Sunday, 18 May 2014

Bora Bora Island

Bora Bora Island, French Polynesia


Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Bora Bora is a major international tourist destination, famous for its aqua-centric luxury resorts. The major settlement, Vaitape, is on the western side of the main island, opposite the main channel into the lagoon.

Products of the island is mostly limited to what can be obtained from the sea and the plentiful coconut trees, which were historically of economic importance for copra.




Bora Bora Island
Presidential Overwater Villas at the Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa





Parasailing activity
Jeep Safari Excursion
Submarine scooter


kitesurfing


Bloody Mary's seafood restaurant

Orang Utan Tour: Tanjung Puting National Park

Orang Utan Tour, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia


Tanjung Puting National Park is a national park in Indonesia located in the southeast part of West Kotawaringin Regency in the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan (Central Borneo).

The park was set aside in the 1930s by the Dutch colonial government for the protection of the orangutans and proboscis monkey, and was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1977 and a national park in 1982.








Orang utan in Tanjung Puting National park
Tourists feeding the pigs and orangutan
Proboscis monkey
Houseboat to Tanjung Puting National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes, CHILE



Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park.

Torres del Paine National Park is part of the National System of Protected Forested Areas of Chile. 

In 2006, it measured approximately 242,242 hectares. It is one of the largest and most visited parks in Chile.




Mountains and lakes of Patagonia

Fly fishing
Sea kayaking in Torres del Paine National Park
Sailing activity
Mountain climbing at Patagonia mountains
Horseback Riding

Carpathian Mountains

Carpathian Mountains, Romania




The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly 1,500 km (932 mi) long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe.

They provide the habitat for the largest European 
populations of brown bears, wolves, chamois, and lynxes, with the highest concentration in Romania.










Carpathian Mountains


Hiking in Carpathian Mountains
Wolves are one of the wild inhabitants here
Brown bear of Carpathian Mountains
Cycling through the mountains

TURQUOISE SEA

TURQUOISE SEA, SARDINIA, ITALY


The coastline of Sardinia, not unlike neighbouring French Corsica, is pocked with gorgeous little white sand bays lapped by crystal turquoise waters, not only the pricey bit of the island, north-east Costa Smeralda.












The coastline of Sardinia, not unlike neighbouring French Corsica, is pocked with gorgeous little white sand bays lapped by crystal turquoise waters, not only the pricey bit of the island, north-east Costa Smeralda.
Sailing activity at Turquoise sea
Windsurfing activity

Dive into the sea to see the aquatic lives of Turquoise sea

Biking along the coast of Sardinia beach

One of the 7 Wonders of the World

MACHU PICCHU, PERU


Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea levelIt is located in the Cusco RegionUrubamba ProvinceMachupicchu District in Peru.

Although the archaeological discovery of Machu Picchu came nearly a hundred years ago, historians are still unsure of the function of this ancient Inca citadel.
The Inca had no system of writing and left no written records, and archaeologists have been left to piece together bits of evidence as to why Machu Picchu was built, what purpose it served, and why it was so quickly vacated.

Machu Picchu Citadel

Inca trail to Machu Picchu
Trekking in Machu Picchu


Hot spring at Aguas Calientes
Peru hiking tour

Seoul, South Korea

S.E.O.U.L 함께 불러봐요

Seoul — officially the Seoul Special City — is the capital and larges tmetropolis of South Korea.

Situated on the Han River, Seoul's history stretches back more than 2,000 years when it was founded in 18 BCE by Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea

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Han River

One of the Han River bridges
Water therapy for feet at Han River park






At MBC building near Han River



walking around the city




River canal near King Sejong museum




Kids playing with water during summer around the statue of King Sejong

Tourists are given the experience to wear korean royalty clothing for free!
Gyeongbokgung or Gyeongbok Palace

Korean rice cake
At SBS building, one of the biggest broadcasting station in South Korea

Fans of Kpop queuing in front of SBS building during SBS Inkigayo  in hope to see their stars

Crib 49 Guesthouse. Located near Myeongdong market. Very convenient to shopaholics ;)
Crib 49's roof top. A nice place to chill with the Namsan tower view
Convenient-store-style dinner: Rice, fish stick, tuna, seaweed, & kimchi
Long soft ice cream stall


The long soft ice cream
A mosque in Itaewon


Interior of the mosque

Pilaf beef & chicken

chilling at the sauna room floor at Itaewon public bath house