Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Exotic Country: The Beauty of Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan is the former Soviet republics after Russia's second largest. In this country there is a Russian space rocket launch, Baikonur. Kazakhstan borders Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and the Caspian Sea. Beautiful natural landscape worthy of making Kazakhstan one of the alternative travel destination fans of the streets. (Photo: Lonely Planet)












Amazing Country: Kathmandu, Country with Thousand Temples

Kathmandu is believed to be built by king Gun Kamdev at 723. According to legend, the area was formerly a lake. But a follower of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha called Manjushri splitting of a hill in the southern part of making it easier for water to flow. It made the area into a habitable. The ins and outs of the name 'Kathmandu' is unknown. However, a theory stating the name was taken from the word 'Kastha-Mandapa', a pagoda carved from a tree by order of King Lakshmi Narasingha Malla in 1596.












Top Exotic: The Exotic of India

Republic of India is a country in South Asia which has the second largest population in the world. India is the location of the ancient Indus Valley civilization and the birthplace of four major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Not surprisingly, rural India offers the charm of the exotic aura of its own for anyone who tried to observe them. (Photo: AP Photo)







City Beauty: Cartagena City Enchantment (Colombia)

Cartagena de Indias is a port city located on the north coast of Colombia. The city was founded in 1533 by General Don Pedro de Heredia of Spain and named the same as the port of Cartagena in Murcia, Spain. In 1980, UNESCO put the following Cartagena fortress city of the colony as a World Heritage Site.