30 Unusual Things And Places You Won't Believe Existed In India. Travelling in India is like a roller-coaster ride, thrilling and unforgettable. India has something to offer to every traveller: scenic beauty, beaches, mountains, fauna, adventure sports, luxury hotels, historical monuments, a cultural treat for all the senses... The experience will leave you a little exhausted; because in every moment, there's so much to live.
If you think you've seen everything there is to see, you couldn't be more wrong. India isn't called Incredible India for nothing. This wonderful land is riddled with more mysteries and astonishing things than Alice or Dorothy could ever have imagined. Sometimes uncanny and sometimes uplifting, India is full of surprises. 1. Somewhere in Pune, in a quaint little hamlet called Shivapur, lies the Hazrat Qamar Ali Darvesh that has a magical story to tell. 2. A cloak of mystery shrouds Mayong, better known as the Land Of Black Magic, a village 40 kms from Guwahati city, close to Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Source 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Top 10 most Unique Hotels in the World. Almost all five-star hotels provide their customers with world class luxury and much needed customer attention in exchange to any credit cards, especially the ones without a credit-limit.
However, in this article we will be putting aside the luxury factor a bit and try to get a little more intimate with the uniqueness of the hotels location & operation and the intriguing creativity fueled into their designs which make them way better places to stay-in, even if you’re on a vacation or just looking for a place to stay while you’re in the city. I’ve used my own discretion to choose between the hotels that would give anyone a pleasant stay and a unique experience at the same time so, some of the more famous ‘’unusual hotels’’ may have been omitted from the list just because those hotels are just downright ugly and personally, I think they are bizarre and I don’t see why would anybody want to waste their money on them. 10.
The Caves Resort, Jamaica 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. How to Travel the World on $35 a Day: 100 Resources for Broke Globetrotters. Probably the best time for traveling the world is when you’re young. You’ve got little to no real responsibilities and you’re still spontaneous enough to try almost anything. The down side? You’re probably pretty broke. Pricey plane tickets, disadvantaged exchange rates, and museum passes can add up to a lot of cash very quickly.
Transportation: Finding discount plane and train tickets isn’t as hard as you might think. Airwise.com: Check out this Web site to find pricing and booking information for flights, car rentals, and cruises anywhere in the world. Lodging: You’ve already accepted the fact that your traveling budget is tight, alas no Ritz hotel in Paris for you. Hostels.com: Book a hostel anywhere in the world. Food and Drink: Part of the joy of traveling the world is exposing yourself (and your palate) to new flavors and traditions in the local cuisine. The Trailside Cookbook: This site has tons of tasty recipes for backpackers on a budget. Top 10 Must-See Design Destinations in The World. If you’re daydreaming about your next vacation, and looking for something a little off the beaten path, why not consider embarking on a global design tour? The world is full of inspiring destinations for travelers looking for a recharge, and you only need to do a bit of googling to plan a unique design vacation.
Come along with Inhabitat for a brief tour of our favorite design destinations around the globe – from scuba diving to an amazing underwater art installation in Mexico to jetsetting to an ultra-modern designer hotel that towers over NYC’s iconic High Line park and meandering through the world’s largest wooden structure, which recently rose in Seville.
Read on for 10 of our favorite, must-see design destinations! Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain Barcelona’s Parc Güell is a 100-year-old architectural and horticultural masterpiece by the city’s master architect, Antoni Gaudi. The High Line and Standard Hotel, New York City Las Pozas Sculpture Garden, Xilitla, Central Mexico. The Tufa Towers of Mono Lake. Mono Lake in California is a strange place to say the least. However, unlike many bizarre places in the world this strange environment is caused by us. In the early nineteen forties the city of Los Angeles was growing quickly. The Second World War was in full flow and when it came to the environment it was felt that some things could be neglected. The LA Department of Water and Power began diverting the lakes streams three hundred and fifty miles to the south.
As you may imagine, the lake is a magnet for photographers - some will add HDR elements to their work to add to the off-world look of the place. The tufa rock formations became visible. Kirk and his comrades were nowhere to be seen to save the day, however. There had been a number of islands in the lake and they now became peninsulas which could be reached by mammals and reptiles. Fortunately, the people who lived near the lake started to pay attention. These are battles worth fighting. Image Credit Flickr User Alaskan Dude. The Mysterious Moeraki Boulders. If you go down to Koekohe beach in New Zealand you can be sure of a big surprise. In front of you, scattered like enormous marbles from some long abandoned game between giants, are hundreds of giant spherical rocks. Or are they the egg shells of sea-born dragons? The Moeraki boulders present us with a mystery – what are they and how on earth did they get there? Some are isolated but may occur in clusters.
Many of the Moeraki boulders give the impression of being completely spherical – and they almost are. They do, however, tend to form early on in the history of the deposited sediment – it is thought they occur before the rest hardens in to rock. What is significant about these concretions is their size. The material responsible for their concretion is a carbonate mineral called calcite. There are large cracks on the boulders and these are known as septaria. The Moeraki boulders date from the Paleocene epoch which translates as the early recent. Sea glass jewelry - Jewelry Fashion Tips. I seem to have quite a few passions in my life (beyond even jewelry), and hunting for sea glass is definitely one of them. Sea glass is like jewelry from the sea — pieces of old bottles and such worn smooth and frosty by the sea, waves and sand. As I write this post, I’m here in Fort Bragg, California, which is home to THE most tremendous beach for glassing in North America (and no, that’s not an exaggeration).
Glass Beach is beyond imagination — in fact the first time I visited here early this past July, I thought I must be in a dream or something, because it honestly didn’t seem real. Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, CA My passions for sea glass and jewelry have now collided. Rare sea glass pendant When in Fort Bragg, you have to stop into Captain Cass’ Glass Beach Jewerly and Museum! Sea glass pendants from Fort Bragg If you find yourself in the Capitola, California area, you should also check out Village Sea Glass, which is in the heart of downtown. Glass Beach - The Dump You'll Want to Visit. Before you say anything about the content of this article, I hate people who litter. I’ll judge you if I think you’re too lazy to recycle. I hate pollution and the death of our fragile ecosystems and all the rest. But- with that disclaimer out of the way- Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California is the incredible result of human wastefulness and the resilience of nature.
It’s like a little Inuksuk… I’ve been trolling around for lesser known landscapes to road trip to and explore, and stumbled across this chunk of multicoloured west coast paradise. These days, Glass Beach is a protected part of MacKerricher State Park, but in 1949, it was the site of an unrestricted dump. Eventually, California realized that dumping automobiles, appliances, toxic substances and razor sharp shards of glass into the water was probably a bad idea, and looked elsewhere for a dumping site.
The beaches under the cliffs lay polluted, cluttered and ruined, and were basically treated as a forgotten ‘mistake.’ Lifestyle. We will never tire of the positive effects of nature. Its calming, soothing and inspiring influence will never go out of style. The more we rush, the more time we spend indoors staring at our screens and devices, the more urban our lifestyles become, the more we crave and need time away from it all. It has been amazing to follow the newest solutions to the old dilemmas: How to bring more green space to cities; how to reclaim underused urban land for recreational and other "green" uses; how to provide more and more people the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of spending time in nature.
Lately, we have seen fantastic examples of how designers and architects, urban planners and citizens' organizations have accomplished both large and small-scale projects, from bringing a bit of greenery, and open space to otherwise bleak surroundings, to large-scale neighborhood-changing undertakings. Getting back to nature is not a new phenomenon.