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Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Canada

A visit to Drumheller would not be complete without a visit to the Royal Tyrrell Museum. The Royal Tyrrell Museum is a popular Canadian centre of palaeontological research noted for its collection of more than 130,000 fossils. The Museum provided a fun and very informative historical and fossil account of the \”period of the dinosaurs\”. The museum opened in 1985 as just the plain old tyrrell...

EXCS Luxury Motor Show Seventh Edition 2013

Luxury Motor Show EXCS will take place at Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh on Oct. 29-31, 2013. Motor Show is an unique and distinctive event in the luxury world, so the Kingdom Hall in Riyadh Four Seasons Hotel is the perfect place to host such event, which has became the attraction of the elite of visitors not only in Saudi Arabia, but also from GCC countries and fans of this class of cars. credit:...

Why Wearing Polarized Sunglasses

Polarized sunglasses are sunglasses that help diminish the glare of the sun. Polarized sunglasses provide incredibly clear, glare-free vision. Lenses block light rays that would normally enter your eyes after reflecting off of surfaces. The light that enters your eye after passing through a polarized lens has been filtered, allowing the wearer to see in a different way. Wearing polarized lenses can...

1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Classic Cars

This is the perfect symbol of the seventies. The Eldorado is a two-door personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by the Cadillac Division of General Motors. The body lines on the Biarritz are sleek and slightly contoured, but suddenly angular. It is opulent and elegant, stopping just shy of excessive. 1978 would be the final year for the full-sized Cadillac Eldorado. Demand for more fuel efficient...

Painted Halloween Pumpkins – Paint your Design

Paint your design onto your pumpkin with any tools you like to paint: paintbrushes, cotton swabs, sponges, or cotton balls. A painted pumpkin also won’t rot as fast as a carved one. No need to wield a giant knife, risking injury to yourself or your kids. credit: torbakhopper credit: torbakhopper credit: torbakhopper credit: torbakhopper credit: torbakhopper credit: mendolus shank credit: mendolus...

What to See in New Zealand – Rotorua

Rotorua is home to one of the most unique tourism sites in the world. It is just a 2.5 hour drive from Auckland, easily accessible in the Central North Island for a getaway. Volcanic Plateau has one of the world’s most lively fields of geothermal activity and sits squarely on the Pacific Rim of Fire. Aside from the breathtaking scenery of this volcanic-shaped wonderland, the 16 beautiful lakes in...

Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo

Bubble Gum Alley is located in San Luis Obispo on Higuera Street. The alley is the city’s most popular unofficial landmark, It is a 15-foot (4.6 m) high and 70-foot (21 m) long alley lined with chewed gum left by passers-by. The gum started appearing on the walls in 1960. People complained but the gum kept on coming. The wall is not a random collection of gooey gums, some people in San Luis Obispo...

CN Tower – Toronto Landmark

The CN Tower is Toronto’s tallest and most defining landmark. Photos of Toronto are often defined by the building, which stretches more than 550 metres into the sky. This former tallest freestanding structure on earth—is, at 1,815 feet, still one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The tower was constructed by Canadian National Railroad to improve television reception. Construction of the...

Mars Rover was Tested in the Atacama Desert

The rover was tested near the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in the Atacama Desert, which is one of the most Mars-like terrains on Earth. The 2018 mission of the ExoMars programme will deliver a European rover and a Russian surface platform to the surface of Mars. A Proton rocket will be used to launch the mission, which will arrive to Mars after a nine-month journey. The mission will drill 30...

How to Move House in New Zealand

This is how you move house in New Zealand. The tractor on the right is ploughing a track/exit for the truck to manoeuvre the house onto the road for the journey up State Highway 45. The cost of moving the house will depend mainly on the time it takes, which depends in turn on the route to be travelled, the size of the house and the degree of difficulty. It can range from a few thousand dollars to move...

The House in the Clouds

The House in the Clouds is a water tower at Thorpeness, Suffolk, UK. It was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill. The 70-foot-tall tower consisted of a large metal tank at the top that holds 50,000 gallons. In 1979 the main water tank was removed to fully convert the building into a house. It provides spacious accommodation for the true family holiday. credit: Karen...

Bran Castle aka Draculas Castle

Dracula’s Castle is situated between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, right where you enter Rucar-Bran Pass. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia. The castle was constructed in 1377 to guard the mountain pass and to levy a tax on all merchants passing through. The castle was for a long time the property of the city of Brasov, but in 1921 it was offered...

Megatransect Hike 2013

The Megatransect is a trail run event staged in Central Pennsylvania. The 25 Mile supported ultra hike took place in Bald Eagle Mountain. The course is designed to challenge any trained or seasoned athlete. Trail focuses on the safety and needs of all entrants. Competitors are subjected to unrelenting climbs and down hills with total vertical gains over 5000 feet. credit: mike mcneil