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Dieu Thanh Waterfall with a poetic beauty

Dieu Thanh Waterfall has won kudos for its pristine and poetic beauty. Visiting the waterfall, any tourist is sure to be charmed by the wild flowers splashing out in all different colors, birds sing welcome the new day in full chorus and the crystal clear water shimmers under a vast blue sky.

The Waterfall is located on Dak Tit Stream, the natural border between Nhan Co Commune (Dak R'lap District) and Quang Tan Commune (Tuy Duc District), of Dak Nong Province, about 220km from HCM City centre.
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The beauty of Muong Nhe Natural Reserve Area

Muong Nhe Natural Reserve Area located in Muong Nhe district, Dien Bien province , is over 700km from Hanoi capital of Vietnam. Looking down from the top, beautiful and soulful Muong Nhe mountain scenery likes a picture.

Mixed in the green of trees, the bright yellow daisies with yellow red roads not paved, is the sticky floor, the leaf houses in various sizes lying on roadsides, streams and groves interspersed throughout the thick, luxuriant trees, the distance is looming mountains


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Re-use your towels at your hotel, ask that your bed linens not be changed daily, take a shower instead of a bath, wear water-resistant sunblock – these are all ways travelers can be responsible water consumers and participate in this year’s World Tourism Day that highlights water conservation.

World-Tourism-Day-2013-image-by-UNWTO-300x164.jpg?width=300In support of the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation for 2013, this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD) on September 27 is themed: Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future.

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Re-use your towels at your hotel, ask that your bed linens not be changed daily, take a shower instead of a bath, wear water-resistant sunblock – these are all ways travelers can be responsible water consumers and participate in this year's World Tourism Day that highlights water conservation.

World Tourism Day 2013 image by UNWTOIn support of the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation for 2013, this year's World Tourism Day (WTD) on September 27 is themed: Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future.

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World Rhino Day 2013

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World Rhino Day is just around the corner, a global raft of activities planned for 22 September - their aim to generate greater awareness of the mammals plight.

 

Susie Offord, Deputy Director of Save The Rhino International, comments “The world has already lost 95% of its rhinos, and the remaining few are being threatened with extinction within the next 10 years due to escalating poaching and loss of habitat.”

 

Acacia Africa is already a proud sponsor of Save The Rhino International and the tour o

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Beginning with India and The Pushkar Market Tour, Nov 7-21 2013 and Morocco for Christmas Dec. 23-30 2013, The Women's Travel Group, www.thewomenstravelgroup.com and its strategic partner, SITA World Tours will guarantee shares on certain trips.

The Women's Travel Group evolved from a national travel club for women founded in 1992. SITA World Tours is an active member of USTOA and the strategic partner of WTG. Tours are luxury exotic and commissionable to travel agents.

Information and other desti

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by Shannon Farley

Costa Rica is known for its adventures. One that draws adventure enthusiasts from all over the world is scuba diving in Costa Rica’s warm and beautiful waters.

The “Rich Coast” in Central America offers under-the-sea adventures ranging from impressive coral reefs to vast schools of fish and other marine life to shipwrecks. With two coastlines, the Pacific and the Caribbean, Costa Rica presents scuba divers with a myriad of fascinating dive sites. Warm, tropical waters off Costa R

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Stunning destinations in Da Lat

Da Lat is a popular tourist destinaton with Love Valley, Lang Biang Plateau, etc.

Truc Lam Zen Monastery

Lying beside Tuyen Lam Lake, Truc Lam Zen monastery is 5 kilometers from Da Lat City. It is the biggest Zen monastery in Vietnam with solemn architecture.

Zen Monastery is a place for many monks to study Buddhism and for domestic and foreign researchers to study about meditation. In addition, it attracts a lot of visitors.

Coming to Truc Lam Zen Monastery, tourists can contemplate Buddha statues

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Quang Nam is not as noisy as Da Nang, and not as quiet as Hue, it always attracts tourists with its own cultural value and simple people. You should pay a visit to Quang Nam to explore the land of Culture, and extraordinary people.

Thanks to traders, missionaries, Chinese and Japanese crossing the border gate of Hoi An, Quang Nam people had a chance to expose to Western culture. The interaction of many different cultures is expressed in forms of folklore.

Coming to Quang Nam, tourists will have in

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Picking plums in Moc Chau

Moc Chau Plateau in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La may be the perfect destination for you if you are looking to escape from the summer heat.

Here, average summer temperatures are 20-260C and there is usually a cool, calming breeze. In particular, visitors between April and June can enjoy a very special holiday as in these months it is plum-harvesting season. The fields of plum trees turn luscious pinks, reds and purples, stretching out into the distance almost as far as the eye c

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The "Peaks of Otter" is certainly one of the great stops along the Blue Ridge Parkway...between Natural Bridge and Roanoke. The Peaks of Otter Lodge has recently re-opened under new management (Delaware North) and the hike to the top of Sharp Top offers breathtaking views. The Historic town of Bedford is only about ten minutes away with The National D-Day Memorial (Bedford lost citizens per-capita at D-Day), quaint shop, art galleries and studios and nice restaurants, and Thomas Jefferson's priv

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Lantau Island, the Quiet Side of Hong Kong

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Lantau Island is a world away from busy Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.  Lantau Island, located where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea, is forested with the few high-rise buildings located along the coast.  It is home to Hong Kong International Airport, Disneyland, a 25-minute scenic cable car ride, Po Lin Monastery, the giant brass Tian Tan Buddha, and Tai O fishing village.  Guests at the SkyCity Marriott can explore the island on their own or to get the maximum benefit book a tou

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Places Where Cider Houses Rule

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It's autumn again in the northern hemisphere, and in a few key regions of a few key countries that means apples and cider, both “hard” (mildly alcoholic) and not. While pomaceous potions are brewed — in versions sweet, dry, and downright tart — in countries as varied as Argentina, Russia, and South Africa, in certain fetching parts of Europe and North America, cidre, sidra, and Apfelwein are an integral part of the life and culture. Any one of them would make a juicy getaway ind

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Hon Khoai Island, primeval and interesting

Hon Khoai, the biggest of a group of islets, is a rocky island of hills and forests including various kinds of precious wood like the “Star” wood. The wild natural landscapes attract a great deal of tourists...

Hon Khoai Island lies off the southern tip of the Mekong Delta and is is one of the well-known landscapes of the southernmost province of Ca Mau, about 15kilometres from the mainland.

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Formerly, Hon Khoai was called Giang Huong, Independence Island and Poulo Obi in the French domination. How

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Binh Ta Archaeological Vestiges

If travelling to Long An Province, you are advised to visit Binh Ta Archaeological Vestiges. Then, you have a chance to view remnants of the Oc Eo-Phu Nam culture from the first to seventh centuries.

The vestiges are situated in Binh Ta Hamlet, Duc Hoa Ha Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province. Binh Ta’s architectural and archaeological vestiges including Go Xoai, Go Don and Go Nam Tuoc can be found 40km north-east of the town of Tan An in Long An Province.

Go Xoai Temple at a depth of 1.7 to

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Song Ngu – an interesting island

About 4km southeast of Cua Lo Beach is Song Ngu Island, which looks like a huge fish. The island is described as “two fish swim on the wave when seen from a far distance”.

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In the past, King Le Thanh Tong often anchored his boat by the island to view the beauty of the island, the sky, the cloud, waters and got inspiration to write poems.

Song Ngu Island covers two small islands. The big one is 133m high, the small one is 88m high comparing to the sea level. In order to view the panorama of the isla

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Turistas de todo el mundo saturan India durante todo el año debido al gran tamaño y fascinante diversidad del país. India es tan vasto como para satisfacer el gusto de todo tipo de viajeros. Aunque la demanda de viajes a la India existe durante todo el año , a partir de la temporada de invierno que comprende desde inicios de Octubre y que dura hasta febrero es consideradacomo el mejor momento para pasar unas vacaciones en este país. Los inviernos también anuncian el inicio de la temporada alta d

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Being a native of America’s favorite city of San Francisco, we are blessed with world class restaurants, museums, theatre, winning sports teams, a tolerant city, in a mild climate where outdoor activities are possible year long.

In the summer of 2013, I was able to witness the grand dame of yacht racing, the America’s Cup. San Francisco played host to some of the most skilled sailors and yachtsmen in the world. A sailing regatta like no other in a world class city, like no other. From July 7 to S

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