Exotic locations For a long time, especially during ancient times, walls have played an important role in marking borders and preventing enemies from invading in kingdoms and settlements. However, walls have nowadays been used as memorials and state-of-the-art sculptures in addition to original functions. Below are the list of the most marvelous walls around the world recognized as international tourism spots appealing much attention from visitor worldwide. read more
By: xiao | 2010-09-29 | Strategic planning Description Western Mexico archaeological sites. The orange circles show archaeogical sites. The larger green circles highlight the most important sites read more
By: gaga | 2010-12-29 | Business Bottle Wall Construction A building construction style which usually uses 1l glass bottles (although mason jars, 1/2l glass jugs, ... may be used as well) as masonry units and binds them using adobe, sand, cement, stucco, clay, plaster, mortar or any other joint compound to result in an intriguing stained-glass like wall. An alternative is to make the bottle wall from 1/2l glass jugs filled with ink and set them up by supporting them between 2 windows read more
By: gaga | 2010-12-14 | Business Features Travertine forms the stalactites and stalagmites of limestone caves, and the filling of some veins and hot spring conduits. Travertine forms from geothermal springs and is often linked to siliceous systems which form siliceous sinter. Macrophytes, bryophytes, algae, cyanobacteria and other organisms often colonise the surface of travertine and are preserved, giving travertine its distinctive porosity read more
By: tianli | 2011-03-31 | Training Earliest unverifiable history Unrideable replica made 1965-72 from the alleged 1493 Caprotti sketch. There are several early but unverifiable claims for the invention of bicycle-like machines read more
By: gaga | 2010-11-01 | Business Geography Built in the midst of vineyards in the heart of the dpartement of Hrault in the Monts Ramus, and on the banks of the Hrault river, Bessan is a mainly agricultural village, known for its wine. In the past, wines and spirits were shipped from its port. Located a few kilometres from the sea, Bessan today attracts tourists in search of calm. It is also appreciated for its charming historical centre, a thousand years old, for its rich Christmas traditions read more
By: dpdp | 2010-10-09 | Non Profit Organizations Name The term Mediterranean derives from the Latin word mediterraneus, meaning "in the middle of earth" (medius, "middle" + terra, "land, earth") read more
By: gaga | 2011-01-04 | Business History Paleolithic Further information: Hunting hypothesis Hunting has a long history and may well pre-date the rise of species Homo sapiens. While our earliest Hominid ancestors were probably frugivore or omnivore, there is evidence that early Homo, and possibly already Australopithecine species have used larger animals for subsistence, and that hunting may have been one of the multiple environmental factors leading to replacement of holocene megafauna by smaller herbivores read more
By: Vietnam Heritage Travel | 2011-11-08 | Destinations Fansipan Mountain is located 9km south-west of Sapa Town let in the Hoang Lien Mountain Range. It has been branded as "the Roof of Indochina" at the height of 3,143m. Mount Fansipan has been approved as one of the very few eco-tourist spots of Vietnam, with about 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species. read more