Sunday 24 January 2010

Petra,ma'an governorate,jordan

This place featured I believe in Indiana jones's last crusade, and was the nabateaan's capital

Wadi Mujib nature reserve,jordan

This is the lowest laying nature reserve in the world(possibly under sea level like the dead sea next to it)

Tanera mhor, near inverewe,highlands?,scotland,uk

This island  has issued its own stamps since 1970 when a private postal service was started.

Rangiroa,French polynesia

Rangiroa has the only vineyard that is located on coral soil

la pageria,martinique

This is where the empress josephine,wife of napeleon bonaparte

Dead chest,british virgin islands

This is where Blackbeard the caribean pirate put a mutinous crew ashore with only a bootle of rum.

Barbegia region,sardinia,italy

This region with its shepherds,flocks,olive groves and stone villages regularly stands in for the holy land in films like The Bible and King David.

Hever castle,kent,england,uk

This is a historic castle where anne boleyn grew up.
Medley court cottages

Wednesday 13 January 2010

stanley,idaho,usa

Coldest place in lower 48 US states.

Saturday 9 January 2010

Ma'alula/ma'aloula,rif Dimasdq governate,syria

This is one of the last places to speak aramaic,the language spoken by jesus.

Wednesday 6 January 2010

Ngalue cave,niassa province,mozambique

This is where evidence of  seed eating by humans about 150,000 years ago has been discovered.
Sorghum was among the seeds discovered.
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