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Archive for June, 2010
Thailand Waives Thai Visa Requirements As Country Recovers From Civil Unrest
June 24th, 2010
Lately, Thailand has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Riots and protests that pitted different political parties against each other claimed 88 lives and a lot of property in certain areas of Bangkok. The protests also prompted the US Department of State to issue a travel advisory warning Americans against travel to Thailand.
The streets of Thailand are calm again, and the travel warning has been lifted. However, Thailand's tourist industry has suffered a major disruption. Of course, the silver lining to all of this is that now that it's once again safe and pleasant to travel to Thailand, you can find some amazing travel deals there. As Gadling observes:
Hesitant tourists are the unfortunate result of any political instability, no matter how short-lived. The resulting drop
Get a Bolivian Visa to Visit El Fuerte de Samaipata
June 20th, 2010
Over 1,000 years ago, a group called the Chane lived in the Andes Mountains, in what is now Bolivia. They lived in densely populated villages, farmed and created some rather extraordinary rock art. Most of the villages are long gone, but the rock art is still visible today at El Fuerte de Samaipata, this week's featured UNESCO World Heritage Site.
To the Chane, El Fuerte de Samaipata was a religious site. It was destroyed when a rival group, the Guarani, conquered the Chane. The Spanish also built a settlement there, and the Incas, who allied with the Chane against the Guarani, also had a settlement nearby. So, when you visit El Fuerte de Samaipata you can actually see architectural ruins from all three cultures.
However, it's the Chane rock art that really steals the show. On a
Nepal Visa Requirements to Visit Everest Base Camp
June 20th, 2010
Have you ever dreamed of climbing Mount Everest? For most people, standing on top of the highest mountain in the world is an impossible dream. The altitude and terrain mean that to make the climb, you have to be extremely athletic. (And just because a 13-year-old recently summited, that doesn't make it an easy climb. Jordan Romero is one tough kid.)
For most of us, Everest Base Camp is a much more doable goal. Every year, thousands of people visit the South Base Camp in Nepal, making it one of the most popular hiking trails in the country. Although the trip to Base Camp is not nearly as strenuous as actually climbing the mountain, you will still get a fairly intense workout. You'll also get a chance to meet local people and experience the local culture along the way. Kraig Becker, a
Brazilian Visa Requirements To Visit Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Where the Mirages Are Real
June 20th, 2010
When is a mirage not really a mirage? When the water is real, as it is in Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park. This park is mostly desert,an otherworldly landscape with vast, ivory-colored sand dunes as far as the eye can see. However, in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, crystal-clear lakes and lagoons are scattered in between the dunes.
The New York Times' Frugal Traveler recently visited the park, and was quite impressed:
The barely off-white silky sands and endless cool oases of the Lençóis are such a visual stunner that, with apologies to Rio de Janeiro, the Canadian Rockies and my ex-girlfriends, they may be the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
You can get to Lençóis Maranhenses National Park by plane or by bus from São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro. Of cour
Azerbaijan Visa Requirements To See the Rock Art at Gobustan
June 12th, 2010
Azerbaijan is one of those countries that's off the beaten path but full of wonderful surprises, like this week's featured UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape. Added to the World Heritage List in 2007, Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is an amazing collection of ancient rock art created over a period of 40,000 years.
There are over 6,000 engravings at the site, depicting a wide range of subjects, including people, rituals,battles, bullfights, the sun and stars, boats, and more. In addition to the engravings, the site is full of other archaeological evidence of ancient human settlement, such as burial sites and preserved cave dwellings.
Today, Gobustan is rather dry and arid, and is sparsely populated as a result. However, in the past, the region
