Friday, March 11, 2011

Wadi Rum

Wadi Rum

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Touring Wadi Rum in a hot air balloon is an unforgettable experience. This is a stupendous, timeless place, virtually untouched by humanity and its destructive forces. Here, it is the weather and winds that have carved the imposing, towering skyscrapers, so elegantly described by T.E. Lawrence as “vast, echoing and God-like..." A maze of monolithic rockscapes rise up

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Ambon : The Original Spice Islands

Ambon : The Original Spice Islands

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the beach The tiny islands of Ambon, Banda, Ternate and Tidore - among the thousands of islands in the Moluccas seas,- changed the course of world history from the 15th century onwards. These islands were what triggered the European Age of Exploration. For in search of the Spice Islands in the Far East, Christopher Columbus sailed west –