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This Aurora Photo Is the Most Insane I've Ever Seen. Beautiful and Scary Roads for Driving. 12 Most Dangerous Tourist Attractions in the World! If you are looking for some great destinations for your next vacation, there are a number of dangerous tourist attractions that you may want to avoid. Many of these locations have been made into tourist attractions in order to generate an income for the location, but it might not have been the best idea to turn them into tourist destinations. Here are twelve of the most dangerous tourist attractions in the world. 12. Chernobyl Tours The site of a nuclear disaster in 1986 near Prypiat, Ukraine, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant offers tours for those who are curious about the disaster and want to see the site in person. 11. Known as the most dangerous road in the world, the 60 kilometer expanse of highway running between La Paz and Coroico, Bolivia has claimed numerous lives. 10.

It might night be the smartest thing to do, but it will definitely get your blood pumping. 9. When you really want to test what you are made from, try swimming in shark infested waters. Australia. Australia is a wonderful, beautiful island continent home to a peaceful, happy, and loving people... that Mother Nature hates so much she can taste stabbing.

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&&(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Trident') ! = Just The Facts Australia is the largest island nation in the world, straddling the border of the Pacific and Indian Ocean. It has a rich and exotic ecosystem supporting fantastic flora and fauna...all of which were unfortunately eaten by the monsters that live there. From the Abyss It Is Birthed Back in the 1770s the British Empire discovered Australia and, after finding it generally unfit for human habitation, proceeded to send all of their criminals and generally unwanted peasants there...because basic human empathy was not to be invented until the year 1821. Things in Australia that Will Kill You Everything. Ah, but the tropical beaches, you say! Your best bet is just to stay in the city then, right? You just walked into Mother Nature's Thunderdome, friend. Hugh Jackman seems nice. Global Food Disparity: A Photo Diary - StumbleUpon.

In an increasingly globalized world, it’s still sometimes shocking to see just how disparate our lives are compared with other human beings around the world. A book of photographs by Peter Menzel called "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats" ("©Peter Menzel www.menzelphoto.com. Ten Speed Press, published in 2005) makes a relevant point with great irony: at a time when hundreds of millions of people don't have enough to eat, hundreds of millions more are eating too much and are overweight or obese. In observing what six billion eat for dinner the authors note, "Today, more people are overweight than underweight. " It is these cultural differences, emphasized and reinforced by the author, which exemplifies the lifestyles and dietary habits of people around the world.

You can buy the book here. Meet the The Manzo family of Sicily. Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07. Sliding Rock in North Carolina. Every summer, there are large number of tourist in Sliding rock, where is located one of most beautiful and unique natural mountain waterfall.

Sliding Rock in North Carolina

It is located in Pisgah National Forest Close to Asheville NC, where people came to slip and slide on this beautiful 60-foot mountain slider. Even water is pretty cold, visitors wait patiently for their turn and slide one-by-one. At the end of the slide they make splash into the big eight-foot deep pool, swim couple feet to get into shore and get back in the line for one more slide… photo source A $1.00 per person fee is charged by the Forest Service to use the area between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, when lifeguards and rangers are on duty. Photo source A restroom and changing room is provided and a lifeguard is periodically on duty especially during summer weekends from 10 AM to 5:30 PM. Photo source A pool in the bottom from the falls is 8 feet deep. Photo source photo source.