The Fishermen’s Bastion is often the first stop for tourists visiting Budapest, the fairytale turrets offering an elevated vantage point from which to view the city. The minarets and walls look medieval, but they were actually built in 1902 by Frigyes Schulek to complement Mátyás Church.
The Lake offers a variety of recreational activities including: sailing, swimming, water skiing, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, wind surfing, canoeing, ice fishing and more. If you enjoy kayaking, Wabamun is the place to be. Join the Outdoor Club and challenge the course developed on the outlet channel or enjoy a quiet paddle on the lake. Lake Wabamun has a long history of commercial fishing dating back to the early 1900′s. To this day the lake is internationally renowned for white [...]
The Niagara Escarpment is a line of cliffs that starts near Niagara Falls and surrounds lower Michigan, winding its way through Ontario, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Wisconsin, where it forms Door County (the peninsula that creates Green Bay). Tobermory is on the tip of the Bruce Peninsula which is flanked by the Niagara Escarpment’s cliffs on it’s east side, and separates the Georgian Bay from the rest of Lake Huron. The Bruce Trail follows the escarpment from Niagara Falls to [...]
Visible from almost everywhere in Budapest, Gellért Hill , with the impressive Freedom Monument on its peak, is one of the city’s memorable landmarks. The 14-metre monument was originally commissioned by Miklós Horthy as a memorial to his son, who died in a wartime air accident. When the Russians arrived, they replaced the propeller that the figure was originally meant to hold aloft with a palm frond to symbolize the country’s liberation from the Nazis. Just beyond the monument is [...]
Named after Szent István (St Stephen) founder of the Hungarian Christian state, the basilica is visible from all over Budapest. The dome, at 315 ft is the exact height as that of the Parliament, whose builders decided not to go higher. Construction on the Bazilika was completed in 1905 after over 50 years of construction. The dome collapsed in 1868, requiring the builders to start over from the ground up. Three leading architects, two of whom died before work was [...]
The Pyramids of Egypt are as fascinating as they are breathtaking. Although there is a lot of speculation and rumor about the building of the pyramids, Egyptologists have uncovered an impressive amount of archaeological evidence to explain the mechanics of the building and function of these ancient monuments. By visiting the pyramids in chronological order you can bear witness to a logical evolution of the pyramid design
The origin of the name the “Taj Mahal” is not clear. Court histories from Shah Jehan’s reign only call it the rauza (tomb) of Mumtaz Mahal. It is generally believed that “Taj Mahal” (usually translated as either “Crown Palace” or “Crown of the Palace”) is an abbreviated version of her name, Mumtaz Mahal (Exalted One of the Palace). The Taj Mahal is a deserving resting palace for an Emperor’s Empress. It stands on the banks of the river Yamuna, which [...]
Palm Island Dubai (Jumeirah Palm Island) is one of the most ambitious real-estate developments on earth, heralded as the 8th wonder of the world as it can be seen from space along with another major landmark, The Great Wall of China. The first of the three Palm Island Dubai projects (Palm Island Jumeirah) commenced handover to owners November 2006. Owners are now maximizing their investments by offering this amazing accommodation and location over to us to manage their properties.
The island of Capri’s highest point at 1,932 ft. above sea level. Â Monte Solaro can be reached by foot or by chairlift from Anacapri over the pines and olive groves to the islands highest point. Â The eastern and southeastern slopes of the mountain are severely eroded and fall straight down to the sea. A broad slope descends towards Anacapri, resplendent with natural and imported vegetation, with more than 850 species. From Piazza della Vittoria a chairlift takes you up Mount [...]
Assisi in Italy extends out on the hills of the Monte Subasio, above the plain where the Topino and Chiascio rivers flow. Although this city can boast Roman origins, its present-day aspect, because of the buildings and also the urban structure, is surely due to the city’s development during the Middle Ages. In Assisi, attend one of the fairly frequent concerts in the Upper Church of the Basilica di San Francesco, a space so beautiful and uplifting the music truly [...]