By: gaga | 2010-12-20 | Business Parts Boat building in Greece Side view of the wooden frame Bow - the front and generally sharp end of the hull. It is designed to reduce the resistance of the hull cutting through water and should be tall enough to prevent water from easily washing over the top of the hull. Bulkhead - the internal walls of the hull Chines - are long, longitudinal strips on hydroplaning hulls that deflect downwards the spray that is produced by the hull when it travels at speed in the water read more
By: Vietnam Heritage Travel | 2011-09-23 | Destinations Fine drizzle has bleached the sky since early last month and Hanoians yearn for a hot beverage to warm their hands. No better place to hold a hot mug and people watch than Nha Tho Street. read more
By: arther | 2010-12-10 | Travel Tips Your travel portal for travel advice, unconventional travel ideas and ways to connect with other cultures read more
By: arther | 2010-12-10 | Travel & Leisure Your travel portal for travel advice, unconventional travel ideas and ways to connect with other cultures 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
By: gaga | 2011-01-01 | Business Geography and Geology This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2008) The modern Danube Delta began forming after 4,000 B.C. in a gulf of the Black Sea, when the sea rose to its present level. A sandy barrier blocked the Danube gulf where the river initially built its delta. Upon filling the gulf with sediments read more
By: Thomas Mahar | 2010-03-30 | Humanities A flat-bottomed boat lazed along the river's bank on a summer day in 1860. An observer could be forgiven for not realizing the lone occupant was a youth who would grow to dominate two Michigan industries, log towing and sugar manufacturing and foster a number of companies in other industries that would add immeasurable wealth to Michigan's developing economy. read more
By: xxyxy | 2010-10-09 | Entrepreneurs History Amongst the earliest forms of tree-shaping are the living root bridges of Cherrapunji in northeast India read more