The Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in Texas Oct 3, 2011 Located approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Austin, Texas, the Hamilton Pool Preserve is a historic swimming hole which was designated a preserve by the Travis County Commissioner’s Court in 1990. Located 3/4 mile upstream from its confluence with the Pedernales River, Hamilton Creek spills out over limestone outcroppings to create a 50 foot waterfall as it plunges into the head of a steep box canyon. The preserve is home to the Golden-Cheeked Warbler, and a great variety of other birds. A unique natural area surrounds this pool, collapsed grotto and canyon, formed by thousands of years of water erosion.
New York City's Hidden Subway Station Deep in the belly of New York’s subway system, a beautiful untouched station resides that has been forgotten for years with only a limited few knowing of its existence. Stunning decoration with tall tiled arches, brass fixtures and skylights run across the entire curve of the station, almost a miniature imitation of Grand Central Station… But it sounds like something straight out of Harry Potter, right? It was opened in 1904, with the hope of making it the crowning glory of the New York subway system in elegant architecture and a place for commemorative plaques to honour the work that had resulted in such a successful underground mass transit system. It was to be the original southern terminus of the first ‘Manhattan Main Line’; however the station was closed and boarded up in 1945. The reason for its closure was that newer longer cars were required to match the demand of passengers that passed through the system.
Most Fascinating Geological Wonders On Earth - StumbleUpon Mar 08, 2011 / Category : Misc / 37 Comments This planet we live on offers us beauty beyond words. Every country has its own special region that takes your breath away with the magnificence of it. Here we can see some places that are a geological wonder that you may know about already, or maybe not? Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA Antelope Canyon is one of the world's most beautiful canyons. Pamukkale, Turkey These stunning terraces of water are found in Pamukkale Turkey and were shaped from a substance called travertine, which forms from the build-up of sediments of calcium carbonate deposited in water from hot springs. The Wave, Arizona, USA This incredible formation of sandstone rock is stunning in its colors. Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand The Moeraki Boulders are amazing boulders found on the New Zealand coast. Bungle Bungles, Australia Bungle Bungles are found in the the Purnululu National Park in Western Australia, also a World Heritage Site. Fantasy Cave, Bermuda Wave Rock, Australia
Travel Quotes Not all who wander are lost. ~ J. An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ~ Lao Tzu ~ Only the curious have, if they live, a tale worth telling at all ~ Curiosity - Alistair Reid ~ Thank God! A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places Do not follow where the path may lead. Growing old is mandatory Growing up is optional The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life Now more than ever do I realize that I shall never be content with a sedentary life, and that I shall always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. The freedom of travel opens the mind to unlimited possibilities. If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be Alone I wander a thousand miles, and I ask my way from the white clouds Learn a lot.
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Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) 98 Flares Facebook 13 Twitter 15 Google+ 60 StumbleUpon 0 Pin It Share 10 10 98 Flares × Kayangan Lake, Coron islands, Palawan, Philippines Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves – Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli – Iceland Golden Eye Hotel – St. Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Devetashkata Cave – Bulgaria Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile YingXi Corridor of Stone Peaks, China The Gardens at Marqueyssac Ice Canyon – Greenland Coron Palawan, Philippines Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia Awapuhi Trail Kauai, Hawaii Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada Multnomah Falls, Oregon Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland Petra – Jordan (at night) Madeira, Portugal Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Travel Hacking for Noobs: How We Save Hundreds on Airfare, Get Free Lodging, & Make Money Overseas Milligan and her monkey contemplate their favorite travel hacking tips. Photo by Courtney Baker. Advanced travel hacking is an art form. I have no doubts about that. But, contrary to popular belief, getting started is actually quite simple. But I’ll share a little secret with you… it’s not as glamorous as most people think. We certainly aren’t professional travel hackers. We aren’t total noobs, though. Anyway, here are some tips and tricks to take you from naysayer to noob in as short of time frame as possible. Once you graduate to advanced (or if you are already there), I’d appreciate you teaching me everything you know in the comments below! How We Find Airfare: A Video Walkthrough of How to Save $521+ The video below is just over 20 minutes long. [Note: I'll be replacing this video with a higher quality version soon.] [If the video doesn't show up in your reader or e-mail, click here to watch now] Obviously the example in the video speaks for itself. Willing Work On Organic Farms
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia The stunning Plitvice Lakes National Park lies in the Lika region of Croatia. The park is surrounded by the mountains Plješevica, Mala Kapela, and Medveđak, which are part of the Dinaric Alps. The 16 blue-green Plitvice Lakes, which are separated by natural dams of travertine, are situated on the Plitvice plateau.