Situated at the Northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, Rajasthan is an exotic and vibrant state where royal glory and tradition meets. Famous for its culture, music, customs, costumes, cuisines, manner and dialect, it is gifted with magnificent palaces and natural resources. For the traveler looking for enchantment and intrigue, this is a recommended destination.

Home of the kings, this proves to be one of the most exotic traveler destinations in the world. Priding itself with its rich ethnicity, it exudes charisma from its colorful and enduring rituals that form part of their way of life. Jaipur of the Pink City of India is the capital of this tourist hot spot.

Start your journey in Jeju City at the Chilmeori Shrine, which is located just a few minutes from the Jeju International Airport. If you have the opportunity to travel in February, you’ll be able to enjoy the ritual shaman performance, which represents the proverbial myth of 18,000 gods. As one of the most highly recognized practices on the island, the people of Jeju believe these demonstrations rid the world of evil and injustice. Read more »

One of the most underrated destinations is Bhutan, a small country that lies between the border of China and India.

What makes Bhutan unique is the unusual way the country is run – Bhutan is an absolute monarchy – where the progress of the country is measured through what is called Gross National Happiness. Gross National Happiness doesn’t only measure economic growth, but also the use of the environment, cultural preservation, as well as the way the natural environment is used and preserved. This way of measurement has been in use since 1974 and was invented by the King of Bhutan. Plastic bags and tobacco are banned in the country, and health care is free for all citizen. It’s really a place that’s almost too good to be true. Tourist activities include cultural tours, bird-watching, and hiking.

The paranormal world and reality meets on the streets of London’s haunted tours where some of the city’s best Paranormal researchers and scientists take people on night tours around the city following the footsteps of the city’s more bizarre inhabitants. Jack the Ripper is merely one of the many tortured souls that roams the streets where you get to see the places they were and walk the same paths they walked. Go into dark alleys and rooms where famed haunting have been reported to experience the thrill and horrors that still lie beneath your feet. Go deep underground into long lost houses and dungeons that have been covered up as London became her modern self.
From graveyards to the back alleys of London, you get all the scenery and bizarre beauty of London as everyone else sleeps. Walk streets that have changed little over the years, to preserve their beauty or for more sinister reasons, to maintain their historic value as the places where the famed murderers and even the souls that have been forgotten in time. Make their acquaintance as you roam London under the cover of darkness in what ha become the new fad, Haunted tours of the Feared Kind!

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Why travel to Cebu, Philippines of all places? What makes Cebu, Philippines extraordinary among all other places in the whole country or the world even?

Places that shouldn’t be missed when visiting Cebu

First there is The Magellan’s Cross which is located in Magallanes Street of Cebu City. This place is of much historical value to the Philippines because it’s also where the baptismal rites of the earliest Filipino Christians took place.
Cebu’s Fort San Pedro is the oldest tri-bastion fort in the Philippines. Built in 1565, its 8-foot thick walls and 30-foot tall tower bore witness to several wars, not the least would be World War II, in which it served as barracks for American soldiers.

Casa Gorordo Museum is also one of the well-loved destinations of tourists once they arrive in Cebu. Taking a tour of this well-kept museum is like stepping into another time and era, thanks to the lovely antique furniture on display and the conservation of residential features from the old days such as the magnificent courtyard.

For all you know, Kyoto was Japan’s capital and the emperor’s residence from 794 to 1868 and still remains as the cultural center of Japan. As of now, with a population of 1.4 million people, it is considered as the country’s seventh largest city. Over the history, Kyoto was destructed by battles and fires but because of its historic and cultural value, the city was dropped from the target list of cities to be atomic bombed and was spared from air raids in World War II. Its raked pebble gardens sensuously outline countless temples, shrines and other historically priceless structures that survived in the city. Kyoto is indeed Japan’s cultural treasure palace.

It has a rich history to boast and can impress visitors as its medieval side merge magnificently with the refined and cosmopolitan ambiance of the modern resorts and hotels, majestic commercial stores and broad avenues. It is known as one of the highly developed tourism infrastructure in Greece. With its marvelous beaches, modern buildings, breathtaking sceneries and medieval edifices, it indeed offers an enormous diversity of colors, forms and activities. The town itself is all lined with trees with a rich greenery effect that is so pleasant in the eyes as well as the numerous palm trees and tropical plants. You can surely enjoy an interesting walk on the island as you take in impressive facades of towers, battlements, domes, mosques and even a palace.

Antarctica, a prominently remote and cold place, has caught the attention of many travelers around the world. Since it is located at the tip of South America, most people give it a name called “South Pole.” The few people that are capable of staying are so few that people mistake it for a place where human beings could not reside in. Speculations about Santa Clause in the South Pole could also have taken this place as the major inspiration. It is filled with snow and rarely experiences the heat. So its mountains are also covered with snow, arctic animals and beautifully-made landforms.