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#615 : Admiring the know-how of Istaravchan’s blacksmiths in Tajikistan
Idea #615 – Admiring the know-how of Istaravchan’s blacksmiths in Tajikistan In the immediate vicinity of the bazaar, a real city in itself, are the workshops of a dozen Tajik smiths who make famous
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#401 : Observing the Chipmunk of Siberia in India
Idea #401 – Observing the indian Tamia The Chipmunk of Siberia (Chipmunks sibiricus), bouroundouk, Swiss (because of his coat calling back that of the Swiss guards), the rat of Korea or squirrel of Korea
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# 203: Exploring the necropolis of the Ming
Idea # 203: Visit the necropolis of the Ming Emperors The dynasty of the Ming, which reigned over China between 1368 and 1644, made build real ” subterranean palaces “, intended according to the
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#625 : Exploring the monumental remains of Gonur Tepe of the Bronze Age in the Karakum Desert
Idea #625 – Exploring the monumental remains of Gonur Tepe of the Bronze Age in the Karakum Desert The site of Gonur Depe in Turkmenistan was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in the 1950s in
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# 123: Seeing giant Bats for a few Baht
Idea # 123 – See arboreal giant bats in Thailand The huge ginger Bat (Pteropus giganteus) whose scale is from 1,20 to 1,50 m for a weight of 600 g 1,6 kg is an Asian species
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#574 : Exploring the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan
Idea #574 – Exploring the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan Wadi Rum or Wadi Ramm, is a desert of Jordan, mainly known by the story and the papers of Lawrence of Arabia, who leads
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#604 : Exploring Altyn Emel Nature Park in Kazakhstan
Idea #604 – Exploring Altyn Emel Nature Park in Kazakhstan Altyn-Emel National Park occupies an area of more than 4600 square kilometers. The park was established in 1996 in the Ili River Valley. It
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#605 : Looking at the petroglyphs of Tamgaly Tach in Kazakhstan
Idea #605 – Looking at the petroglyphs of Tamgaly Tach in Kazakhstan The surroundings of Tamgaly Gorge, relatively luxuriant place in relation to the vast and arid Chu-Ili Mountains, contain a remarkable concentration of
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#395 – Visiting the Qutb Minar the highest tower in India
Idée #395 – Visiting the Qutb Minar and its buildings Qûtb Minâr or Qutb Minar (“tower of the victory”) is the highest Indian minaret, and the third in the world. Qûtb Minâr, the highest
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#580 : Following Indiana Jones’s step in the antique Petra
Idea #580 – Following Indiana Jones’s step in the antique Petra Petra is an antique city situated in the South of current Jordan, between Red Sea and Dead Sea, which constitutes the major touristic
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#359 : Diving with the turtles in Maldives
Idea # 359 – Diving with turtles Maldives Five different species from marine tortoises were listed in the Maldive Islands. Three are regularly met in diving or snorkeling : they are green tortoise, imbricated
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#622 : Visiting the white marble city of Ashgabat
Idea #622 – Visiting the white marble city of Ashgabat Ashgabat, the “city of Love” in Turkmen, is a relatively new town, originating from a village of the same name founded in 1818. In
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#152 : Diving into sharks aquarium of Dubai
Idea #152 – Diving in the shark aquarium of Dubai The aquarium of Mall of Emirates of Dubai is one of the biggest internal aquariums of the world, with its 9.000 m3 of water.
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#389 : Discovering the antique city of Mahabalipuram
Idea #389 – Discovering the antique city of Mahabalipuram The archeological site presents the vestiges of an exceptional sanctuary, on the coast of Coromandel. It was founded between VIIth and VIIIth centuries by the
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#624 : Visiting the lost oasis city of Merv in Turkmenistan
Idea #624 – Visiting the lost oasis city of Merv in Turkmenistan Located in the province of Mary, in Turkmenistan, the National Historical and Cultural Park “Old Merv” is home to the oldest and
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