Blog Entries for the 'entertainment' Category
10 Great Wall of China facts
Parts of the wall are up to 25.6 ft high and as wide as 16.4 ft.
Building materials used were stone, brick, tiles, lime, rammed earth and wood
The Great wall has suffered damage ranging from Bricks being taking for houses, graffiti , vandalism and parts of the wall have been destroyed [...]
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Posted on: May 11, 2011
Categories: Archaeology, History, entertainment
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Window of the World is a Chinese theme park that features replicas of famous world attractions like the pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, the grand canyon, and much more! Alex reviews our trip to the park.
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Posted on: May 4, 2011
Categories: Austria, Belgium, Blog, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Countries, Egypt, England, France, Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, Germany, History, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Vietnam, entertainment, recreation
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US vs Everyone else…
How many of you have ever traveled abroad? Chances are that if you are American you have never been anywhere but stateside, and most likely never will be. As a matter of fact, only 15-25% (depending on who you ask) of Americans even own a passport! Comparatively, 60-70% of Australians have passports, [...]
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Posted on: April 27, 2011
Categories: Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, Germany, How People Travel, New Zealand, Traditions, USA, What travel has taught us, entertainment
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Ever wonder what bungee jumping is like? I did too. Here’s my experience. Read it and weep
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Posted on: April 24, 2011
Categories: Sports, Thailand, entertainment, recreation
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Wanna hike a glacier, drop 134 meters on a bungee cord – how about heli-skiing or black water rafting – New Zealand has it all, plus volunteer opportunities galore!
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Posted on: March 21, 2011
Categories: Blog, New Zealand, Sports, Travel Tips, entertainment, recreation
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A day of touring around Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. There’s so much to see and do here- including bowling!
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Posted on: March 16, 2011
Categories: Travel Tips, Vietnam, World Conflicts, entertainment, recreation
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A short post on one of our most recent adventures: learning to ride motorbikes in Cambodia!
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Posted on: March 8, 2011
Categories: Cambodia, How People Travel, entertainment, recreation
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I’m 18. And I’ve already been places, seen things, and had experiences that most people only dream about! What’s next?
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Posted on: February 27, 2011
Categories: entertainment, looking back - home friends etc, recreation
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Have any of you ever gone to a hotel in India? If you have, it was fine, right? You check in, and go up to your room. Well, have I got a story to tell.
We wanted to stay somewhere else in India besides the LAFTI Headquarters. So we went to the nearest city. We found [...]
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Posted on: January 26, 2011
Categories: India, World Conflicts, entertainment, recreation
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WATER SKIING!!!! Who wants to know how many times I fell?! It’s pretty funny, let me tell you!!
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Posted on: January 22, 2011
Categories: Games Kids Play, Sports, Water, entertainment, recreation
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