Holiday Destination I wish To Go

Today post is a little off-track but I like this article I found and it's speaks volume of what's happening to this great holiday destination places and our planet in general. The culprit is MAN. Anyway here is the article in full. Places to See Before They Disappear Consider visiting these rare cultural, historic, and natural sites before they are irrevocably altered or gone forever. Taj Mahal If the plan to close the Taj Mahal goes into effect, it would reduce this over-the-top mausoleum — built by Shah Jahan (fifth emperor of the Mughal dynasty) to mourn his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal — to a mere postcard silhouette instead of the spiritual experience it can be. More Places to See Before They Disappear Even a recent rise in admission prices doesn't deter floods of tourists from shuffling through the Taj Maha l — three to four million tourists every year. Between the crowds and the air pollution that's eating away its white stone facade, tourism officials are conside...

Cracking my head and thinking about where to go. Again hitting the Internet I went online and look around. Well I came across an article about holiday destination in Muslim countries. Actually it is a blog and the interesting is it is listing the top muslim holiday destination. The post I am talking about is Muslim countries to visit for holiday . Well it's a good change of location wise from the usual. Anyway some of the location actually had me interested, like the Spain. An extract from the article post:- Granada, Spain Many other eminent Spanish cities exude class, but only Granada has so dramatic a mountain setting, topped by the magnificence of the Alhambra, Iberia’s greatest monument to Moorish creativity. The city was first settled by the north Africans in 711, and by the 14th century Granada was the magnificent final flourish of Islamic occupation. Just under three hours’ flying time from Stansted, this hilltop collection of palaces seems impossibly exotic. Admire it fro...

Well continuing my post, my second dream holiday destination is another ancient wonder, this time it's the Great Wall of China. Well needless of me to jot down the details of this ancient wonders. Some pictures to go with this post. So I went online and did some search and I reproduced what I found here. The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles ) from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections of the great wall are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural g...

Well this isn't a destination post but I came across this item in a forum. Great resources to keep for future reference. Instead of flying, why not consider traveling overland. There is a really good website with international train info including Asia and Africa. For instance, it's possible to travel from London to Tehran by train, travelling through Turkey, which would be a really interesting trip. Or travelling by train from London to Morocco via Spain. Trains take longer but you end up seeing alot more of the countries and you can stop off at places along the way: Global train travel: http://www.seat61.com/ For more info on green travel and holidays, and ecotourism, this is a good website: http://www.responsibletravel.com/

I am compiling a list of my dream holiday destination and first on my list is the Pyramids of Egypt The pyramids of Egypt is always on my mind and that include the sphinx. Since studying history which seemed ages ago, the pyramids is one place that got stuck in my mind. And if I remembered correctly it is also one of the wonders of the ancient world. Taking camel rides and imagining standing below the foots of this great structure just brings me back to a different time. And looking at the Sphinx and it's eyes looking into the distance. The same eyes that had witness the changes before it for thousand of years.