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New Volkswagen Golf VII Driving

The new 7th generation Golf is not drastically different from the old model, but it won the title Car of the Year. The entry level model, which comes in at a reasonable €19,995, looks good, but the higher spec Golf with the added sports pack looks drop dead gorgeous. The all-new Golf is the Seventh Generation with the Mark 1 being introduced 38 years ago. The Golf MK 7 is longer, wider and lower...

Optical Illusions in Trick Eye Museum, Seoul

The Trickeye Museum is an art gallery with paintings that give each 2D art piece the illusion of being in 3D. The Trick Eye Museum is located in the Santorini Seoul multicultural complex. It offers opportunity to become a part of the art on display. It is definitely different. Do not go alone. You need any friend that at least would bring sunshine to your face plus do not forget to snap pictures. Opening...

Rafting down the Dunajec Gorges

The biggest tourist attraction of Pieniny is rafting at Dunajec. Dunajec forms the border between Slovakia and Poland. The river Dunajec runs through the National park of Pieniny and every year thousand of tourists come here rafting. Flowing further away Dunajec created a romantic ravine in the limestone reefs. Rafting starts in K?ty and ends in Szczawnica or Kroscienko. The length of the rafting route...

Birthday Cake Decorating Ideas

Beginners and experts take look at amazing birthday cake ideas. These super birthday cake designs are made with candy and cakes. Decorated cakes can be used to celebrate any occasion. Designs are only limited by your own imagination. But most cakes contain a lot of fat and an even bigger proportion of sugar. This is primarily why they are considered unhealthy. Calories Count: Chocolate Birthday Cake 1...

A Little Trip to Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is often considered as one of the most spectacular cities in Europe owing to its vast collection of Medieval and Georgian architecture. Edinburgh’s population is over 450,000 but that figure more than doubles to over a million during the famous arts festivals in August. Edinburgh is the 8th largest city in the United Kingdom and the 2nd largest in...

Handmade Lampwork Hearts by Stephanie

Stephanie loves colors and making necklaces. Stephanie is a 21 year young lady with autism. There is nothing she would rather be doing than melting glass and creating beads. All of the lampwork beads are created in little studio in Adelaide credit: Beads by Stephanie

Inside Boeing Dreamliner 787

The 787 represents Boeing`s lastest foray into the world of commercial passenger air travel. It is a long-range, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner. Its variants seat 210 to 290 passengers. Facts: Engine – 2 X Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Power – 70,000.00 lbf Avionics – Rockwell Collins next generation avionics Maximum Cruising Speed – 944.66 km per hr (587.00 mph) Service...

Models of Ships in Las Palmas, Grand Canaria

Each of our models is entirely hand-built using high quality materials. Each one is created with the utmost care and attention to accuracy and detail. Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself. Royal William Muimota León Noruego Titanic Vasa Wappen Von Hamburg Santa Ana San Ildefonso U.S.S. Constitution U.S. Constellation Santisima Trinidad San Felipe credit: Rafael Gomez

Red telephone Boxes aka Street Art

Artists and designers have re-designed the iconic red telephone box as part of BT Artbox. The open-air art exhibition involved 80 more telephone boxes exhibited all around London, from Heathrow to Stratford. Artists has used a full-size, fibre-glass replica of the original telephone kiosk, introduced in 1936. credit: Dave Catchpole

Mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos

The Plain of Jars in central Laos is one of most mysterious and misunderstood places. It is a large area extending around Phonsavan from the southwest to the northeast. One of the most bizarre archaeological collections, appearing in clusters and ranging from a single jar to several hundred. These containers were created by a people of a megalithic iron-age culture and probably served as burial urns....

The Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher Has Died at 87

The most dominant British prime minister since Winston Churchill in 1940 has died. She was the first woman ever to serve as prime minister of Great Britain and the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century. Thatcher battled the country’s recession by initially raising interest rates to control inflation. She was best known for her destruction of Britain’s traditional industries...

New York International Auto Show 2013

The New York International Auto Show takes place every year at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Automakers unveiled a wide range of luxury vehicles, from sedans such as GM’s crucial midsize Cadillac CTS to sport-utility vehicles such as the Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Infiniti QX60 hybrid. Auto Show is open to the public Friday, March 29th through Sunday, April 7th,...

Wildlife Education – Wolf Park

Wolf Park is located two miles north of Battle Ground, Indiana. The park offers a unique opportunity for wildlife education. It is a nonprofit education and research facility which was established in 1972 by Dr. Erich Klinghammer. Wolves are studied here in a relatively natural environment although they are not as free to roam as they are in the wild. It also includes other animals – foxes and...

Casa Batllo – Original Work by Antoni Gaudi

This is one of three houses in this fashionable block designed by a prominent Modernista architect, the other two being Casa Morera by Domènech i Montaner and Casa Amatller by Puig i Cadafalch. From the outside the façade of Casa Batlló looks like it has been made from skulls and bones. The “Skulls” are n fact balconies and the “bones” are supporting pillars. Sprinkled with...