Showing posts with label Places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Places. Show all posts
Friday, 6 July 2012
Swimming On The Edge (10 pics)
Ubud Hanging Gardens Hotel is located at Bali, which is a small
island in Indonesia, a magical place, known worldwide due to its rich
culture and mesmerizing landscapes. The most striking of this hotel’s
design is a large, multi-leveled infinity pool, with curves that are
said to copy the shape and beauty of the hills nearby. Taking full
advantage of the setting, the resort was built on wooden pillars among
the steep rice fields of Ubud. This way, each of the 38 luxury private
pool villas is perfectly integrated in this scenic environment. Either
way, this tropical paradise plays with senses and provides experiences
beyond imagination.
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Bridges for Wild Life
Roads are often crossed by
natural migration routes of animals living in a particular locality. To
solve the problem of wildlife destruction under the wheels of vehicles
in many countries of erecting special bridges. For these bridges,
animals can move freely without risk of being shot down. This post
contains a few examples of such bridges built in Canada, Australia, USA,
Holland and France. 10 more images after the break...
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Futuristic learning spaces to surpass limitations of walls
The concept
Due to ever shrinking school budgets, limited capital funding aging infrastructure and overcrowded schools that must respond to shifting populations, school districts prefer to invest in relocatable classrooms since future increase in student enrollment cannot always be accurately judged when permanent classrooms and buildings are being planned and constructed. In remote communities, places dealing with natural disasters or school districts dealing with higher student enrollment, modular classrooms can help schools best utilize their budget. With once-futuristic technology like 3D displays becoming more cost effective and commonplace now, relocatable classrooms of the future can be pre-fitted with cutting edge technologies that would make relocatable classrooms less expensive than traditional additions to schools.
The Inspiration
In the past few decades, relocatable classrooms have become fairly commonplace for communities coping with natural disasters, remote communities or regions that need quick-to-install facilities to provide classrooms for a lot of children within a short period of time. These relocatable classrooms, so far, have been fairly basic setups that provide children with a make-shift classroom but recent developments in the field promises to make relocatable classrooms of the future more stimulating and exciting for both educators as well as the students. Thanks to developments in telepresence and relocatable classroom technologies, children living in areas coping with natural disasters or those living in remote areas of the world no longer have to miss their school terms. These innovative solutions for education and schooling have led to the development of the next generation of relocatable classrooms that give us a peek into what schools of the future could look like.
Due to ever shrinking school budgets, limited capital funding aging infrastructure and overcrowded schools that must respond to shifting populations, school districts prefer to invest in relocatable classrooms since future increase in student enrollment cannot always be accurately judged when permanent classrooms and buildings are being planned and constructed. In remote communities, places dealing with natural disasters or school districts dealing with higher student enrollment, modular classrooms can help schools best utilize their budget. With once-futuristic technology like 3D displays becoming more cost effective and commonplace now, relocatable classrooms of the future can be pre-fitted with cutting edge technologies that would make relocatable classrooms less expensive than traditional additions to schools.
Futuristic Classroom
In the past few decades, relocatable classrooms have become fairly commonplace for communities coping with natural disasters, remote communities or regions that need quick-to-install facilities to provide classrooms for a lot of children within a short period of time. These relocatable classrooms, so far, have been fairly basic setups that provide children with a make-shift classroom but recent developments in the field promises to make relocatable classrooms of the future more stimulating and exciting for both educators as well as the students. Thanks to developments in telepresence and relocatable classroom technologies, children living in areas coping with natural disasters or those living in remote areas of the world no longer have to miss their school terms. These innovative solutions for education and schooling have led to the development of the next generation of relocatable classrooms that give us a peek into what schools of the future could look like.
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Top 10 Beautiful places in Australia
10. Kakadu National Park

Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland. The Ranger Uranium Mine, one of the most productive Uranium mines in the world, is contained within the park.
Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland. The Ranger Uranium Mine, one of the most productive Uranium mines in the world, is contained within the park.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Top 10 Places to Visit in Sweden
Stockholm
Stockholm is widely celebrated not only as the capital of Scandinavia, but also as one of the world’s most beautiful cities, built where lake meets sea, on fourteen islands, with ten centuries of history and culture. The Swedish Royal Capital is also widely known for its remarkable modernity, progressiveness and trend sensitivity in everything from lifestyle to fashion, design, food and drink and usage of new technology. The combination of magnificent scenery, ancient history and tradition, and a pervasive innovative spirit combine to give Stockholm its truly exceptional character and charm.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Extremely Romantic Places to Get Married
If you are planning to get married shortly, are 200% sure of your love,
and are ready to overcome hardships together with your partner, this
post is for you. We’re going to show you 13 of the most extreme and
romantic places to get married! What makes them even more attractive is
the fact that most likely your relatives won’t even want to join you on
your special occasion. Besides, the cool and unforgettable honeymoon
is guaranteed — well, of course if you manage to survive.
1. Inside a cage on a shark reef
Photo by StJennaMonday, 14 May 2012
20 Beautiful Street Typography Photos
Typography, it is yet if complex, minimalistic, wild or classic, make
use of in photography is determination recommend an understandable
communication to the observer. Typography determination helps you to
provide an expressive feel to an idealistic or theatrical thought in a
photograph, can assist you to endorse a manufactured goods easier and
competent in an advertisement or circular, and so on. If you are
concerned in print cool typographical imagery. In this object you can
observe a set of 20 beautiful typographical photos by means of a variety
of secret code, correspondence or messages.

Sunday, 13 May 2012
10 Beautiful Places In The World That Actually Exist
Are you planning a romantic weekend or vacation anytime soon? If you do, we Artsy Swaggers made a list of top 10 most beautiful and amazing places in the world
that you absolutely must have on your bucket list. They look almost too
good to be true, but they all exist and we’ve managed to locate them
for you, so you could include these stops in your itinerary. If you know
of some other amazing places that we forgot to mention, but you think
should be included in this list, feel free to let us know in the comment
section.
1. Wisteria Tunnel
Wisteria Tunnel is not
some imaginary tunnel down the Wisteria Lane, a well known street where
plenty of Desperate Housewives live. Believe it or not, this place
actually exists and is located at the Kawachi Fuji Gardens in Kitakyushu, Japan. Flowering trees hang overhead and the different colored rows speckle the garden.
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
21 Unbelievable Photos That Are Not Photoshopped
A hundred years ago, photographs depicted the truth, but now with the advent of Photoshop, anything can be fabricated with a click of a mouse. You may not believe it, but the following photos have not been altered in Photoshop and depict the real deal. Sometimes you just have to see things to believe them, like Pepsi NEXT. You've got to taste it to believe it.
The Southern Sky Columnis located in the Zhangjiajie National Forest
Park in China. It's nickname is Avatar Hallelujah Mountain after the
floating mountains in the sci-fi movie.
1.
Via: slightlywarped.com
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Most Beautiful Castles Pictures From Around The World (21 Photos)
Moat – a deep, wide ditch surrounding a building or establishment, or used as an engineering field fence. As
a rule, escaped the ditches around the forts, castles and other
fortifications, as part of the defensive system and were often filled
with water. They impede access to the castle walls, including siege weapons, such as a battering ram or a siege tower. An important property of water-filled moat – to prevent undermining. Let’s look at 20 of the most beautiful in the world ditches.
The world's best viewing platforms Photos
Worldwide
How well you can appreciate a landscape depends on your
point of view. But for anyone with a head for heights, sightseeing
is getting easier, says Stephen Wood.There was a sudden surge of railway-building in Switzerland at the end of the 19th century. New lines climbed out of the valleys in different directions, but many of them had a common objective: a viewpoint. The raison d'ĂȘtre of the Jungfrau railway was the plateau it accessed; day-trippers went to Zermatt purely for a view of the Matterhorn; the prize at the top of the Rochers-de-Naye line was a panorama of Lake Geneva and its surrounding peaks.
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
50 Beautiful Places For Traveling From Around The World
In this, the eighth of our annual lists, the hotels chosen by our team of editors, writers and experts are the best for service, location, food, rooms, leisure facilities and ambience & design
Australia
Longitude 131°, Uluru: Best
for location
Just 10km from
Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the remote Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park,
the 15 glass-fronted 'designer' tents at
Longitude 131°
provide a very luxurious take on
camping.Architect Philip Cox's conical
structures - set in the Outback's sand dunes - may have been
inspired by Bedouin encampments, but they come with
air-conditioning, large bathrooms and Bose sound systems. There's a
small swimming pool, and activities include eco-walks, visits to
indigenous Anangu villages and artists' communities, and dinners
beneath the stars with the in-house astronomer. Modern Australian
cuisine is served in the central Dune
House.
Monday, 12 March 2012
The most beautiful places in the world
The most beautiful places in the world, attracting hundreds of tourists each year, these places are termed as the world’s natural heritage by UNESCO. The scenic beauties offer such a soothing sight that even shows in the pictures.
Located in the USSR in southeastern Siberia west of Yablonovy Mountains, the Baikal Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia. It covers an area of 31,494 sq. km. the Baikal Lake is also the deepest freshwater lake in the world, having a maximum depth of 1,620 m.
The Baikal Lake
Located in the USSR in southeastern Siberia west of Yablonovy Mountains, the Baikal Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia. It covers an area of 31,494 sq. km. the Baikal Lake is also the deepest freshwater lake in the world, having a maximum depth of 1,620 m.
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