Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The High Rising New York

New York is a city that is chiefly characterized by skyscrapers and high rises. If one happens to take a complete overview of the city, one will only come across the tip of several multi-storey buildings rising in the city every other day. The whole city is surrounded by water bodies and comprises of several towering buildings which seems to be the only attraction of this place.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Las Vegas Shows - A Guide To Finding The Most Famous Shows In Las Vegas

There are so many shows in Las Vegas that it would be very hard to cover all of them in one article. But we can let you know about the most famous and widely recommended spectacles that this amazing city has to offer. Some of them have been favorites for many years and others are newer additions, but they all have excellence of entertainment in common.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

San Juancito, Honduras - A Gem and a Tragedy

Nestled in a beautiful wooded mountain valley on the north side of La Tigra National Park about an hour's drive northeast of Tegucigalpa, San Juancito began it's career around 1880 when mining investors revived the old Spanish gold and silver diggings from the 16th century. With outside investment the town boomed and the mines continued to extract gold and silver from the mountainside until the 1950's. Miners were well paid by local standards, and their families enjoyed the best in schools and medical facilities.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Shopping in the Flea Market of Athens in Greece

Monastiraki gets its name from the monastery that used to stand on this square in central Athens. Anything less monastic these days it would be hard to imagine, especially on a Sunday morning when crowds flock to the weekly flea market that starts here and flows through the streets around. Monks would perhaps avert their gaze from the stalls selling second-hand copies of Playboy and Penthouse and browse instead at the one right next door which has beads, Bibles and candles. The sacred and the profane are neighbours in these Athenian streets.