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[29 Jun 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Incredible Dusit Thani Hotel in Dubai

Are you planning to visit Dubai in the near future? Dubai has grown quickly into one of the finest travel destinations in the world and with new hotels and architecture coming all over Dubai you cannot afford to miss out this beautiful place in the Middle East. As Dubai is quickly changing its image from being an oil country in a middle of a desert to a city which is dominated with sky high buildings and world renowned landmarks there are many new projects that are being made to cater to the world audience. Hence, you will never …

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[12 May 2010 | 7 Comments | ]
Muslim’s Pilgrimage: Mecca 1953 Photos

Doing Hajj or pilgrimage to muslim’s holy land of Mecca is the greatest desire for all Muslims around the world, where the pilgrimage is the ultimate worship that will bring people closer to Allah, the Almighty. These collection of old photos by National Geography July 1953 illustrate how the state of Mecca during pilgrimage in 1953. Compare to 1953, do you think the modern city Mecca still has its original charm in spite of the tall buildings around Ka’aba? I say yes. Thumbs up!

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[19 Apr 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Last Minute But Cheap Holidays Selection

Holidays are truly the magical time of the year when one leaves troubles and stress behind to create great memories with family and friends. Holidays no longer have to be restricted to places that are within small distances because of wonderful advances in technology and other amenities. Given the growth of tourism in several countries, exotic locales that weren’t accessible before have been thrown open to create great memories and have wonderful adventures at. However, how many times does one have to compromise on that dream holiday because of the cost? Indeed expensive holidays can play spoilsport to …

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[7 Apr 2010 | One Comment | ]
Miserable Life Inside Gaza City

Have you ever wondered on how the life inside the land of war, Gaza City looks like? It seems like the war has made the people of the country appear to be some kind of similar lifestyle to those poor souls in India or Bangladesh. Or maybe worst. It is all started when the Israel blockade Gaza since 2007. The blockade preventing almost all goods, especially building materials from entering Gaza, combined with the price of smuggled goods from Egypt; demand for stone to be used in cement mixing has skyrocketed. Thus, the event has restricted the development …

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[11 Feb 2010 | 18 Comments | ]
Spiderman Alain Robert Spotted Pictures in Abu Dhabi

The city of Abu Dhabi was shocked after thousands in Abu Dhabi came to watch the human spiderman climb it’s tallest building, the new 38-storey Investment Authority Tower, without any aids or ropes or wires. Alain Robert, the French climber well-known for his death-defying antics, is popular after climbing up Sears Tower, Taipei 101 and Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers. Below are his action photos during climbing up Abu Dhabi building. Thumbs up!









Images Source: Email (Let me know if you know the original source. Thanks)

 

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[1 Jan 2010 | 6 Comments | ]
Qattara Depression – World’s Largest ‘Vanish’ Land

Qattara Depression is located west of Cairo, Egypt. The place is the largest ‘vanish’ land in the world that left a large basin with a length of 175 miles (280km) and a width of 90 miles (140km). Since the size is very surprisingly massive, the location is very difficult to find and identify.

 

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