Dubai City may be more famous for its skyscrapers, malls and beach resorts than for museums and culture, but don't be fooled - there's plenty of cultural sights to see as part of a luxury holiday to Dubai. Many people don't stray beyond the comforts of their resorts while on their Dubai holidays, but they would be missing out on the mosques, museums and markets that still stand out as star attractions amidst the high rise metropolis that Dubai is ... Read More

Wessex is often referred to as the birthplace of England because it was the kingdom of the West Saxons who were the dominant power in the 10th century before the Norman conquest. By overcoming their rivals from other regions the West Saxons created the single Kingdom which later became England. But as far back as Neolithic times the region has always been exceptionally rich in culture and human activity. As well as history, Wessex is also rich in mythology, being ... Read More

Petrified Forest National Park is world famous for it's impressive collection of colourful quartz laden petrified wood, but this park is most certainly a lot more than just petrified wood, it is an international learning centre for palaeontologist's throughout the world. The Petrified Forest sits proudly in the arid lands of Arizona's Painted Desert, but the dry rugged badlands that you see today, did not exist here in the Triassic Period 225 million years ago. What was to be Arizona in the ... Read More

The Pyramid of Khufu also called Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that survives substantially intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and constructed over a 14 to 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the ... Read More

How much time do I have available for my African safari? You should allow a minimum of about two weeks. Also, take into consideration (especially if you are traveling from the West Coast) that you need to allow two travel days to get to Africa and at least one day for the return. For the game viewing part of your safari (excluding travel time to the safari regions), a minimum of 5-7 nights in preferably two different wildlife regions is ... Read More

You often hear people talking about adventure travel and that makes you wonder as to what adventure travel actually is. It is something by which u can add adventure and fun to your life. So before going for an adventure travel, you must know what it is. Adventure travels does not mean that you have to endanger your life for your trip to be called adventurous! The term adventurous is a concept that is not defined physically when you talk about ... Read More

Krakatau, is a volcano that lies in the Sunda Strait of Indonesia, between the islands of Sumatra and Java. It is also called Krakatoa. Much of the volcano is underwater. But some of it projects above the water in the form of the islands Krakatau, Anak Krakatau, Lang, and Verlaten. The volcano rises 2,667 feet (813 meters) above sea level. Krakatau is known for a destructive eruption in August 1883. The eruption killed about 36,000 people on nearby islands. It generated ... Read More