tips of traveling

lundi 7 avril 2014

The water’s chilly, but the experience is notable. Tobermory crowns the tip of Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula, at the confluence of pure, icy cold Georgian Bay and Lake Huron.

Explore an area where submerged forests, canyons and the remains of ancient coral in this once tropical sea.

Watch the modern inhabitants, crawfish, bass and sculpin as they go about their daily business. For the diving enthusiast, the remains of over 20 historical shipwrecks also lie beneath these clear, cold waters.

There are four significant diving locations on the main island of New Guinea, all of which offer some really great diving.

the North Carolina coast where wrecks lie. The Tar Heel State's ocean floor bristles with thousands of ships and submarines that met their demise by running into sandy shoals or other boats, getting the business end of torpedoes and depth charges, or by being purposely sunk and designated as artificial reefs.

Lush, exotic Bali is the jewel of Indonesia and a haven for a variety of tourism pursuits. From luxury resorts to spas, recreation to wild nature, the island is a complete destination. That certainly is the case for avid scuba participants, who flock here for some of the best marine biodiversity in the world, first class instructors and a plethora of elusive, secret dive spots.

Cozumel is a favourite place to scuba diving . For spectacular tunnels, caves and caverns, distinct reefs and a host of deep dives that go down as far as 3,000 feet, caves and caverns, there are few better locations in the world

Catalinas has a wealth of sea life. From sharks to mantas to angelfish and gorgeous coral reefs, Costa Rica has it all – and that includes terrific hotels.

The Leshan Giant Buddha was built during the Tang Dynasty (618--907AD). It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below his feet. It is the largest carved stone Buddha in the world[1] and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. It was not damaged by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Mount Roraima, bordered by three different countries (Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana) whose border lines intersect on the massive shelf, is surrounded on all four sides by sheer 400-meter high cliffs. While its cliff walls are only scalable by the most experienced of climbers, there is a hiking path up the mountain’s natural ramp-like path (usually a two-day hike).
e tabletop mountains of the Pakaraima’s are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to some two billion years ago. The result is the staggering landscape of Mount Rariama: