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There's a lot to look forward in 2018, and here are some of the coolest attractions  from family theme parks to excellent museums.  😊😊 Let's check out...... Aerospace Bristol, England Bristol, is the home of Concorde. The supersonic passenger jet was largely developed here, and the UK assembly line was located here and all UK Concordes made their maiden flight from the city’s runway – so the last Concorde ever to be built takes pride of place. In 2017, a new £19 million  state-of-the-art museum  dedicated to Bristol’s airspace heritage opened to the public. Aerospace Bristol Human Tower Museum of Catalonia, Valls, Spain Valls, 65 miles west of Barcelona, is the place of origin of the Catalan tradition of building  castells  – human towers of up to ten stories, with the strongest forming the  pinya , or base. In 2018, the town is set to open a museum dedicated to the 200-year-old feat of strength and teamwork, and nearby Tarr...

Rajasthan is renowned all over the world for its formidable forts and princely palaces. These magnificent masterpieces attract travellers from different parts of the world. To see it once is not enough for them, so tourists come here again and again. Most of these splendid palaces have turned into Heritage Hotels giving tourists a chance to experience the royal living of the erstwhile royalties.  Let us take a walk through some of the significant forts and palaces in Rajasthan. Amber Fort – Jaipur © wikimedia.org  Amber Fort – Jaipur Image credit: wikimedia.org Situated atop a hill, Amber Fort offers a panoramic view of the Aaram Bagh, Maotha Lake, the Kesar Kyari and the old historic town down below. A steep uphill path is the approach to the Palace Complex, which is popularly traversed on elephant back. The huge courtyard Jaleb Chowk is the entrance to Shila Mata temple on one end and the Palace on the other. There is a spectacular Diwan-e-Aam and the glass ...

Located in southwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, northwest China, Taklamakan desert is bounded by the Kunlun mountains to the south, the Pamir mountains and Tian Shan to the west and north, and the Gobi desert to the east, also known as “Place of No Return”, more commonly interpreted as “once you get in, you’ll never get out” or similar. The Taklamakan Desert has an area of 337,000 km 2  (130,000 sq mi), making it slightly smaller than Germany, and includes the Tarim Basin, which is 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long and 400 kilometres (250 mi) wide. It is the world’s second largest shifting sand desert with about 85% made up of shifting sand dunes ranking 16th in size in a ranking of the world’s largest deserts . Because it lies in the rain shadow of the Himalayas, Taklamakan is a paradigmatic cold desert climate. Given its relative proximity with the cold to frigid air masses in Siberia...

Victoria Falls: Smoke that Thunders                                              Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is a town in the western portion of Zimbabwe, across the border from Livingstone, Zambia, and near Botswana. The town lies immediately next to the falls, and they are the major attraction, but this popular tourist destination offers both adventure seekers and sightseers plenty of opportunities for a longer stay. No doubt about it,  Victoria Falls,   twice as tall as  Niagara Falls,  and several times longer,   also known as  Mosi-oa-Tunya  (meaning “The Smoke That Thunders”) is one of the most amazing sights in the world. The Falls have the largest sheet of water for any fall in the world, although not the highest, widest or greatest volume of water, is a sight not to be missed. It to...

Wilderness backpacking “ Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar Wanderer, there is no path, the path is made by walking ” —Antonio Machado, "Proverbios y cantares XXIX" Carrying everything you'll need to get along for several days in the wilderness isn't everyone's idea of a "vacation", but if you don't mind including some physical effort and additional inconvenience in your travel time, it's an ideal way to truly "get away from it all", and hopefully see some truly majestic scenery. Based on my experience and sharing the common passion with my fellow hikers, collectively we share few tips and points to be taken care off.    Landscape Before taking off on a backpacking trip, assess what kind of territory you'll be traveling through. Distances on a map never look that hard to cover, but once you find yourself staring up at a 400-foot ridge standing between you and tonight's camp, it...