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Get a Chinese Visa To Walk In An Ancient Forest of Stone
December 17th, 2009
Tucked away in the Yunnan Province in southern China, Shilin National Park is a wonderland of fantastic rock formations. The formations are sculpted from the earth as somewhat acidic water dissolves layers of bedrock. They rise from the ground, forming tall, jagged towers that reach for the sky. For more pictures and video, see this excellent post on the Environmental Graffiti blog.
There are so many of these formations that they look like trees, which is why Shilin Forest is called the Stone Forest. The forest is a national park, and many tourists come to see the ancient rock formations. The area is also home to the Yi people, one of China's indigenous minority groups.
If you are planning a trip to China, the Shilin stone forest definitely deserves a place on your itinerar
Getting a Thai Visa To Visit the Trang Islands
December 17th, 2009
Located in the south of Thailand, along the Andaman sea is a set of picture-perfect islands called the Trang Islands. The islands and a slice of the mainland make up Thailand's Trang Province, named after the port town of Trang.
If you're looking for a place to vacation in Thailand that's far away from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok and less touristy than Phuket, Trang would be a good choice. Much of the area's inviting white sand beaches are part of a national park, and therefore off-limits to the overdevelopment that beaches the world over seem to attract.
You can get from the Thai mainland to the island either by taking a ferry or by hiring a boat and a guide. If you go, you absolutely should not miss the Emerald Cave, located on the island of Ko Muk. You can actually swim
Do You Need a United Arab Emirates Visa to Visit Dubai?
December 14th, 2009
Over the past few years, Dubai has been making every effort to establish itself as a premier tourist destination. With its glittering new buildings, posh hotels, excellent restaurants and exciting nightlife, Dubai attracts tourists who want to live it up while on holiday.
Dubai is known for extravagance: extravagant shopping, extravagant hotel rooms, and extravagant projects like the construction of man-made islands in the Persian Gulf. However, last month the bubble burst, as the state-owned Dubai World corporation announced that it needed an additional 6 months to pay its debts.
The Dubai crisis has had a positive side effect for travelers, though-extravagance now costs less. For example, Gadling just reported that the average price for a hotel room in Dubai has plummeted, from $
World Heritage Site of the Week: Get a Kyrgyzstan Visa to See the Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain
December 13th, 2009
UNESCO's World Heritage Sites are a collection of intriguing destinations from around the world. According to the UNESCO website, the sites are selected to "to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity."
Once a week, as part of our new "World Heritage Site of the Week" series, we will profile one of these sites and look at what you would need to travel there. The first World Heritage site in the series is also one of the newest to be added to the list: Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain in Kyrgyzstan.
What makes Sulamain Too sacred? The mountain is believed to be the final resting place of the Islamic prophet Sulamain. There is a shrine that marks what is believed to be
Getting an Ethiopian Visa to Hike the Semien Mountains
December 13th, 2009
Ethiopia is often overlooked as a tourist destination, but it is actually a treasure trove of history, archaeology and natural attractions. One of the major national attractions is the Semien Mountains, in the north of Ethiopia.
Rugged and isolated, the Semien Mountains offer incredible opportunities for hiking and backpacking. The tallest mountain in the range is Ras Dashen, which towers 15,159 feet above sea level.
Campsites in the Semien Mountains are basic, but what the mountains lack in luxury, they make up for in scenery and solitude. Due to the unique geological processes that formed them, the mountains are filled with interesting rock formations.
They are also home to a variety of interesting wildlife, such as the Gelada baboon, the lynx-like caracal and the endangered
