tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32900906387168780112024-03-05T06:33:08.288-08:00ellergyEllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-29573054358100133212014-06-25T05:00:00.003-07:002014-06-25T05:00:58.357-07:00THE INCREDIBLE ARCHITECTURE OF INDONESIA’S TANA TORAJA<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Sulawesi is a large island, extraordinarily contorted in shape, lying between Kalimantan and the Maluku Island group. Tana Toraja is located in the South Sulawesi Province and the traditional culture of the Torajans rivals any in the archipelago, making this area one of the most popular tourist destinations in Indonesia.<br />
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Believing that their forefathers descended from heaven in a boat some twenty generations ago, the Torajans have a unique Christian animist culture. Their ancestral worshiping includes elaborate death and after life ceremonies, which are essentially great feasts. A strict social hierarchy is followed in the villages and an important wedding or funeral can take days to perform. Water buffalo and pigs are sacrificed in numbers appropriate to social rank, and the deceased's remains are placed in a coffin and interred in caves hollowed out in high cliffs. The mouth of the cave is guarded by lifelike statues, called Tau Tau, who look out from a balcony near the burial caves, watching over the families and friends they have left behind.<br />
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Tongkonan, the family houses, are built on stilts with the roof rearing up at either end, representing the prows of the first ship to arrive in the area with the Torajan ancestors. The houses all face north and some say that this is because it was from the north that the ancestors of the Toraja came. Others however will say that the north is regarded as the realm of the gods, on the compass of life. <br />
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A large tongkonan can take a crew of ten about three months to build and another month to carve and paint the outside walls. Bamboo scaffolding is erected for the duration of the construction phase. The distinctive curved roof shape is obtained through a series of vertical hanging spars supporting upwardly angled beams. A vertical free-standing pole supports that portion of the ridge pole extending beyond the ridge. In larger Tana Toraja villages, houses are arranged in a row, side by side, with their roofs on a north-south alignment with the front gable facing north. Opposite each house is the family's rice barn, or alang customarily a symbol of family wealth, and together they form a second row of parallel buildings.<br />
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EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-62052902219003545002014-06-06T01:50:00.002-07:002014-06-06T02:27:03.321-07:00MORE UNIQUE BATHTUBS<b>1. The Madera Wood Bathtub</b><br />
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If you wish a extraordinary plus unique bathtub, then you should surely choose to buy one from <a href="https://www.stoneforest.com/kitchen-bath/" target="_blank">Stone Forest</a>, where the planners can transform stone into astonishing bathtubs. <br />
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<a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/grinera/grinerade" target="_blank">grinERA</a> produces solid wood bathtubs and hand wash basins from 100% wood. Their
products can be customized from many different kinds of wood. <br />
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<b>8. The Swaybath</b><br />
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Drawing inspiration from childbirth and the calmness and security within
the womb, British designer Ben Mazur has come up with a unique bathtub
called “<a href="http://www.designbuzz.com/swaybath-bathtub-alters-according-to-a-persons-size/" target="_blank">Swaybath</a>,” which is filled from the drenching showerhead above
the tub, and emptied through a valve in the bottom into a drain below.
The calming, gentle movement of the water and subtle swaying, turning
motion combined with the embrace of the silicone tub as it molds around
you to create a placental hideaway from the outside world.<br />
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<b>8. The Egg Bathtub</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.archiproducts.com/en/products/53833/unico-freestanding-oval-korakril-bathtub-egg-rexa-design.html" target="_blank">Unico</a> mixed a freestanding oval bathtub with some open storage space.<br />
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<b>9. The Origami Bathtub</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.stocco.it/" target="_blank">Stucco</a> presents the Origami: a bathtub combined with four base units that is elegant, versatile and unique.<b></b><br />
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<b>10. The Carbon Fibre Bathtub</b><br />
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This incredible carbon fiber bathtub by <a href="http://www.corcel.eu/de/home/" target="_blank">Corcel</a> seems to play with senses and to completely reevaluate one’s idea of
taking a bath the calm way. Because what it inspires is speed in a
straightforward way. Its appearance is unique, with black stripes that
contribute to an original aerodynamic shape.<br />
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EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-90612060272023352832014-06-06T01:35:00.000-07:002014-06-06T01:36:46.680-07:00THE RISE AND FALL OF SOUTH AFRICA'S TALLEST SKYSCRAPERIf you start to read about a place like Ponte Tower, wherever you live will not seem that bad...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ponte Tower building in Johannesburg. Photo © <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/andryn2006/8020436156/in/photolist-ddJQf1-6cLY83-nde2mw-gk1fCi-9jSJ5y-fzMya9-f8MG77-96jKHB-eLo38R-2wuNgZ-bGYdfZ-e7v9VG-ddJFXk-foWEN6-foWMJ6-foW7zX-fpc8Mq-fpb1vW-5kUe4E-foVXiV" target="_blank">flickr</a>.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peeking into Ponte Tower on a flying tour of Johannesburg. Photo © <a href="http://flyjozi./">FlyJozi.</a><span style="color: black;"></span></td></tr>
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Ponte Tower is a 54-storey-high cylinder-shaped building that has been hovering over the skyline of Johannesburg since 1975. The sign on the top of the building is the largest sigh in the Southern hemisphere.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up from the center of the building. Photo © <a href="http://www.iconeye.com/design/item/4459-ponte-city-tower" target="_blank">David Southwood.</a></td></tr>
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Back in the day, this extraordinary building designed by Manfred Hermer, was one of the most coveted addresses in the city. In the midst of South Africa's Apartheid era, Ponte Tower became the emblem of the country's racial segregation. Laws requiring kitchens and bathrooms to have a window, therefore he
decided to leave an open, 32,000 square foot inner core, which let light
into apartments from both sides. Only wealthy white families were allowed to live in the outward-facing apartments, while the inner apartments were reserved for their black servants, who lived in partial darkness. They put retail stores at the bottom and had plans to include an indoor
ski slope on the core floor. They built saunas and chrome bars in all
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A glimmer of sun shining through the core of the building. Photo © <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/112838502596906088209/albums/5650650833769409953/5650651118797114898?pid=5650651118797114898&oid=112838502596906088209" target="_blank">Anderson KA.</a></td></tr>
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After the fall of Apartheid the surrounding neighborhood, once an upscale area of the city, became consumed by crime. By the mid '90s, Hillbrow's murder and rape rates were worse than almost any place in the world. Despite the expansive views from every unit, the building became known for rats, guns, drugs and violence.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ponte Tower building in Johannesburg. Photo © <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/soulproviders/"><span style="color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/soulproviders/" target="_blank">flickr</a>.</td></tr>
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Many downtown building owners gave up on their properties when they
weren't able to collect rent from tenants, or couldn't control the
crowds of people forcing their way into each apartment. Some apartment
complexes were "hijacked" by gangs who blocked owners from entering and
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Garbage started to pile up in the courtyard that covers the first five floors of the building. In the late 90s, it was suggested that the structure be turned into a
maximum security prison, but this idea was later discarded. At its lowest point, Ponte Tower became became known as "suicide central" because people committed suicide by jumping off from the center of the building.<br />
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Today, the Ponte Tower is still the tallest residential skyscraper in
Africa and remarkably, people are still willing to call it their home. However, there is hope for residents. In the past few years major improvements has been made to ensure the safety of the residents. In May 2007 Ponte changed ownership and a re-development project "New Ponte" was put in motion. Current resident, Manny de Costa states that even though Hillbrow is still considered one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the world, the building itself is safe. <br />
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Currently a few renovated apartments called "Global Fusion" is up for sale. Developers are selling all of the units furnished, in styles that range
from "Future Slick" – all red, black, and chrome minimalist – to "Glam
Rock," with velvet, '60s-patterned furniture. The apartments sell from
$80,000 to $150,000. Other plans for the building includes building an indoor climbing center, a huge child-care center, restaurants, spas and even a gym.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from one of the newly renovated apartments. Photo © <a href="http://storyofbing./">StoryOfBing.</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Aït Benhaddou – a striking example of the architecture of southern Morocco – is a fortified mud-brick also called a ksar, on the edge of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. It is situated in Souss-Massa-Drâa on a hill along the Ounila River. Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and several films, such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Mummy, Gladiator, Alexander, Babel, Kingdom of Heaven and Prince of Persia have been shot there as well as some scenes from Game of Thrones. Today, although only inhabited by around half-a-dozen families, visitors are attracted by the number and variety of its kasbahs (mud-built structures), some of which are thought to date back to the sixteenth century.<br />
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The Ksar has a high defensive earthen wall with angle towers and baffle gate, surrounding a remarkable ensemble of dwellings, with narrow alleys climbing the hillside. There is also communal areas that include a mosque, a public square, a loft and two cemeteries. Some of the homes of the wealthy traders are grand multi-storey structures with quite elaborate decorative motifs and angular corner towers resembling small castles. On the top of the hill there is large fortified granary, or agadir.<br />
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Historically, traders carrying spices, slaves, and gold on the Sahara Trade Route passed by Aït Benhaddou and its Ksours on their way to Timbuktu or the Western Sahara. Today, the old trade route is no longer in use and the Kasbahs have turned into a popular tourist destination. The village of Aït Benhaddou is divided in two parts. The modern part is filled with tourist shops and parking spaces. Upon crossing the Oued (dry riverbed), you will enter into the Ksar, the real highlight. <br />
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The architectural style of the buildings are well preserved because the earthen structures were build to adapt to the climatic conditions of the environment, however it does need regular maintenance since its abandonment by most of its inhabitants (10 families still live inside the ksar). Today, under the protection of CERKAS (Centre for the conservation and rehabilitation of the architectural heritage of atlas and sub-atlas zones) the site is able to maintain its authenticity. Various workshops are held where local local people are taught how to maintain the site and various management committees have been established. <br />
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EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-26149440093396400892013-04-12T01:34:00.001-07:002013-06-27T05:34:27.413-07:00UNUSUAL HOTEL #6: CAMBODIA’S INCREDIBLE 4- RIVERS FLOATING LODGE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 4-Rivers Floating Lodge is a boutique resort in Cambodia, situated in <b>Tatai</b>, next to the Thai border and halfway between Bangkok and Phnom Penh. It is a place of unspoilt virgin forest, rare orchids and fragrant frangipani. The startling colours and calls of birds of paradise, secretive jungle
creatures and perfumed air of peace and solitude is as close to Eden as you can get. <br />
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Rich in natural beauty, <span style="color: black;">Tatai River is your highway </span>to the wonders of the Cardamoms and Southeast Asia’s largest coastal mangrove. According to the Wildlife Alliance, World Wildlife Fund and other concerned charities, this remarkable rainforest ecoregion is considered to harbour more than 100 mammal species including numerous endangered animals such as the clouded leopard, pileated gibbon and Malaysian sun bear. The lush forested slopes of the Cardamoms are a perfect hiding place for the rare Javan rhinoceros, Indochinese tiger and Asian elephant.<br />
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The resort aims to spoil their guests endlessly with so many activities
and luxuries. Guests can embark on trekking trips into the jungle and
will have many opportunities to explore the untouched tropical
rainforests. <span style="color: black;">Kayak</span> trips down the river with experienced guides will lead guests through the <span style="color: black;">mangrove waterways</span> that reach back into the jungle. Guests can also try their hand at fishing. Back at the resort guest can indulge with <span style="color: black;">a hydro massage, go on a romantic sunset cruise, take a dip in the river and lounge at the restaurant, to name a few. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-87853297046638550572013-04-12T00:24:00.000-07:002013-04-12T01:37:48.248-07:00POPEYE'S REAL-LIFE VILLAGE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tucked away in the small European country of Malta, is a place you’d
probably never expect to find in the real world – Popeye’s Village. The village, located in Anchor Bay, also known as Sweethaven village, was the actual set built for the 1980 musical film <i>Popeye</i>, produced by Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions and starring Robin Williams. Today, its open to the public as a theme park and is popular family vacation spot and one of Malta’s major tourist attractions.<br />
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The construction of the film set started in June 1979. A construction crew of 165 working over seven months was needed to build the village, which consists of nineteen authentic wooden buildings. Hundreds of logs and several thousand wooden planks were imported from the Netherlands, while wood shingles used in the construction of the roof tops were imported from Canada. Eight tons of nails and two thousand gallons of paint were also used in construction.In addition, a 200–250 foot breakwater was built around Anchor Bay's mouth to protect the set from high seas during the shooting.<br />
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Thing you can expect when visiting the village are shows, rides, boat ride and museums, as well as play houses where children can climb and explore the village. Children may also get to meet the main characters from the show such as Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and Wimpy. Visitors can enjoy a twenty-minute boat trip around Anchor Bay where one can photograph the scenery.<br />
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EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-64968855096302001252013-03-06T00:01:00.000-08:002014-06-06T02:32:31.647-07:00UNUSUAL HOTEL #5: AUSTRIA'S INCREDIBLE AQUA DOME<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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While Langenveld, Austria is known for it's cross-country skiing, its here of all places, amid the snow covered mountains that visitors may rather choose to take a swim. Why? Its the location of the 4-star Aqua Dome Wellness Hotel. Here guests can choose from outdoor pools, saunas, baths and steam rooms for ways to relax.<br />
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The dome-ceilinged, glass-walled
thermal spring hall Ursprung (Origins) is the main indoor area with two
pools and a huge waterfall. From there, you swim via two canal pools to
the amazing outdoor area, Talfrische (Freshness Valley). With its
illuminated structures and steaming vessels it resembles the
potion-making lab of a gigantic but friendly sorcerer. The two canals
lead to a cone-shaped illuminated tower. From there you proceed to the
three bowl pools that look like gigantic martini glasses. Bobbing in
one of these eight-metre-high bowls that are 12 to 16 meters in
diameter, you can gaze upon the Alps and contemplate your good fortune <a href="http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/1006/aqua-dome--austria" target="_blank">(via)</a>.</blockquote>
The three levitating UFO-shaped outdoor pools are the most unique features of the Hotel. These pools were constructed to give the swimmer a further sense of weightlessness in addition to their natural buoyancy. The three pools consist of the whirl bowl, the sulfur bowl and the brine bowl. The whirl bowl has a whirlpool effect that is ideal for relaxation. In the sulphur bowl, sulphurous water runs into it every 15 minutes and massage benches can be found all around the edges. The brine bowl has a salt content of 5% with underwater music and light effects. The water temperature of the bowls varies between 32° to 36°. <br />
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The thermal indoor pools are just as impressive. Two big pools, filled with 34° and 36° Celsius warm, sulphurous thermal water makes for healthy bathing throughout the whole year. The Thermal indoor area also includes huge windows – that offers panoramic views of the surrounding nature – a waterfall, solaria and heat oasis.<br />
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Under the name Gletscherglühen, the Aqua Dome also offers an equally diversified and sophisticated sauna world. The earth sauna, inside a pine wood cabin, is extremely hot and can reach about 90°, however, because its half embedded into the earth, it makes the heat bearable. The other saunas include a glacier cave with ice rain and a stimulating Kneipp trail. <br />
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The Aqua Dome offers a separate water world for children and families, the Alpen Arche Noah. This area has two large swimming pools, a water slide, a playroom, an underwater camera and even a cinema. The hotel also has a fitness centre and offers hiking and activity programmes and is renowed for its fine dining and luxurious rooms.<br />
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Visit<a href="http://www.aqua-dome.at/en" target="_blank"> The Aqua Dome Website</a> for more information.EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-69694610675979512322013-03-05T03:27:00.001-08:002013-03-06T00:08:32.782-08:00ALBEROBELLO – ITALY'S HOBBITON<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rows of whitewashed pitched-roof abodes are like something out of a fairy-tale. One glance at the Italian village of Alberobello and you might just think you have stumbled on Mediterranean Middle-earth Hobbit dwelling. This argitectural style, known as Trulli, is unique to the Apulia region of Italy. This style of architecture can also be found in the Italian villages of Locorotondo, Fasano, Cisternino and Martina Franca. <br />
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In 1644, the King of Naples sent tax collectors intermittently to the
Puglia region, near the town of Alberobello. Although under the rule of
the Spanish, the Kingdom of Naples was a powerful force in Italy at the
time and one of the biggest cities in all of Europe. Fearing the immense power of the Kingdom, the local lord Count
Acquaviva, needed to create a feudal settlement that could be dismantled
easily to avoid a settlement tax. To accomplish that end, he forced
local people into trullo houses that could be easily taken apart.<br />
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After years of feudal control by Acquaviva, the town of Alberobello
finally overthrew the count and were granted royal town status by the
King of Naples. Although they threw out their overseer, they kept the
style of their house and the town has remained close to its roots for
the last 200 years (<a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/alberobello" target="_blank">via</a>).</blockquote>
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The architectural elements that distinguish Trulli from any other buildings are: the stone arcs, the cones, the ledges, the chimney pots, the gutters, the flat-stone roofs and the pinnacles. Most remarkable is also the symbols (monograms, emblems, initials and magical signs) used mostly on the roofs for decoration. <br />
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The whole structure is built with local limestone and no mortar. Made of concentric stone rings, the Trullo's roof is laid on the supporting structure, with a slight overhang towards the interior. The floors are the natural stone. The structure is painted white, while the roof, designed to facilitate the flowing of the rain water, remain unpainted. Rain water is channeled towards an underground cistern. The pinnacle on top of the Trullo is not only for decorative purpose, but it also locks the last layers of stone in place. There are two walls, an interior and an exterior, with the gap in between filled with rubble that serves as an excellent insulation during winter and is cool during summer. The fireplaces and stoves are built into the walls, so no heat is wasted. <br />
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Alberobello's unique beauty and characteristics makes it a popular tourist destination. The Trulli represents one of the most extraordinary examples of Italian folk architecture. Alberobello currently has approximately 11 000 inhabitants whereof 1 500 trulli are still lived in. Some have been converted to restaurants, shops holiday houses or hotels. In 1996 it was declared an UNESCO world heritage site.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.trullishire.com/history.htm" target="_blank">Trullishire</a></span>EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-3261772665528451492013-03-01T05:42:00.000-08:002013-03-06T00:14:23.059-08:00THE INCREDIBLE FLOATING ISLANDS OF PERU<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The Uros tribe, in Peru, South America, live most of their lives on
man-made floating islands. Their living arrangements can easily be one
the most unique in the world. The people of the Uros tribe has created
these islands on the isolated Lake Titicaca for protection against
stronger tribes. Tortura reeds are interwoven to create a dense
foundation of about 2 m thick. To provide anchorage, large logs are
drilled through the island into the floor of the lake, ropes are then
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The Uros tribe also uses the reeds to build their huts and their boats. In many ways the reeds have become their livelihood. Iodine is produced from the reeds and sold. They are also used for general medicinal purposes – when wrapped around a painful part of the body, the pain is said to simply vanish. The flowers of the reeds are also used to brew coffee. <br />
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The Uros tribe have learned to overcome the many hurdles of island life. The islands needs regular maintenance and upkeep because the reeds rot and needs to be replace with fresh ones at least four times a year. Also, to avoid the reeds from catching fire, Uros avoids the open flame cooking method and instead opts for a more traditional method of making fire on top of a pile of rocks. A very small island near the larger ones serves the purpose of attending to nature’s calls. <br />
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The Uros people represent a near-perfect community that has learned to live in great harmony with their surroundings but unfortunately, like many other unique cultures in the world, they are under threat from assimilation. They are said to have lost their own language half a century ago and now speak Aymara – the language of the mainland tribes. With the arrival of the Europeans the Uros were forced to pay taxes and also gave up many of their people as slaves.<br />
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Despite all the struggles they have been through over the years, the Uros are still thriving. Today Lake Titicaca is home to forty small islands and a large central one. The central island acts as the central point of the tribal community and also has a radio station that broadcasts for several hours of the day. Solar panels are installed on the homes help to run electronic appliances such as television sets. They also have several schools that provide education for children.<br />
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EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-48692315477944981342012-11-13T02:20:00.003-08:002013-03-06T00:16:33.414-08:00INCREDIBLE MONASTERIES CARVED IN STONE<b>Vardzia Cave Monastery</b><br />
Location: Georgia<br />
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The cave city of Vardzia is a remarkable place, it boast a phenomenal monastery dug into the side of the Erusheli mountain in southern Georgia near Aspindza on the bank of the Mtkvari River. The monastery consists of over six thousand apartments in a thirteen story complex and has a rich history of over eight-hundred years that. It includes a church, a throne room and a complex irrigation system.<br />
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It was founded in 1185 by Queen Tamar, during that time it was unusual for a woman to reign over a country, nonetheless her reign was one of cultural wealth. Queen Tamar had long yearned to built a monastery, but there was one problem, the Mongol empire had been expanding and little Georgia was under constant thread. To avoid the Mongal onslaught, the Queen got the idea to carve her monastery out of solid rock with an underground sanctuary.<br />
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Queen Tamar was only 25 when construction began. Altogether, thirteen stories were constructed with natural caves being enlarged
to contain over six-thousand dwelling places for monks and refugees. The only way to reach this underground kingdom was through a
secret tunnel which started at the nearby Mtkvari river. On the outside of the hidden monastery the land of the mountain was
extremely fertile and the monks created a system of irrigated terraces
that fed those inside. Some say that this could well have been the very first example of a self-sustainable environment in Europe.<br />
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The city escaped the Mongols triumphantly. However, less than a hundred
years after its construction, the great earthquake of 1283 brought
devastation to the country. It was so powerful that it ruptured the
cave system, causing much of it to collapse and cascade down the side of
the Erusheli Mountain. Two thirds of the hidden city was destroyed and its intricate interiors were exposed to the world on the side of the mountain. <br />
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Fortunately, the city continued to be inhabited until 1551 when it was attacked and pillaged by the
Persian Sash Tahmasp who slaughtered the monks. It was then that
Vardzia was finally abandoned.<br />
Yet in the twentieth century the monastery was revisited by monks who
decided to guard its history and a small group remain there to this
day. It is more of a museum now than a monastery but still serves as a
reminder of the extremes a people will go to in order to protect their
culture. <br />
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<b>Davit Gareja Cave Monastery</b><br />
Location: Georgia<br />
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David Gareja (also called Udabno of Gareja or Gareja monastery) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery located in Eastern Georgia near the border of Georgia and Azerbaijan. The complex consists of hundreds of cells, churches, chapels, refectories and living quarters that has been hollowed out of the rock face. The Gareja monastery – a significant religious and
cultural center – was also famous for its school of painting and for being a sanctuary for protective animal species of the time. <br />
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The complex was founded in the 6th century by St. David Garejeli, one of thirteen Assyrian monks who arrived in the country at the same time. St. David Garejeli erected the first monastery called Lavra. In time new monasteries and at its prime in the early 13th century, even owned extnsive agricultural lands and villages.<br />
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Over the centuries the monastery have survived attacks by various Mongol, Persian and Russian armies. During these attacks various Monks were slaughtered and precious manuscripts destroyed. It was only until the violent Bolshevik takeover of Georgia in 1921 that the monastery closed down. However after the restoration of Georgia's independence in 1991, the monastery life in David Gareja was revived and remains active today and also serves as a popular tourist destination.<span style="color: black;"></span><br />
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David Gareji is one of the most important landmarks of Georgia. This site is characterised by a unique combination of historic architecture, prehistoric archaeological sites, rich palaeonthological fields and important bio-geographical features. The dozens of cave monasteries decorated with unique frescoes are excelent examples of harmonious interaction of man made structures with the dramatic landscape. They bear the traditional principles of sustainable living and are considered as the masterpieces of Georgian Medieval art.<br />
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<b>Ostrog Monastery</b><br />
Location: Montenegro<br />
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The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church constructed against an almost vertical background, high up in the large rock
of Ostroška Greda, in Montenegro. The monastery was founded by Vasilije, the Metropolitan Bishop of Herzegovina in the 17th century who dedicated it to Saint Basil of
Ostrog, the Saint of Miracles.<br />
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Today, Ostrog Monastery is a pearl of Montenegrin spiritualism that is
annually visited by more than a hundred thousand pilgrims from around
the world. It is one of three most visited
Christian destinations on the planet. The monastery is located 900 meters above sea level, so
during the winter months the road to it is a challenge even for the
most experienced travelers. Nevertheless, true believers are still
arriving in greater and greater numbers even during this time of the
year.<br />
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<b>Geghard Monastery</b><br />
Location: Armenia<br />
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Thirty kilometers to the east of Yerevan, and nine kilometers beyond the
temple of Garni, Geghard monastery is perched above the canyon of the
Azat River. Centuries before the arrival of Christianity, hermits had retreated from
the world and taken refuge in the region’s naturally occurring caves.
According to tradition, St. Gregory the Illuminator converted these
hermits and founded the first monastery in the early 4th century.<br />
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The Geghard Monastery is traditionally known as Gheghardavank and means ‘Monastery of the Holy Lance’ refers to one of the spears said to have pierced the body of Christ. The manastery began only as a small cave chapel from there,
the complex grew, becoming more ornate and massive. In 1215, the main
and most prominent chapel was built. Partially carved out of the rocks
on all sides of it, the stone monastery melds beautifully with its
surroundings and stands out among the outcroppings above.<br />
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told, the buildings comprising the complex are a mix of elegant Armenian
stonework and carved crosses juxtaposed with bare cave chapels. The mix
gives the complex a feeling of antiquity, especially when combined with
the relics the area once held. Along
with the religious importance of the site, the monastery offers
stunning views of the Azat River Gorge surrounding the complex.<br />
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<b>Sümela Monastery</b><br />
Location: Turkey<br />
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The Sümela Monastery – in the region of Maçka in the Trabzon Province of modern Turkey – is a Greek Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1,200 metres – facing the Altındere valley – it’s a site of great historical and cultural significance and a popular tourist attraction. <br />
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Legend has it that the monastery was originally founded in the reign of Theodosius and rebuilt in the sixth century in the reign of Justinian by Belisarios, one of his commanders. It is said that “Sumela” comes from the word “melas”, which means “dark” or “black”. Many consider that this stems from the dark hues of the mountain valley in which the Monastery is situated.<br />
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Sumela expanded over the centuries of Ottoman rule and became a complex of considerable size. The centre of the complex is a cave, or rather a hollow, almost 1200 m above sea level in the middle of a slope so steep it could be said to be almost vertical. The narrow head of rock jutting out in front of the cave – access to which is tiring and difficult in the extreme – formed the foundation of the monastery, which grew in size and accumulated wealth over the centuries. Sumela is the most famous of the old monasteries in and around Trabzon.<br />
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Today the monastery's primary function is as a tourist attraction. It overlooks forests and streams, making it extremely popular for its aesthetic attraction as well as for its cultural and religious significance. As of 2012, the Turkish government is funding restoration work, and the monastery is enjoying a revival in pilgrimage from Greece and Russia.<br />
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<br />EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-17292092406563782002012-10-17T05:26:00.004-07:002013-03-06T00:17:17.625-08:00RUSSIA'S AMAZING CAVE CHURCHThe Spassky Cave Church on the banks of the Don River, in the village of Kostomarovo, is one of many tourist attractions Russia has to offer. A bastion of Russian Christianity, this unique holy place welcomes thousands of pilgrims from all over Russia, every year. It has a rugged exterior that hints at Byzantine influences, but its interior is much more polished, featuring straight walls, rounded arches and Orthodox decorations <a href="http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/spassky-cave-church-a-russian-wonder-carved-in-stone.html#" target="_blank">(via)</a>.<br />
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It’s believed the first caves were dug into the cretaceous mounts of
Kostomarovo before the adoption of Christianity in Russia. Hermit monks
would use these austere cell-like spaces to hide from persecution, and
it wasn’t until the 12th century that the first rock monastery was
carved in the region. Those who have visited Spassky Church speak of a fantastic sense of
easiness and divine bliss, and it also has a reputation for healing
diseases and wounds, helping people make the right decisions and
cleansing sins. In fact, there is even a Cave of Repentance inside the
chalk church where condemned sinners were once confined to repent for
their sins <a href="http://www.incredipedia.info/2012/09/spassky-cave-church-in-russia.html" target="_blank">(via)</a>.<br />
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EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-83385651705765535772012-10-17T04:25:00.002-07:002013-03-06T00:17:58.287-08:00CHINA'S BEAUTIFUL COLORFUL MOUNTAINS<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">China is a country with great diversity in people,
culture, food but above all landscapes. These spectacular cliffs in the
Danxia Landform in the Gansu province of China look as if they have been
painted by the brush of an Impressionist. Formed
of layers of reddish sandstone, the terrain has over time been eroded
into a series of mountains surrounded by curvaceous cliffs and unusual
rock formations. The landform is a unique type of petrographic
geomorphology which is found only in China which consists of red-colored
sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2174115/Unique-rock-formations-China-look-drawn-sweeping-hand-impressionist-artist.html" target="_blank">(via)</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;"><br /></span>EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-71940188957621417742012-08-08T01:07:00.005-07:002012-08-08T01:10:27.330-07:00SEE PENGUINS FLY!The Sunshine Aquarium in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo features a
unique see-through tank that lets visitors watch the facility’s seal
population swim laps. But the aquarium’s added a special penguin exhibit
this year, which is giving the little birds a taste of what it’s like
to fly <a href="http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/the-only-place-on-earth-where-penguins-fly/" target="_blank">(via gizmodo)</a>.<br />
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One of the aquarium’s main attractions, the Aqua Ring is a clear, ring-shaped tank that is elevated 2.3 meters from the ground so that visitors can look up at the tank from below. The Sunshine Aquarium is located on the rooftop of the nine-story building “World Import Mart”, which is part of a large entertainment complex called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_City,_Tokyo">Sunshine City</a>. The complex includes restaurants, restaurants, an indoor theme park, a planetarium, a hotel and also the Sunshine 60, a skyscraper that boasts the highest observation deck in Tokyo, so if you do go to the aquarium, you’ll find other attractions nearby as well <a href="http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/07/19/a-cool-sight-for-the-hot-summer-see-penguins-fly-at-a-rooftop-aquarium-in-the-middle-of-tokyo/" target="_blank">(via Rocket News 24)</a>.</div>
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<br /></div>EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-82663909471481851542012-07-12T02:07:00.000-07:002012-07-12T02:09:20.596-07:00THE WORLD'S FIRST DOUBLE DECKER CABLE CARSwitzerland unveils the world's first double decker cable car 'The Cabrio' – The Swiss have taken cable cars to new heights with the launch of the
world's first open-air double decker cable car system, offering
spectacular views of the Swiss Alps. The Cabrio, which soars up the Stanserhorn mountain near the city of
Lucerne at a 1.9km height, can carry 60 passengers at a time,
with room for 30 on the open-air top deck. <a href="http://www.autochunk.com/1080/2012/06/30/the-cabrio-worlds-first-open-air-double-decker-cable-car-from-switzerland/" target="_blank">Read more here. </a><br />
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<br />EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-33320853414913419142012-03-15T23:13:00.010-07:002012-03-15T23:48:36.992-07:00THE POITOU DONKEY - The dreadlock donkeyThe Poitou is a breed of donkey that originates from the Poitou region of France. It is probably the most distinctive donkey breed in the world due to its characteristic shaggy coat of 'dreadlocks'. It is also very rare with only around 180 species in existence. Compared to other breeds of donkey the Poitou is large in size and have large ears, heads, and leg joints. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudet_de_Poitou">Read more.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wExyUBBmaYXzXDOEz8v0nH2wOqj92fQgd_5PBtRYDNCWkC5YE-Ss3jDgB_ZjM1_-B19c43FadWjI_R9lCUsbD6m3YFu33Z8qCPneQL8EtNpo2iVHZzcsp_aGrOA4gZiMGMIzNDJLA7Y/s1600/800px-BaudetDe%25CC%2581sire%25CC%2581.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wExyUBBmaYXzXDOEz8v0nH2wOqj92fQgd_5PBtRYDNCWkC5YE-Ss3jDgB_ZjM1_-B19c43FadWjI_R9lCUsbD6m3YFu33Z8qCPneQL8EtNpo2iVHZzcsp_aGrOA4gZiMGMIzNDJLA7Y/s400/800px-BaudetDe%25CC%2581sire%25CC%2581.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720378878896889266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudet_de_Poitou">Image source</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZha5Rcv0az47FyGSmBa12jzt2Z2wSz1HtykkYZqGRZ5p_ZA7G0KcjZx2Sc91VKi6fkHvB2IV2JK85frQOVBKczJNGcDovrtFJhFpHjpkscIFzTUfYzFUtoZCvVbW2FWrooIbUjrKbRaI/s1600/Donkey03.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZha5Rcv0az47FyGSmBa12jzt2Z2wSz1HtykkYZqGRZ5p_ZA7G0KcjZx2Sc91VKi6fkHvB2IV2JK85frQOVBKczJNGcDovrtFJhFpHjpkscIFzTUfYzFUtoZCvVbW2FWrooIbUjrKbRaI/s400/Donkey03.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720380750017049554" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/poitouezel/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Image source</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzvtNXT6FnnrgOqfrysFr9d1kczXz5kwJtn1BUweMXugAEPV2BHF11EDSarbTvyanFUL5XSZarUuuaOP-NJpfcRu4sDd7kt2IsRfbOXfwri_7zYwkaDtA2n5j6kjLREHFrNbP5cyXwSc/s1600/Donkey02.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzvtNXT6FnnrgOqfrysFr9d1kczXz5kwJtn1BUweMXugAEPV2BHF11EDSarbTvyanFUL5XSZarUuuaOP-NJpfcRu4sDd7kt2IsRfbOXfwri_7zYwkaDtA2n5j6kjLREHFrNbP5cyXwSc/s400/Donkey02.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720380762552076194" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/poitouezel/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Image source</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmnR0poubhqsIu61VBEwS_97hJJalKzM3X1lbfsLsTbVoEmrjPj1UgagDv-EqXYxn7mn_nLznhOYjpnPaOVJlXNnetIP8XV3USdW5r4tz2pg8lwJjKZgaRMElvSwtA359Pt76wZmnipw/s1600/Donkey01.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmnR0poubhqsIu61VBEwS_97hJJalKzM3X1lbfsLsTbVoEmrjPj1UgagDv-EqXYxn7mn_nLznhOYjpnPaOVJlXNnetIP8XV3USdW5r4tz2pg8lwJjKZgaRMElvSwtA359Pt76wZmnipw/s400/Donkey01.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720380770686717986" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/poitouezel/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Image source</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuK0tXVp_FiHQgO_1exuMIdZ6togYq1ay2IVY66y0rwA6MYlThz7jCKbXKo1aAfh650pUyPvqQ_64JyRaQO9sXru8lIfltg2r5GL7XS3bN1suhBwdVMm1VvsFb5y3wOFu-UYlBOaF3Rw/s1600/thumbnail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuK0tXVp_FiHQgO_1exuMIdZ6togYq1ay2IVY66y0rwA6MYlThz7jCKbXKo1aAfh650pUyPvqQ_64JyRaQO9sXru8lIfltg2r5GL7XS3bN1suhBwdVMm1VvsFb5y3wOFu-UYlBOaF3Rw/s400/thumbnail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720381911947956386" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://http//www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2011/01/rare-and-rastafarian-poitou-donkey.html#axzz1pGANtl4X"><span style="font-size:78%;">Image source</span></a><br /><br />See also <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3290090638716878011&postID=999729074615705280">THE PIG WITH A PERM</a>EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-27329845291325836282012-02-14T02:52:00.004-08:002012-03-15T23:08:33.276-07:00AWESOME SAND BALL GALAXIES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cY9qsReKmBwNqRp5UlhdpdMdD2TfAukRPIk_7Oeh9QJ77PpDvh5RMaOSYqIz0mAnj4k-p3lxfezNhjTjNZsmacHmTL0kDm6iv3skiF952Q1xYQLrA7dlsYeNb3I7HZxWuUXkaZtMjmY/s1600/building+your+own+galaxy+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvg7QlX1t3qbeL8yzzJtmMS_9N8uPFPP2MbL9pLBPYDmDXgsMth0LYECdGu1lDuAPio1A589iwyeBG2XKr8uJo_AoD3-MESDNj_K-4uIALpPt5zUO7h7Mdq-lC0Vh7PLtxY6bPcY7VuE/s400/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708945828260236162" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yelpar/5572861268/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQK-V_0CgiRMwtEX7hyphenhyphenhyyUIFVkQvz2m-3Bc7ahCWXyVN-aQr_prXTKGVFIBcYiqt5bDsQ2p9-_gLYH3EDgbk2XbCEhYbIxYU5ISqk_OFEYC71WLTn8b1-Pwka6Z-Ytlbl8iMcmUvxoAA/s1600/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQK-V_0CgiRMwtEX7hyphenhyphenhyyUIFVkQvz2m-3Bc7ahCWXyVN-aQr_prXTKGVFIBcYiqt5bDsQ2p9-_gLYH3EDgbk2XbCEhYbIxYU5ISqk_OFEYC71WLTn8b1-Pwka6Z-Ytlbl8iMcmUvxoAA/s400/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708945488061122674" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymis/260374841/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-DUSwr5DmHGZQpv2CZt_pkTQ3gsgch-rXYmbpaZf9QOi2MjCWQtZoxvhyphenhyphenukf5sF5OHIn5Lb1o4ufcoQGlFtaikiFsZsBzOEiZSuZdhd36mEpmzhKJDiIsxgw10pj1F0xDjIZ7KRLmg/s1600/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-DUSwr5DmHGZQpv2CZt_pkTQ3gsgch-rXYmbpaZf9QOi2MjCWQtZoxvhyphenhyphenukf5sF5OHIn5Lb1o4ufcoQGlFtaikiFsZsBzOEiZSuZdhd36mEpmzhKJDiIsxgw10pj1F0xDjIZ7KRLmg/s400/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708945117574574242" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jordanfischer/6195356410/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi30CxeYu6l0jIrp-WVU-KUiSMb_dUrhAzXUgEQKKp-9i3_pa67Dfd3dIY6EkWyKkN_2hJCAyI0Wtvho1GiU05CNpEi1HASJMr7fjXMKkGSeayhOcvskDEotyYHa5O57aqCnMOeTRRjbM/s1600/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi30CxeYu6l0jIrp-WVU-KUiSMb_dUrhAzXUgEQKKp-9i3_pa67Dfd3dIY6EkWyKkN_2hJCAyI0Wtvho1GiU05CNpEi1HASJMr7fjXMKkGSeayhOcvskDEotyYHa5O57aqCnMOeTRRjbM/s400/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708944742804338930" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianhaugen/3486381680/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoY7RQGPM-QoA3FML4xeBvgkunUeyqI1ZejHS-SMR4dlPAOydlXttABCNAtspNXV6vshwhrQb6l8wJ8i_9JjiqeXDLFQ_tmFSttk74STNRxVQAvyHB8jYMurO8UWLWFQ8Smrk7T83JHU/s1600/building+your+own+galaxy+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoY7RQGPM-QoA3FML4xeBvgkunUeyqI1ZejHS-SMR4dlPAOydlXttABCNAtspNXV6vshwhrQb6l8wJ8i_9JjiqeXDLFQ_tmFSttk74STNRxVQAvyHB8jYMurO8UWLWFQ8Smrk7T83JHU/s400/building+your+own+galaxy+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708944253462376210" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexyo1968/5494011407/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGwYRkO7aICpmkCAaZqrSSVjig_bXNUhtV10LnAlYjBPkVqq8xwezSpNVYq4RHulXUvhP69JBt0XOQwURH8iGb1X2EU3Vf88UI8q0EZicy56kztkg4MnBPTz_RthrmGamugwTDsBcbxM/s1600/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGwYRkO7aICpmkCAaZqrSSVjig_bXNUhtV10LnAlYjBPkVqq8xwezSpNVYq4RHulXUvhP69JBt0XOQwURH8iGb1X2EU3Vf88UI8q0EZicy56kztkg4MnBPTz_RthrmGamugwTDsBcbxM/s400/hermit+crab+sand+ball+construction+galaxy+flower+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708943685947040290" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scjody/4425164128/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V1UvaUkfYnhQwMPUTV4Z7Jni3fFlnWGil_KJImVxr8y6k553-jNxlMZSDBRznUFNxVHnMR9hLKsUPUSKddWYXUznQpNAPAAtjetSukXH_GCkghbE5q7r4N1-mSg8Od5yPY_jrzrtA2U/s1600/building+your+own+galaxy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V1UvaUkfYnhQwMPUTV4Z7Jni3fFlnWGil_KJImVxr8y6k553-jNxlMZSDBRznUFNxVHnMR9hLKsUPUSKddWYXUznQpNAPAAtjetSukXH_GCkghbE5q7r4N1-mSg8Od5yPY_jrzrtA2U/s400/building+your+own+galaxy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708943083940788258" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://http//www.flickr.com/photos/alexyo1968/5435888491/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>Small hermit and soldier crabs in Malaysia and Australia build their homes digging deep holes in the sand. They have a good instinct of how to move sand up during the construction. Down in the holes, the crabs are making sand balls that later gets pushed up to the surface, 2-3 balls at a time. As these sand balls get pushed to the surface they form a kind of sand ball flower or sand ball galaxy <i>(<a href="http://http//www.arkinspace.com/2012/01/crabs-that-build-their-own-galaxy.html">via</a>).<br /></i>EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-75278952153936487532012-01-18T23:07:00.000-08:002012-01-18T23:19:40.185-08:00THE AMAZING CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYhNh_7h_4sX04aNKeQbvWYLybpVkW-hOnjdOmQ6qS2jMVadPkByNoU4g1J5dDdqaVCdrPYTMD4qPWkY8N5oy0D1_kqCNTEEF98yeYMsdqym_r_0iAW-14rTI901lW9JRKi0NrxaEhrU/s1600/capilano_suspension_bridge_01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYhNh_7h_4sX04aNKeQbvWYLybpVkW-hOnjdOmQ6qS2jMVadPkByNoU4g1J5dDdqaVCdrPYTMD4qPWkY8N5oy0D1_kqCNTEEF98yeYMsdqym_r_0iAW-14rTI901lW9JRKi0NrxaEhrU/s400/capilano_suspension_bridge_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699239124700742050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATqKABNA6AeqNlKDZBV7hfrcy8hX8qY8GlBDlVLrav1IMb7e1wKVZ4PLGCKR5fTc_iHJahbdiC0XwYvJct6vFNVp98v0BvFujYASU6pY8Zk5-Ytz6DZyNuQjuzU6UKqe595ZnMn_HbjQ/s1600/capilano_suspension_bridge_03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATqKABNA6AeqNlKDZBV7hfrcy8hX8qY8GlBDlVLrav1IMb7e1wKVZ4PLGCKR5fTc_iHJahbdiC0XwYvJct6vFNVp98v0BvFujYASU6pY8Zk5-Ytz6DZyNuQjuzU6UKqe595ZnMn_HbjQ/s400/capilano_suspension_bridge_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699238610721693890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaIyELrqTDuc7CLxzqaeVn731hEKAdexg9AxVRlA2b6XQEyRd2l2_qazX_CpMmwt5HPBbOND08bJO4-GWFgknz0jrhQuUrd5ZmFGBM6mWIPj_dmwWk25P5Ks2a5jO8X9VCrb7yP4aKwg/s1600/capilano_suspension_bridge_04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaIyELrqTDuc7CLxzqaeVn731hEKAdexg9AxVRlA2b6XQEyRd2l2_qazX_CpMmwt5HPBbOND08bJO4-GWFgknz0jrhQuUrd5ZmFGBM6mWIPj_dmwWk25P5Ks2a5jO8X9VCrb7yP4aKwg/s400/capilano_suspension_bridge_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699238582399499570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGWKyHkZoe1uGdgaqVzqIOzv3iSgQnwUDKVmthg5VA1fErmbPUEUuwb9PR8y5Roqb5FnTI2qNrS93Ad-ar-zeayrZCtzHWog48Ji1C7yjbXmekqaa9Y2esXDLGtJb8s_0POionTieoFI/s1600/capilano_suspension_bridge_05.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGWKyHkZoe1uGdgaqVzqIOzv3iSgQnwUDKVmthg5VA1fErmbPUEUuwb9PR8y5Roqb5FnTI2qNrS93Ad-ar-zeayrZCtzHWog48Ji1C7yjbXmekqaa9Y2esXDLGtJb8s_0POionTieoFI/s400/capilano_suspension_bridge_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699238577544453074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEJrmUMh4SKGHCkssE9VeIZzki4UoB3V5pRL84sNkF_rSgtt2wFg11ZYbQ9Z3qLsyFdURKIM3gEOUHP3IiLjkicLo1J8CyuXdaOLIsBYKXYLow7tLruDe9Bdtx2xxJK2Hp4307ix9n6c/s1600/capilano_suspension_bridge_06.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEJrmUMh4SKGHCkssE9VeIZzki4UoB3V5pRL84sNkF_rSgtt2wFg11ZYbQ9Z3qLsyFdURKIM3gEOUHP3IiLjkicLo1J8CyuXdaOLIsBYKXYLow7tLruDe9Bdtx2xxJK2Hp4307ix9n6c/s400/capilano_suspension_bridge_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699238574710397810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-K0-ox8kEfTCKcdjbSbMnHEZlDaHNiA2-10Zp6Bp76cxhbqzr2OaUpbk2dsabMbTABiqg58Ow5WS9PEORBOck-bgmkIpsG7cFQqLyjMwuKdK0vZ83FbvIHXLhuMJINSpKxsDZraJk1E/s1600/capilano_suspension_bridge_02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-K0-ox8kEfTCKcdjbSbMnHEZlDaHNiA2-10Zp6Bp76cxhbqzr2OaUpbk2dsabMbTABiqg58Ow5WS9PEORBOck-bgmkIpsG7cFQqLyjMwuKdK0vZ83FbvIHXLhuMJINSpKxsDZraJk1E/s400/capilano_suspension_bridge_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699238629126527074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Photos via <a href="http://visboo.com/capilano-suspension-bridge-2.html">Visboo</a><br /><br />The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The current bridge is 136 metres (446 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) above the river. It is part of a private facility, with a charge for admission, and draws over 800,000 visitors a year.<br /><br />The bridge was originally built in 1889 by George Grant Mackay, a Scottish civil engineer and park commissioner for Vancouver. It was originally made of hemp ropes with a deck of cedar planks, and was replaced with a wire cable bridge in 1903. In 1910, Edward Mahon purchased the Capilano Suspension Bridge and then sold it to "Mac" MacEachran in 1935. MacEachran invited local natives to place their totem poles in the park, adding a native theme. In 1945, he sold the bridge to Henri Aubeneau. The bridge was completely rebuilt in 1956. In 1983 the park was sold to Nancy Stibbard, the current owner.<br /><br />The bridge has been featured as a setting in episodes of several television series, including MacGyver, Sliders, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, and Psych.<br /><br />(via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capilano_Suspension_Bridge">Wikipedia</a>)EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-64068956402358643312012-01-04T04:24:00.000-08:002012-01-05T22:12:53.601-08:00UNUSUAL ANIMAL FRIENDSHIPS<span style="font-weight: bold;">Friends will be friends...</span><br /><br />These are just some of the very unusual friendship between animals and just shows that friendship is not confined to any specie or race.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tarra and Bella<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha37RJaNTRtMo9LhKhCWzy2H11q5QLuSM4HKJOrFDq6mdj_B_wPUn4vK0cRkCswRLffwmHt_NkOx10vmO79iBJR8_LBd7rAQqMKa1oXcokv9y710vxQK-9_u-jEGj3rxcBQ9FNk2dFjLQ/s1600/tara.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha37RJaNTRtMo9LhKhCWzy2H11q5QLuSM4HKJOrFDq6mdj_B_wPUn4vK0cRkCswRLffwmHt_NkOx10vmO79iBJR8_LBd7rAQqMKa1oXcokv9y710vxQK-9_u-jEGj3rxcBQ9FNk2dFjLQ/s400/tara.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693768376296720002" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyu1D-TVUunrVHrM97sSqUefZuz3WhoYrUPFpChcmpZ50_x8dybgLdDZjDoy0UA-JYVPTzeXV1k0cSWL8Q_6vp7eRzGvgIY5VH7ZfaF50rW4V6BSzFgf70Y5Z9M-Y6KiuoLZLA4Z554c/s1600/Bella3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyu1D-TVUunrVHrM97sSqUefZuz3WhoYrUPFpChcmpZ50_x8dybgLdDZjDoy0UA-JYVPTzeXV1k0cSWL8Q_6vp7eRzGvgIY5VH7ZfaF50rW4V6BSzFgf70Y5Z9M-Y6KiuoLZLA4Z554c/s400/Bella3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693770153130878770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Adx14M2rRdcx9viRF21jN91QUPVh_WgGKrxyUUYBq8_0Hy7uvzwkqsX_27zTCv1aOElYMme2en07z2BGJ0ehZ-ZuF6yubXOMu-9tDVZ3oA_SwmjkXj1z967Xct-zX66MGzRv69nwV7Q/s1600/07_full_600.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Adx14M2rRdcx9viRF21jN91QUPVh_WgGKrxyUUYBq8_0Hy7uvzwkqsX_27zTCv1aOElYMme2en07z2BGJ0ehZ-ZuF6yubXOMu-9tDVZ3oA_SwmjkXj1z967Xct-zX66MGzRv69nwV7Q/s400/07_full_600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693771496717638946" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SVXanni6uiCnnEeMahN5X8zlJe6TQLhky1cE6ZN9J0oC79tVylxDyKvI8a54E-OEcdRw3bfgKbbKENz7OmUjCMHLOg0B0WR_6Xohgo6M2ox6dyxLzCwDB1E7R9ry8gNQIpzd_FeXzYM/s1600/TarraBella_lakeLOGO.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SVXanni6uiCnnEeMahN5X8zlJe6TQLhky1cE6ZN9J0oC79tVylxDyKvI8a54E-OEcdRw3bfgKbbKENz7OmUjCMHLOg0B0WR_6Xohgo6M2ox6dyxLzCwDB1E7R9ry8gNQIpzd_FeXzYM/s400/TarraBella_lakeLOGO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693771891289059074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee –Tarra the elephant had been best friends with a dog named Bella, a mutt who wandered onto the sanctuary grounds and into the heart of the gentle giant. Tarra clearly loved her little dog and Bella obviously bonded right back.<br /><br />Unfortunately in November of 2011, sanctuary workers found Bella's body. By all indications she'd been attacked by coyotes. Whether Tarra witnessed it, tried to intervene or was too late - no one knows. All they do know is that where they found Bella is not where she was attacked. Read the full article <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57319021/tarra-and-bella-elephant-loses-mans-best-friend/?tag=mncol;lst;2">here</a> and <a href="http://www.elephants.com/tarra/TarraBella.php">here</a>.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Suryia and Roscoe</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY1g0aIIfMFXmIbPobHrN4lxbvhJ7dKpzGMaYqs9Sil9QYW_By3qG3rVFEY-4m_s-Hli1peAxQ5z7dG_6ff0MLqCD4420aVOkXQtonzi8eU2pkzoFvU5JjWFHi_HBT_edDyxRjQ0S1cE/s1600/15282446.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY1g0aIIfMFXmIbPobHrN4lxbvhJ7dKpzGMaYqs9Sil9QYW_By3qG3rVFEY-4m_s-Hli1peAxQ5z7dG_6ff0MLqCD4420aVOkXQtonzi8eU2pkzoFvU5JjWFHi_HBT_edDyxRjQ0S1cE/s400/15282446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693770690646887058" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAEMB_n1WE31g_UaQtJtjyt_ienjrSSylRf7ZYVw0MS7aPPC9Zu1PPMuwMcvb7MPr-ETefI53WWiBHnbT5vVEUVG6yzkCu0gbY6f0cDeNSsTY1-m5t2Urm1DmImYlFZRJhyyHSB6Ywco/s1600/15282447.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAEMB_n1WE31g_UaQtJtjyt_ienjrSSylRf7ZYVw0MS7aPPC9Zu1PPMuwMcvb7MPr-ETefI53WWiBHnbT5vVEUVG6yzkCu0gbY6f0cDeNSsTY1-m5t2Urm1DmImYlFZRJhyyHSB6Ywco/s400/15282447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693770488743574146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZyjmk2JQTnCQRZ_tQHZwbQTS_8Pt-pdDmDvaWiEZf1lIoHu-mLQcbHZF0102QSfWa_KUGAwLxks2xU1qIQgF62KPjiEyi6hcmUtVDQFy1s-GWwjWVgdo4jUbnD9asQxDqUFHXosinLU/s1600/15282440.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZyjmk2JQTnCQRZ_tQHZwbQTS_8Pt-pdDmDvaWiEZf1lIoHu-mLQcbHZF0102QSfWa_KUGAwLxks2xU1qIQgF62KPjiEyi6hcmUtVDQFy1s-GWwjWVgdo4jUbnD9asQxDqUFHXosinLU/s400/15282440.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693770836272996626" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYeiWgRw-JoNUbtkgq8BFpyD_yifFEDPR6S4KodbxXlu10JV8Hsr5qWrg64jjmRYqSO8lXuKhV7VT8aEtsofd6W145WseY0OjCRXo_4g6MzpmAYbXE-ATia_M3b2lQcT-aJ_0eglE_D4/s1600/15282441.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYeiWgRw-JoNUbtkgq8BFpyD_yifFEDPR6S4KodbxXlu10JV8Hsr5qWrg64jjmRYqSO8lXuKhV7VT8aEtsofd6W145WseY0OjCRXo_4g6MzpmAYbXE-ATia_M3b2lQcT-aJ_0eglE_D4/s400/15282441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693770837727010354" border="0" /></a><br /><p> One was an outgoing orangutan, the other an underfed stray dog, but since the moment they met, Suryia and Roscoe have been inseparable. These two met when Roscoe, a Bluetick Coonhound, followed Bhagavan Antle, the founder of The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) in Myrtle Beach, S.C him, through one of the parks gates. As soon as Suryia the orangutan saw Roscoe, he ran over to him and started playing. After a few unsuccessful phone calls to find an owner, Antle decided to let Roscoe stay. Now, the pair has a ball frolicking around the park (via <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AmazingAnimals/animal-odd-couples-duos-find-friendship/story?id=8665512#.TwRKl5QbL6A">abc news</a>).<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><span><br /></span></p><p><span>For more pictures see the <a href="http://news.sky.com/home/media-gallery/15282454">SkyNews</a> gallery.</span></p><p><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Owen and Mzee</span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgVONi7kttzcw4tLI9oXuGeYnr3LLukbGWvyM2wMlSMkFalQMbQ2cF3UQfNU16FnGfdb-o7rmD63Kx54QJD4SXLchvFyf1FMc70dHTjXkPeeUDbBnZ69NfyeauNNcwKOy7ax13Q-tQ9A/s1600/mzeebigger.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgVONi7kttzcw4tLI9oXuGeYnr3LLukbGWvyM2wMlSMkFalQMbQ2cF3UQfNU16FnGfdb-o7rmD63Kx54QJD4SXLchvFyf1FMc70dHTjXkPeeUDbBnZ69NfyeauNNcwKOy7ax13Q-tQ9A/s400/mzeebigger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694070134186009314" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnHCQvUfzsN7vqIztBPXUVkUaTDs4O6A4PUzK_OhcIBJfmqbAIOdJcYrJeHCtVM8-j5GpCzHzmgc73D6OIdV2fIBg9oqblxnDIlkSjyX70y8SAXS5neZGn7F4oLSrvAdM37G9cW16WpY/s1600/hippo-and-tortoise.jpg.644x0_q100_crop-smart.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnHCQvUfzsN7vqIztBPXUVkUaTDs4O6A4PUzK_OhcIBJfmqbAIOdJcYrJeHCtVM8-j5GpCzHzmgc73D6OIdV2fIBg9oqblxnDIlkSjyX70y8SAXS5neZGn7F4oLSrvAdM37G9cW16WpY/s400/hippo-and-tortoise.jpg.644x0_q100_crop-smart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693780306568735154" border="0" /></a></p><p>In December 2004, a frightened young hippo, separated from his family by a devastating tsunami, bonded with an Aldabra tortoise named Mzee. The 130 year-old tortoise accepted Owen as his own, and an inseparable bond was forged (via <a href="http://www.owenandmzee.com/omweb/">OwenandMzee</a>). Read more <a href="http://www.digyourowngrave.com/one-year-later-update-on-the-tortoise-and-the-baby-hippo/">here</a>.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p> <p></p><p></p><p></p><span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Themba and Albert</span><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCHV-XPSGoTOGpqJdYwIPCnqxuqgI2qn8xDNIGBl8M3890zCuFHZYpZIgEoqh_Ui27_RnWKfV_2BqN79wx3c_um4VioPiHk1ytxcwZJAmcDN2pKYbEreqO0odUGpLXgklHD49oTFrPOLS/s1600-h/Themba&Albert6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCHV-XPSGoTOGpqJdYwIPCnqxuqgI2qn8xDNIGBl8M3890zCuFHZYpZIgEoqh_Ui27_RnWKfV_2BqN79wx3c_um4VioPiHk1ytxcwZJAmcDN2pKYbEreqO0odUGpLXgklHD49oTFrPOLS/s400/Themba&Albert6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270322722715657106" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbs6cSEu1abrOSXYZ1hHfLPQr3uqJJ6U3stRWGzY0ylDiRFTz4hhR4rjHpnpX5qB2600M5f-Riz9t3YbxiyZhr_P8G_yZmKJBAczFDqo-GRDFgrFAbiNLHvvH1a3mZGotJBZBqf54VesY/s1600-h/Themba&Albert4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbs6cSEu1abrOSXYZ1hHfLPQr3uqJJ6U3stRWGzY0ylDiRFTz4hhR4rjHpnpX5qB2600M5f-Riz9t3YbxiyZhr_P8G_yZmKJBAczFDqo-GRDFgrFAbiNLHvvH1a3mZGotJBZBqf54VesY/s400/Themba&Albert4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270320787314935682" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uWWeLPj7ACsIXhy7CfP5bEDXE6WAVxVzjG4mq079db3HjgbsIewYxHFeVgeXE8ASAgRmRR_36C-xLhKN0ik_aELb0cVz1sQRwdrbTvaT_3KZemsG9SWXQ_cb2LW9wKgMXzzAsHrjxOqf/s1600-h/Themba&Albert2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uWWeLPj7ACsIXhy7CfP5bEDXE6WAVxVzjG4mq079db3HjgbsIewYxHFeVgeXE8ASAgRmRR_36C-xLhKN0ik_aELb0cVz1sQRwdrbTvaT_3KZemsG9SWXQ_cb2LW9wKgMXzzAsHrjxOqf/s400/Themba&Albert2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270320791605790386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eight-month-old orphan elephant Themba, whose name means 'hope' in Xhosa, who has struck up a friendship with a sheep called Albert at the Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa.<br /><br />Read more <a href="http://ellerg.blogspot.com/2008/11/africas-unlikely-friendship-meet-themba.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bea and Wilma</span>... I'll stick my neck out for you anytime!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigG3CjASr9P_FgGi4rnCzlEJU_WMhlcW0dKSpal4L7T6vFk2WKNS1oUT6hUxFtB_s-r2YMb9eXFUK5L_JCXVk3rYu0eyPV1MvlMp3t7A1aCmk6cs34Hza7L6vGhJS5hIvNH3l-jzoRpY/s1600/clip_image002_thumb5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigG3CjASr9P_FgGi4rnCzlEJU_WMhlcW0dKSpal4L7T6vFk2WKNS1oUT6hUxFtB_s-r2YMb9eXFUK5L_JCXVk3rYu0eyPV1MvlMp3t7A1aCmk6cs34Hza7L6vGhJS5hIvNH3l-jzoRpY/s400/clip_image002_thumb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693755325451900562" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKdpKbCsEcZ1xSKuOlLshSLOADkj79DoqisMRFSsxBS7XCLAjo1bSO_xaR2o2EAF-2cq9MI2DZNGzFLab7VS_ZWbZlb37iZNxfENeTp9IHTNULLz1GLKuNPuIfdm1kHLumPkfPjMIZ5k/s1600/clip_image001_thumb6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKdpKbCsEcZ1xSKuOlLshSLOADkj79DoqisMRFSsxBS7XCLAjo1bSO_xaR2o2EAF-2cq9MI2DZNGzFLab7VS_ZWbZlb37iZNxfENeTp9IHTNULLz1GLKuNPuIfdm1kHLumPkfPjMIZ5k/s400/clip_image001_thumb6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693755324035161730" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCin0lT7yEijK7fc0wPkgPyzlVlyaeo4iPVE4nHasQmAphlTxwLeDXZS0vhRQF7k5DTj_mBEfkOJuXmJdccjWfcbl3wuYzhLre4MN6Iyatf-LSAqh1BOW7plL-XE0tqhfUvfULSfxn4Q/s1600/clip_image003_thumb5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCin0lT7yEijK7fc0wPkgPyzlVlyaeo4iPVE4nHasQmAphlTxwLeDXZS0vhRQF7k5DTj_mBEfkOJuXmJdccjWfcbl3wuYzhLre4MN6Iyatf-LSAqh1BOW7plL-XE0tqhfUvfULSfxn4Q/s400/clip_image003_thumb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693755328989575106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Something magical has brought Bea the giraffe and Wilma the ostrich together at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida. According to zookeepers, the two young creatures just can’t seem to get enough of each other. Bea, 3, and Wilma, 10, live on the 65-acre Serengeti Plain, an exhibit filled with giraffes, zebras, rhinos, African elephants and birds. Though most animals tend to hang out with their own species, Bea and Wilma – who were both born and raised on the theme park grounds – have reached out to each other (via <a href="http://justonemorepet.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/bea-and-wilma/">JustOneMorePet</a>).<br /><br />Watch the video clip <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeDOKVbAb6Q&feature=player_embedded">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snowy and Gladys</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9qBkobPsZs22Ccbc-6_XxuzQ95PDxu7CdlkpAKv-hr-eZplwYSstM-16vZHAjk7AFuwa1Cgj5dW5Py-QKPtDEY7SbETfBudtvpUfzT5WDnQRZY2dIo2tQ0Wj0Fvy4_LreRVQFZPMPtU/s1600/460-chicken-cat_978369c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9qBkobPsZs22Ccbc-6_XxuzQ95PDxu7CdlkpAKv-hr-eZplwYSstM-16vZHAjk7AFuwa1Cgj5dW5Py-QKPtDEY7SbETfBudtvpUfzT5WDnQRZY2dIo2tQ0Wj0Fvy4_LreRVQFZPMPtU/s400/460-chicken-cat_978369c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693776882184823906" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Tiny chick Gladys was rescued by its owners and brought into the house. Snowy the cat took over the job of looking after the traumatised chicken and now the pair are inseparable (via <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2959996/Cat-saves-chicken-by-a-whisker.html">the Telegraph</a>).</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Brock and Bumble Bee</p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkT4XjDB1TasySvjLWIYEJ2iVE-9WDmUHiaucqBnu7FNDSeJBzACL3_-ceNSq_5Yn7Ur_Yng_-iFjXc6hZEJR58F37F4T1-bf6ncKBAW_VSgqkm98qO-IKSMgsJTj_VzJyhBNn27oR4Uo/s1600/otter_badger430x300.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkT4XjDB1TasySvjLWIYEJ2iVE-9WDmUHiaucqBnu7FNDSeJBzACL3_-ceNSq_5Yn7Ur_Yng_-iFjXc6hZEJR58F37F4T1-bf6ncKBAW_VSgqkm98qO-IKSMgsJTj_VzJyhBNn27oR4Uo/s400/otter_badger430x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693783138542900946" border="0" /></a></p><p>Orphaned cubs Brock the otter and Bumble Bee the badger have formed an unlikely friendship at the Secret World Wildlife Centre in Somerset (via <a href="http://www.virginmedia.com/homefamily/pets/my-beast-friend.php?ssid=3">VirginMedia</a>).</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Falstaff and Chino</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oWUapsq4LhQvJqipZumCYEh-VNzAcFt02Ix5aVxlhjptzhP3cPD_UMuDcXDTQOAwuPK7dxh4aMRaAHyyRAkVrqD1odNqxbFsS07Gp_zm4mbk9u3E0FThqQgo4ZSilJJNaYmXcZPmocE/s1600/chino.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oWUapsq4LhQvJqipZumCYEh-VNzAcFt02Ix5aVxlhjptzhP3cPD_UMuDcXDTQOAwuPK7dxh4aMRaAHyyRAkVrqD1odNqxbFsS07Gp_zm4mbk9u3E0FThqQgo4ZSilJJNaYmXcZPmocE/s400/chino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694072128553970818" border="0" /></a></p><p>This is the story of a fish named Falstaff and Chino, the dog who loved him. The two met three years ago, when Chino’s owners, Dan and Mary Heath, traded Portland for Medford and a house with a backyard pond.</p><p>Falstaff, a 15-inch orange-and-black koi, lived in the pond. Chino, a 9-year-old golden retriever, did not. But every day, Chino would pad out to the pond and peer into the water, waiting for Falstaff to appear. Falstaff would swim to the surface, offering what seemed like a finny greeting. Together, the inter-species pals forged a st<span style="font-size:100%;">rong bond</span>. Read more <a href="http://godslittlepeople.blogspot.com/2009/10/story-of-chino-falstaff.html">here</a>.<br /></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aochan and Gohan</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIEacsHeCwZTmt3Owfy9lPj0e9wRtzAjsoCO_wZC_KzPU9SOrmh0m9vL32GQokohZaqe8_XvM4ppi7AZGznEeEJNPzamQEH5ai4qJJuatGxwoJz-uup7xO2WFmwokniy_HfwRM_ZF0e8/s1600/_41239618_hammy_22.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIEacsHeCwZTmt3Owfy9lPj0e9wRtzAjsoCO_wZC_KzPU9SOrmh0m9vL32GQokohZaqe8_XvM4ppi7AZGznEeEJNPzamQEH5ai4qJJuatGxwoJz-uup7xO2WFmwokniy_HfwRM_ZF0e8/s400/_41239618_hammy_22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694073306431051218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzy6kFCajVSxJ44U6OmCFLZCgQNEObHq5nJh3_NMl2Wv7dhlXhX8AqaFSfCV_VlvZJ-oMy6zD9hQKJcKdJbpkcQIMES9VklddTlNuyfbZ3JiElu48jkxymkk5jRgDsul6fwmlGzmvgYI/s1600/_41239620_hammy_33.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzy6kFCajVSxJ44U6OmCFLZCgQNEObHq5nJh3_NMl2Wv7dhlXhX8AqaFSfCV_VlvZJ-oMy6zD9hQKJcKdJbpkcQIMES9VklddTlNuyfbZ3JiElu48jkxymkk5jRgDsul6fwmlGzmvgYI/s400/_41239620_hammy_33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694073419594375538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span><br />When the snake keeper at the Tokyo Kingdom Zoo put a hamster in a rat snake's cage, he didn't expect the two animals to be become friends. But the odd couple are roommates, living together in a heated glass box. Read more <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4630000/newsid_4633200/4633296.stm">here</a>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Finchen and Rabbit</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmE1TdsBT26U-jUuBjhL0BgQYooSjUSie7XzW9d2qX5pnrfvuEjeNCGKFPbLxxNejZSsoIObdsLgDSMvMBSKm34XqhLOuUbDamTh56PXh5h9KxviqwG7fzyjT6GV_Y4UxQxh77nCS1js/s1600/image007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmE1TdsBT26U-jUuBjhL0BgQYooSjUSie7XzW9d2qX5pnrfvuEjeNCGKFPbLxxNejZSsoIObdsLgDSMvMBSKm34XqhLOuUbDamTh56PXh5h9KxviqwG7fzyjT6GV_Y4UxQxh77nCS1js/s400/image007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694074726248531378" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_Hz58wsIHc7mR_sjHtwc8H47KYgIwOVTfg8tkyd1Zlwu8o1n2oU7EM44xOWQ_nHlZ0-IZtOhu6Q4uqKkfGbTcM5JJPGgbpz0Tn1i5rNe_lRNg3X5vGJTsOqelt5OaUQ4-vuVV6r2Keg/s1600/image009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_Hz58wsIHc7mR_sjHtwc8H47KYgIwOVTfg8tkyd1Zlwu8o1n2oU7EM44xOWQ_nHlZ0-IZtOhu6Q4uqKkfGbTcM5JJPGgbpz0Tn1i5rNe_lRNg3X5vGJTsOqelt5OaUQ4-vuVV6r2Keg/s400/image009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694074728831970498" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzhl6AdXdEKiUAltW_IvjRJh_jkCltkkomwYjRIlGUU9AWhLFy8nk4t48BjOhzgrQDp40w27ScBYX_AmxEaRoHe1L1Oo8XKGAffxuA9YGwiasd51wWvdtevC1Gdwb9tlckZUCjl53jjM/s1600/image006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzhl6AdXdEKiUAltW_IvjRJh_jkCltkkomwYjRIlGUU9AWhLFy8nk4t48BjOhzgrQDp40w27ScBYX_AmxEaRoHe1L1Oo8XKGAffxuA9YGwiasd51wWvdtevC1Gdwb9tlckZUCjl53jjM/s400/image006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694075067103069458" border="0" /></a><br /><p>In May 2005, a lactating doe was severely injured in a car crash and died shortly afterwards. Walkers found the orphaned fawn a few hours later and brought it in for bottle-feeding to make sure it survived.</p><p>The fawn was given the name Finchen and lived in a garden at the edge of the small village. Finchen was growing and developing very well, but was probably lonely without other deer around.</p><p>One day, a wild rabbit showed up and stayed near the fawn. At first, the two were only observed together at dusk or at night. They always grazed in the same corner of the garden, but kept a certain distance from one another</p><p>After a few days, the distance between the two animals became increasingly smaller and soon the two also were seen together in the daytime. After another week, Finchen and her wild rabbit were inseparable (via <a href="http://preposterousornot.posterous.com/deer-and-rabbit-wild-friend-fairytale">preposterousornot</a>).</p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Billy and Lilly</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJaxkm7VS2I_yjNU7CN9zT2alPsq8SKd95U2L0ZTFDxRnTb5_B7VSalOR4ER82PTiX9DnGj1LZ6b40GRYTYx2lbzoABqwxPoTRyCVTPrPN1XarzIPzxG8OrcrhyAyzKBgbjGAEoe6hqM/s1600/bl01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJaxkm7VS2I_yjNU7CN9zT2alPsq8SKd95U2L0ZTFDxRnTb5_B7VSalOR4ER82PTiX9DnGj1LZ6b40GRYTYx2lbzoABqwxPoTRyCVTPrPN1XarzIPzxG8OrcrhyAyzKBgbjGAEoe6hqM/s400/bl01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694075763082288882" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3o4ChCTipnzy4Q63UABWRM0mQL_YAdjrqRSUSFtpHTKVMbiOV2EGYW2t6aYuFpZiJVbYUzK9FruCVS6ASQGyRVJCLoKF4dcDeUbT55RQ5hNr1qB52rKHUvWzivekmqswAmx6dIK420Q/s1600/bl02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3o4ChCTipnzy4Q63UABWRM0mQL_YAdjrqRSUSFtpHTKVMbiOV2EGYW2t6aYuFpZiJVbYUzK9FruCVS6ASQGyRVJCLoKF4dcDeUbT55RQ5hNr1qB52rKHUvWzivekmqswAmx6dIK420Q/s400/bl02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694075763890797522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">A paternal dog has adopted an abandoned baby goat as his surrogate child. Billy the boxer has become the constant companion of the 12-day old kid called Lilly. He sleeps with the goat, licks her clean, and protects her from any dangers at Pennywell Farm wildlife centre at Buckfastleigh, near Totnes, Devon (<a href="http://stories-etc.com/bl.htm">via</a>).</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Cashew and Lilly</span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfJcaPpJsSgeg5Y9TZp8M55E6fbu2y0IOP7DjZerzip2GzOYXHHJDNKHIoIL2l7ayxDS7Rm0P5cUGaV32D-NEd_XPHpZ5J7P0AhWLVkGjys1u84MeDJmr3XKG6tTUXUJUSqdmQSpw6FQ/s1600/libby-cashew.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfJcaPpJsSgeg5Y9TZp8M55E6fbu2y0IOP7DjZerzip2GzOYXHHJDNKHIoIL2l7ayxDS7Rm0P5cUGaV32D-NEd_XPHpZ5J7P0AhWLVkGjys1u84MeDJmr3XKG6tTUXUJUSqdmQSpw6FQ/s400/libby-cashew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694077170379261842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br /></span>Cashew, the 14-year-old lab is blind and deaf. Her best friend is 7-year-old Libby, her seeing-eye cat. Libby steers Cashew away from obstacles and leads her to food. Every night she sleeps next to her. The only time they are apart is when Cashew goes for a walk. Without this cat, Cashew would be lost and very, very lonely (<a href="http://puppyintraining.com/seeing-eye-cat-cashew-and-libby/">via</a>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Baloo, Shere Khan and Leo</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6kZlsPScI-mD9FouhuNSPd1K7Xk_0CMD9WU82sSKC3TE25QhNxHCqwbwzMfBOkRPk0kaEMaEGBQtnkxbfCad4vH3rGfXVElmvOQ1RmFFZfDEVcStB7RWVacPKl88k_KaJKbKKf6wGf8/s1600/lion_tiger_bear.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6kZlsPScI-mD9FouhuNSPd1K7Xk_0CMD9WU82sSKC3TE25QhNxHCqwbwzMfBOkRPk0kaEMaEGBQtnkxbfCad4vH3rGfXVElmvOQ1RmFFZfDEVcStB7RWVacPKl88k_KaJKbKKf6wGf8/s400/lion_tiger_bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694078513563996674" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCz2nzt-mC59v7XZCeayYAod0cf3OMTNzMsIlYLJocT8xABwz0htqneDKXmN8EaYNvK0NtgkZ9O6bHT4pikK0RsdcP449SplOAPVduf6GgS6AZ_DSQsigtgP6Dccq-hz-dK_NUdMm27ps/s1600/lion_tiger_bear2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCz2nzt-mC59v7XZCeayYAod0cf3OMTNzMsIlYLJocT8xABwz0htqneDKXmN8EaYNvK0NtgkZ9O6bHT4pikK0RsdcP449SplOAPVduf6GgS6AZ_DSQsigtgP6Dccq-hz-dK_NUdMm27ps/s400/lion_tiger_bear2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694078382828903202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All three were rescued as two month old cubs during police drug raids in Atlanta, Georgia. They were meant to spend their lives as status symbols for drug barons, but instead got a new chance in an animal rescue center in Locust Grove, Georgia, where they decided to keep them together.<br /><br />BLT, as zoo keepers call the strange group, are now 8-year-olds living in a spacious custom made habitat as siblings. Baloo and Shere Khan are early risers that like to lounge in a creek, whilst Leo sleeps most of the day – and visitors are able to witness how this unusual family functions. Read the full article <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6750373/Tiger-lion-and-bear-form-unusual-friendship.html">here</a>.EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-40326892045384391222011-09-15T00:06:00.000-07:002011-09-15T00:15:21.642-07:00CALIFORNIA BOAT HOUSES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhaF4JEj8XRtlFRyJGA6BPROl2uqAAyUQPxMAdrQYEZh9ilu87l4pmvxcNJEGDsFtux-mB795f2lmcw59XiS7YrUNAmbHRDmIrvsRbF577j17JFxvDIGl5-XAR8dNy3Ylu0QszghhngM/s1600/P1070873.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhaF4JEj8XRtlFRyJGA6BPROl2uqAAyUQPxMAdrQYEZh9ilu87l4pmvxcNJEGDsFtux-mB795f2lmcw59XiS7YrUNAmbHRDmIrvsRbF577j17JFxvDIGl5-XAR8dNy3Ylu0QszghhngM/s400/P1070873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652481193746604146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gPFCQqV-E8oqRY7mBAWoJ496uKXZ6kipw0_CLoxR2eNqqZ_39Nl4oEsiKgzny08aslCGD5CwVGMRZFUak5zzE5vyxasgyrgYU0Ozh_GrVIxUM5ulo6pZmqcTWpqvgb24ycYhQtinEn4/s1600/bwp_1377.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gPFCQqV-E8oqRY7mBAWoJ496uKXZ6kipw0_CLoxR2eNqqZ_39Nl4oEsiKgzny08aslCGD5CwVGMRZFUak5zzE5vyxasgyrgYU0Ozh_GrVIxUM5ulo6pZmqcTWpqvgb24ycYhQtinEn4/s400/bwp_1377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652481017947813506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjtt0kg2QlXW8Cnv9d3DLqzYuOyhzYaReAnyvVTcxTwSO6HWN05gcRNr8ZElXxxFmmV4_1KdA2oR68EzgKJighRyVOli2sUZYXDiDZ-at3dlSDYFbijBEhGtiGIrKl51XZt-Mdb7MKpE/s1600/boat-houses-encinitas.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjtt0kg2QlXW8Cnv9d3DLqzYuOyhzYaReAnyvVTcxTwSO6HWN05gcRNr8ZElXxxFmmV4_1KdA2oR68EzgKJighRyVOli2sUZYXDiDZ-at3dlSDYFbijBEhGtiGIrKl51XZt-Mdb7MKpE/s400/boat-houses-encinitas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652480287346099202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Although technically a block away from the beach and not right on it, these boat houses in Encinitas, California certainly embody the beach culture. Plus, the story behind how they got there is pretty interesting in itself. Entrepreneur and businessman Miles Minor Kellogg was ahead of his time in the 1910s and 1920s, building structures from recycled and reclaimed materials. After building a small silent movie theatre from the discarded top story of a hotel, Kellogg set his sights on building a home from reclaimed material. Since he’d always had an interest in boats, they became the focus of his project. He and his son, Miles Justin Kellogg, worked on the houses together until they were completed in the late 1920s. Both houses are 15 feet tall and 20 feet long with a total space of 2,190 square feet. Each home has ship-like features such as plaster hulls with 19 portholes, two decks, large flat-roofed pilothouses (these are the bedrooms), a galley, dining and living rooms and a bathroom below deck. Recently, the Encinitas Preservation Society purchased the property; they are currently renting them out as apartments in order to raise funds to turn one into a museum" (<a href="http://gizfactory.com/article/unique-boat-houses-in-encinitas--california/">Gizfactory</a>)EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-29725278176755474492011-09-14T23:23:00.000-07:002011-09-14T23:30:54.218-07:00A GREAT DAY FOR FISHING!<span style="font-weight: bold;">O Deer!</span><br /><br />I've heard of salmon jumping into boats but... Four deer were pulled from the icy waters of Stephens Passage, Alaska by a group of locals on Tom Satre's 62-foot charter vessel. Four juvenile Sitka black-tailed deer swam directly toward the boat.<br /><br />Once the deer reached the boat, the four began to circle the boat, looking directly at the humans on board. Clearly, the bucks were distressed. With help, the typically skittish and absolutely wild animals came willingly onto the boat. Once onboard, they collapsed with exhaustion, shivering.<br /><br />Here the rescued bucks rest on the back of Tom Satre's boat, the Alaska Quest. All four deer were transported to Taku Harbour . Once the group reached the dock, the first buck that had been pulled from the water hopped onto the dock, looked back, then leapt into the harbour, swam to shore, and disappeared into the forest. After a bit of prodding and assistance from the humans, two others followed suit, but one deer needed more help.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-JsYevaMaNeiMR1KOtEnv6VtRvLIBj5QzderfJNvxUwZnL_rM7iKBDLh20lDL3bn98DOoVjBX24IxEJlo7-VwsBmigBcy1Q7fWk2fY5d57rcmeufm6Q7-WvVBwbEDioDgLzagELu79Y/s1600/ATT1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-JsYevaMaNeiMR1KOtEnv6VtRvLIBj5QzderfJNvxUwZnL_rM7iKBDLh20lDL3bn98DOoVjBX24IxEJlo7-VwsBmigBcy1Q7fWk2fY5d57rcmeufm6Q7-WvVBwbEDioDgLzagELu79Y/s400/ATT1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652469062841991970" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHWlVfkFQPLsHd_Ko6zttKTotHx22dnIGFwzi_rj9sJs-JJGIBsrcuLjiVymOnYEz0WsYpA5-nIpn_AoZMV0J-mzNpc1hQ8-nLXyTEc6UqOYBKXyRNolxZc2l0uQENkHONjMPWjxVlzI/s1600/ATT2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHWlVfkFQPLsHd_Ko6zttKTotHx22dnIGFwzi_rj9sJs-JJGIBsrcuLjiVymOnYEz0WsYpA5-nIpn_AoZMV0J-mzNpc1hQ8-nLXyTEc6UqOYBKXyRNolxZc2l0uQENkHONjMPWjxVlzI/s400/ATT2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652469060841728738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZBtkeWTHEFOMoXwXTrvv3vEr_00Fv8Um3nvq4WGipM80Gy78Y3VtIRB5NVYcPJSHPiGyFiOehKm4GHFaDhkC_8c5DTFJo4rQMvbdUDNsyWH-fY0VZhZgogxYdzBb1DKd5_MkHmDDrww/s1600/ATT3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZBtkeWTHEFOMoXwXTrvv3vEr_00Fv8Um3nvq4WGipM80Gy78Y3VtIRB5NVYcPJSHPiGyFiOehKm4GHFaDhkC_8c5DTFJo4rQMvbdUDNsyWH-fY0VZhZgogxYdzBb1DKd5_MkHmDDrww/s400/ATT3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652469061901862978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_vwIvtY8V6HiUi8WORNaqYt0UdVJBPTNZaPM6qC1Lq74NIdnmPjhPn_NBzAb87WnnoPnU3LnE5U4unvEUZh7yQegSA9PksnmcoIQj0pwmHkui_mTRmjjDQm2mMXaXH0VUkcZ-iDxflY/s1600/ATT4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_vwIvtY8V6HiUi8WORNaqYt0UdVJBPTNZaPM6qC1Lq74NIdnmPjhPn_NBzAb87WnnoPnU3LnE5U4unvEUZh7yQegSA9PksnmcoIQj0pwmHkui_mTRmjjDQm2mMXaXH0VUkcZ-iDxflY/s400/ATT4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652469053901763826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tom, Anna and Tim Satre help the last of the "button" bucks to its feet. They did not know how long the deer had been in the icy waters or if there had been others who did not survive. The good Samaritans (humans) describe their experience as "one of those defining moments in life." I'm sure it was for the deer as well!EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-40757918226861539032011-06-28T02:23:00.000-07:002013-04-12T02:11:07.055-07:00UNUSUAL HOTEL #4: KENYA'S MAGNIFICENT SAROVA SALT LICK GAME LODGE<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge is situated in Kenya’s Taita Hills Sanctuary which provides a safe environment to over 50 species of mammals and 300 species of birds within 28,000 acres of rolling savanna and woodland habitats. Large numbers of wildlife come to drink at the waterholes, so Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge provides a rare opportunity to view animals at close proximity in their natural habitat.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Taita Hills Sanctuary is a success story in sustainable
conservation where wildlife – including elephant, lion, buffalo and
giraffe – thrive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge is a truly unique concept consisting of 96 rooms elevated on stilts. </span>Each</span> chalet offers a panoramic view of the area, including the waterhol<span style="font-size: small;">e. The lobby, restaurant and terraced bar also provide excellent views and photographic opportunities, while an underground tunnel and bunker with ground level windows provides unbelievably close yet safe access to a variety of wildlife as they drink.</span> The waterholes are illuminated by powerful floodlights as it gets dark, to make sure that you witness all the activity throughout the night. <br /><br />Game drives are tightly controlled to ensure that animals are not harassed and some areas are completely closed to vehicles. This commitment to responsible eco-tourism, which has been so well supported by visitors, ensures that the Sanctuary and all its wildlife will continue to prosper. Other activities include game walks, excursions<span style="font-size: small;"> and </span>swimming.</span><br />
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<br />EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-6128111293644914292011-06-28T02:06:00.000-07:002011-09-15T00:16:40.001-07:00UNUSUAL HOTEL #3: Kenya's Amazing Giraffe Manor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRW0obPBcbr4I5MfJF9ogKBaskZaEsV-vj4rItcXsg8paWUZmiAliveWXcUdI5RswDPTnvAvLCRr4EoALgVTE4TmZS8hKAalPPCwjq-RVbHTum0N5gj3RVPoHyQPbQ0xsZN3mwJ45j1s/s1600/gal-gm9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRW0obPBcbr4I5MfJF9ogKBaskZaEsV-vj4rItcXsg8paWUZmiAliveWXcUdI5RswDPTnvAvLCRr4EoALgVTE4TmZS8hKAalPPCwjq-RVbHTum0N5gj3RVPoHyQPbQ0xsZN3mwJ45j1s/s400/gal-gm9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623197239095494626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.tamimiea.com/giraffe-manor/index.html">Image source</a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK0K3XkLM6rfS5olWgTywmhhVaGwgoJJdzqxwCWTPWXKESCN-B9bSvA5vRqQxaX4it8cNvPfgIv9vrpUikV52eVJGND87pv1BsaQzAihR9fm25LgBg8xeF4Tvw5W4IV3uQtEk-SV9rpk/s1600/gal-gm12.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNsmGeIuSHbBZKk9HnkMxGrKJ_bFvGAmIf3cBeXcY1iRxgUVggibHWx-azWssRdJZ8IdcclWW8OBWZ6dHtfaEUM1zvPmWLmtGi7Lqkpsy6nWmCGqlMvzVgzWjRiQQyoIi7ajZU5q2Xzo/s400/strange_hotels_giraffe_manor_langata_kenya_breakfast_dinner_table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623195673093390626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.bestraveltips.com/visit-this-strange-and-weird-hotel-giraffe-manor-in-langata-kenya/">Image source</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A manor of fact </span><br /><br />Giraffe Manor in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya is famous for much more than their highly trained and friendly staff, breathtaking surroundings and amazing cuisine. What keeps this hotel at its peak is the 20 feet tall locals who frequently pops in, whether out of curiosity or to mingle with the guest. Travelers all over the globe make The Giraffe Manor part of their Kenya safari holiday – the only place in the world where you can enjoy the company of a herd of endangered Rothschild's giraffe while feasting on a superb meal. What makes the experience even more memorable is that visitors are encourage to engage with the giraffes by touching, feeding and photographing them. Besides the dinner table they also like to pop in through the front door or your bedroom window.<br /><br />The Rothschild Giraffe is among the most endangered giraffe subspecies with only a few hundred members in the wild. In comparison to other species of giraffe, The Rothschild Giraffe is paler in colour, have less jagged orange-brown patches and has no markings on the lower leg. The hotel itself was originally a hunting lodge built on a giraffe sanctuary by Sir David Duncan in 1932 and was turned into a hotel by new owners Betty and Jock Leslie-Melville in 1983.<br /><br />The Leslie-Melvilles realised that their estate may be the only habitat left for The Rothschild Giraffe due to a compulsory purchase by the Kenyan government of an 18,000-acre (73 km2) privately owned ranch, resulting in the land being sub-divided into smallholdings, and the giraffes being slaughtered. Since then the Manor, in conjunction with Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire, England, has run a breeding programme to reintroduce the Rothschild giraffe into the wild and expanding the gene pool. Today Giraffe Manor is also home to many characters including warthogs, bushbuck, dik dik and more than 180 species of birds and has a striking view of the Ngong hills. For more information visit www.giraffemanor.com.EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-44137029906485731472011-03-30T23:44:00.000-07:002011-03-31T00:23:49.599-07:00MOST RIDICULOUS MOVIE MONSTERS EVER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG2bqYlUjw9QMA5nJtlvCEga1evmgtk-B5eL-cuLu2PmCZpwKbwH8eI1covaORXPOH0utw1limsdScguka64CsaiQvwOWDUMjggiREIPOgp2ZvJG6kmBBw5Bbq1B9yxsFmDYLEuIE57E/s1600/MV5BMTYwNzc4MzA5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDIxODUyMQ%2540%2540._V1._SY317_CR4%252C0%252C214%252C317_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG2bqYlUjw9QMA5nJtlvCEga1evmgtk-B5eL-cuLu2PmCZpwKbwH8eI1covaORXPOH0utw1limsdScguka64CsaiQvwOWDUMjggiREIPOgp2ZvJG6kmBBw5Bbq1B9yxsFmDYLEuIE57E/s400/MV5BMTYwNzc4MzA5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDIxODUyMQ%2540%2540._V1._SY317_CR4%252C0%252C214%252C317_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590131882485453970" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="add_to_watchlist" const="tt0385639" lcn="listo"><b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385639/">Death Bed: The Bed That Eats</a><br /></b>A movie about a flesh-eating bed.<br /><b><br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-BRRQp1rEA3cLMxlDIetosy4A9aRBSoGYwzb-OYBb81r3bPsIlWWQlZPI3rlzyxFx95L-YGUaNqGrOqKND99LPlyeRsv-ORNjSysI-n3xWgCfnf9BRXjNYHx1IegyWBzFCAJ313KZjM/s1600/MV5BNzcwMTA1MjEzMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzE0MzQ0MQ%2540%2540._V1._SY317_CR0%252C0%252C214%252C317_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-BRRQp1rEA3cLMxlDIetosy4A9aRBSoGYwzb-OYBb81r3bPsIlWWQlZPI3rlzyxFx95L-YGUaNqGrOqKND99LPlyeRsv-ORNjSysI-n3xWgCfnf9BRXjNYHx1IegyWBzFCAJ313KZjM/s400/MV5BNzcwMTA1MjEzMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzE0MzQ0MQ%2540%2540._V1._SY317_CR0%252C0%252C214%252C317_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590132223656586722" border="0" /></a><br /><b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0779982/">Black Sheep</a></b><br />A movie about killer sheep in New Zealand.<br /><b><br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWIgoM0FNUx_YT_EdsUGxFWFuw2dJk7ffi83ML7b9sMepzd_HuGlCAYjA3TSip1wcYG_E7eJNOQpJALZCYAvIYj6STW7BHMPI7GTimzMMQHFCZkIHdiYUM6Lpmqvxk_4Nm_sGfvLXSVU/s1600/MV5BMjE3NzYyNjM3MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjQ2MjEyMQ%2540%2540._V1._SY317_CR1%252C0%252C214%252C317_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWIgoM0FNUx_YT_EdsUGxFWFuw2dJk7ffi83ML7b9sMepzd_HuGlCAYjA3TSip1wcYG_E7eJNOQpJALZCYAvIYj6STW7BHMPI7GTimzMMQHFCZkIHdiYUM6Lpmqvxk_4Nm_sGfvLXSVU/s400/MV5BMjE3NzYyNjM3MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjQ2MjEyMQ%2540%2540._V1._SY317_CR1%252C0%252C214%252C317_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590133104333725922" border="0" /></a><br /><b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093995/">Slugs: The Movie</a></b><br />A movie about killer slugs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaOEUViQbet9_6PPVSJNgvXjirRz0ktJmcjhaZ_DdzlWlBksvLZ-6k1GdPSA_3Y4RLQEepGaswgVtMzX6k4_Y8Jq8DpVEWBI7jVngAEBz_m83ifNJZNM8pOXaSQSGb6PPO8wrHkbqcC8/s1600/mangler.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaOEUViQbet9_6PPVSJNgvXjirRz0ktJmcjhaZ_DdzlWlBksvLZ-6k1GdPSA_3Y4RLQEepGaswgVtMzX6k4_Y8Jq8DpVEWBI7jVngAEBz_m83ifNJZNM8pOXaSQSGb6PPO8wrHkbqcC8/s400/mangler.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590134404167391074" border="0" /></a><br /><b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113762/">The Mangler</a><br /></b>A movie about a killer laundry folding machine, fueled by virgin-blood.<span class="bqend"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuu9uy_5cGxQg6950YGVha81CV33gfpIhNSp_ZJcU_urU5xy2GghzHtTMQZfEZQzjSkEOYApKXyZzdPkLQProLsTRgP83leS3qfs2F0LFijvLi7zakmAppO3NU5Rg4qRTAKq2FkpzHTNI/s1600/MV5BMTY2MDgwMjY5Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc0NzUyMQ%2540%2540._V1._SY317_CR1%252C0%252C214%252C317_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuu9uy_5cGxQg6950YGVha81CV33gfpIhNSp_ZJcU_urU5xy2GghzHtTMQZfEZQzjSkEOYApKXyZzdPkLQProLsTRgP83leS3qfs2F0LFijvLi7zakmAppO3NU5Rg4qRTAKq2FkpzHTNI/s400/MV5BMTY2MDgwMjY5Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc0NzUyMQ%2540%2540._V1._SY317_CR1%252C0%252C214%252C317_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590135262552711346" border="0" /></a><br /><b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090094/">The Stuff</a><br /></b>A movie about strange yummy goo that erupts from earth. 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Golden Triangle Resort - Chiang Rai, Thailand<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2_lSE84qCSROQ7SBxEZEJBl_b8c7iOsTveY2QZrmSZw3csfWVGfNBfrO8skrINaSKpaKVgh0l9pIJ3ZhiNuTnos6viNwBCctjbaHOcNXKt01ImkT9FWtg87lF7Zqj8Omhen7gvBMeDI/s1600/image001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2_lSE84qCSROQ7SBxEZEJBl_b8c7iOsTveY2QZrmSZw3csfWVGfNBfrO8skrINaSKpaKVgh0l9pIJ3ZhiNuTnos6viNwBCctjbaHOcNXKt01ImkT9FWtg87lF7Zqj8Omhen7gvBMeDI/s400/image001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580140838705720194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2. Murni's Villa - Ubud, Bali<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDngtqnusHCOA82kM1MjwlVTvKROB1SgBICPFBPGB45KgoNJm3Z_WQMsko-dOuUmcSpIdDuIDGqN6kIkj1e8oAhMhVZVOUMAkxMnwbCy71TxsdcvQhfw02ijW022Lrf-OzEe2p068_VE/s1600/image002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDngtqnusHCOA82kM1MjwlVTvKROB1SgBICPFBPGB45KgoNJm3Z_WQMsko-dOuUmcSpIdDuIDGqN6kIkj1e8oAhMhVZVOUMAkxMnwbCy71TxsdcvQhfw02ijW022Lrf-OzEe2p068_VE/s400/image002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580140663520180786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3. Lake Manyara Serena Lodge - Tanzania, Africa<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSnWT4-fMMkXKNFRg-FzL9JmU4sV7OWHjS1HX1qb002YxwJkcGbzy6Mt6MgZV7p5gFcpjXfNY5lgmO6enPzumpwDvzCXPYIJA1XKiI46UEdQKtTBB962Grr7AcxHsK7qSWAdLkn_GOxM/s1600/image003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSnWT4-fMMkXKNFRg-FzL9JmU4sV7OWHjS1HX1qb002YxwJkcGbzy6Mt6MgZV7p5gFcpjXfNY5lgmO6enPzumpwDvzCXPYIJA1XKiI46UEdQKtTBB962Grr7AcxHsK7qSWAdLkn_GOxM/s400/image003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580141119252920882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />4. Kandalama Hotel - Dambulla, Sri Lanka<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqNIzGnhRzWXshOMO0vR2UmRNOTMIo2QNSU3jWFLgWogdERmNpwCaBLVk_nV3W55G_Yzt13VJOArD4Q1JJQexIu6ogFVzC6Zu-dqnJvawlNzslU5UNkOWOgycWmsdruA42IfYnZDA5ao/s1600/image004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqNIzGnhRzWXshOMO0vR2UmRNOTMIo2QNSU3jWFLgWogdERmNpwCaBLVk_nV3W55G_Yzt13VJOArD4Q1JJQexIu6ogFVzC6Zu-dqnJvawlNzslU5UNkOWOgycWmsdruA42IfYnZDA5ao/s400/image004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580141393609249778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />5. Tuscany, Italy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSTVLPEu5JqBaDh-kM0tK-xts7Cw90DvQjw68dXHKxUl5b2EQUKLcBV5BqGD-6Ja7vuUtws3QpuYbRvrWqDCCPod0yYv2pYlAgs2LDpFoJWT9bdEbThWRO3XsKafqgEA4IEFNNEQXcOA/s1600/image005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSTVLPEu5JqBaDh-kM0tK-xts7Cw90DvQjw68dXHKxUl5b2EQUKLcBV5BqGD-6Ja7vuUtws3QpuYbRvrWqDCCPod0yYv2pYlAgs2LDpFoJWT9bdEbThWRO3XsKafqgEA4IEFNNEQXcOA/s400/image005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580141662360733810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />6. Tat Kuang Si Waterfall - Luang Prabang, Laos (natural)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmD5l05AXSOaMZ6xXk6RwLq3VWvzBslKGvo6hM8Jlc8TvD0X1XmeR6Pbi0H4YMFqgx8u3aDbXzlU2FpfmZtKthCAGTmdC4PgTdqBMXTgJiBhxjuLGb5bA1Ce5FN6Lq-GOGWSLFQFzqBY/s1600/image006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmD5l05AXSOaMZ6xXk6RwLq3VWvzBslKGvo6hM8Jlc8TvD0X1XmeR6Pbi0H4YMFqgx8u3aDbXzlU2FpfmZtKthCAGTmdC4PgTdqBMXTgJiBhxjuLGb5bA1Ce5FN6Lq-GOGWSLFQFzqBY/s400/image006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580142284464634850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />7. Alila Ubud Hotel - Bali, Indonesia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7OpsQwlvBzLLN7is3nCzsfMftYPi1qPW2pYkzcXm6nOBRUA6N-p1ukUqFdqbl79kKBJXHY1CixtR_oLNSuK2Xg-_NdJmUO0iDJnRLolDJAYEjzV3oCSzfMtgi0oUc9VKXModI4PZFQc/s1600/image007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7OpsQwlvBzLLN7is3nCzsfMftYPi1qPW2pYkzcXm6nOBRUA6N-p1ukUqFdqbl79kKBJXHY1CixtR_oLNSuK2Xg-_NdJmUO0iDJnRLolDJAYEjzV3oCSzfMtgi0oUc9VKXModI4PZFQc/s400/image007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580142407900790626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />8. Sheraton Waikiki - Hawaii<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMnau4wwQtW0oxI2iSZ9VlOraAp1sN-vReGYkOj2um578qiBRlqdnjDrAAeyg4gjb7Rt1_JIiZWkY08jEfQtSkT3wXDRC4eS3VKyO0vMHirGskwF3GeqHlGWJxx5amcXdwc7Mb-lr3E8/s1600/image008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMnau4wwQtW0oxI2iSZ9VlOraAp1sN-vReGYkOj2um578qiBRlqdnjDrAAeyg4gjb7Rt1_JIiZWkY08jEfQtSkT3wXDRC4eS3VKyO0vMHirGskwF3GeqHlGWJxx5amcXdwc7Mb-lr3E8/s400/image008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580139452774347570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />9. Hotel Villa Mahal - Turkey<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc9Ld18n2Ia_wRnghFgN0djN9DWcSqt6vZEfnT0VnoUjSvy6lOgIir3jXNKzDkJqOXJX2wOkFPXMiBzjNKQVuCEWi1xlILp0hxv7_KYmJ1amvfjQcef_0hmS6OicvJMbHPdv9lo4_1Dw/s1600/image009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc9Ld18n2Ia_wRnghFgN0djN9DWcSqt6vZEfnT0VnoUjSvy6lOgIir3jXNKzDkJqOXJX2wOkFPXMiBzjNKQVuCEWi1xlILp0hxv7_KYmJ1amvfjQcef_0hmS6OicvJMbHPdv9lo4_1Dw/s400/image009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580139447878238962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />10. Rangali Island - Maldives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKbhl27DN1xMx3u0DoRqImS0kQSnvHKqZgvyq_rn54EPjkv_VUFrwE0HZRT1_ZAFz5sX4iuz8ctpzj5KxV1lG2Le2V2n4S4uKsq8AxfJrvHrojl2sOZ0JUgHWvHRd9ZQsUu_ZfbGVf9s/s1600/image010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKbhl27DN1xMx3u0DoRqImS0kQSnvHKqZgvyq_rn54EPjkv_VUFrwE0HZRT1_ZAFz5sX4iuz8ctpzj5KxV1lG2Le2V2n4S4uKsq8AxfJrvHrojl2sOZ0JUgHWvHRd9ZQsUu_ZfbGVf9s/s400/image010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580139444151589010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />11. Kempinski Hotel Ishtar - Dead Sea, Jorda<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCmUbWCQX3LbADI4Dkx-GrluoUaonQk1KVp4Op8zMvdfQTv3tVSQ_lqkshy0cXrKNN7HsCXEoTLb60iGC_StSKrxrJjuullpbwykZNLChVDSHyJJ_7kcIaFEVHqfvmW0NNAEL1r1Kav4/s1600/image011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCmUbWCQX3LbADI4Dkx-GrluoUaonQk1KVp4Op8zMvdfQTv3tVSQ_lqkshy0cXrKNN7HsCXEoTLb60iGC_StSKrxrJjuullpbwykZNLChVDSHyJJ_7kcIaFEVHqfvmW0NNAEL1r1Kav4/s400/image011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580139437530957602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />12. Divi Little Bay Beach Resort - St. Maarten<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZTT5iDbmxR0b_g8LIolV9l40dleN9mLautP15Y8p2bNKFawuiDQJxzPsDjy6ukl31KE6WfHTJ6gslhpTvHB0Dt990NsIu8yVTFcdDOcLf_YFr7F6qROdZfjtPJH_PiderwZHbIGLCuo/s1600/image012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZTT5iDbmxR0b_g8LIolV9l40dleN9mLautP15Y8p2bNKFawuiDQJxzPsDjy6ukl31KE6WfHTJ6gslhpTvHB0Dt990NsIu8yVTFcdDOcLf_YFr7F6qROdZfjtPJH_PiderwZHbIGLCuo/s400/image012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580138878123096994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />13. Phuket, Thailand<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xF_yD4eXayoYDx5_usXkLYfpkPG_piPxVp0UB95pVwtchT3pypuox3CsYb5G1genATDL2DyTcI0ZkB3DnbnL7D-o-QNY_51Tacw9CxN5MaPDk9a7R1HiD9XHia8cFhNGfiLD-LfzXqc/s1600/image013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xF_yD4eXayoYDx5_usXkLYfpkPG_piPxVp0UB95pVwtchT3pypuox3CsYb5G1genATDL2DyTcI0ZkB3DnbnL7D-o-QNY_51Tacw9CxN5MaPDk9a7R1HiD9XHia8cFhNGfiLD-LfzXqc/s400/image013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580138772077830114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />14. Los Cabos, Mexico<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4K6OxaVMBJ5DT-q1k3phNxVZIR-Igi0b_FemPwFaBYTbW4NqL1zrkGwK4CJgNSEfXcyIxry8NvXOrt6qmzzNxz0jghrAVlzJIL9awwX08TQ3_fjsGWORwxEX9Nf_OAWBlQI1IuE65jY0/s1600/image014.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4K6OxaVMBJ5DT-q1k3phNxVZIR-Igi0b_FemPwFaBYTbW4NqL1zrkGwK4CJgNSEfXcyIxry8NvXOrt6qmzzNxz0jghrAVlzJIL9awwX08TQ3_fjsGWORwxEX9Nf_OAWBlQI1IuE65jY0/s400/image014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580138658684109362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />15. North Narrabeen Tidal Pool - Sydney, Australia (natural)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwguwf2u-DyNnLsAkGWS2tQjpYwPongXSULP0TKq-2Gmg7kVVNCyVZlR6Vrnf4doKCqjZjj6iFtDigNjjLcF9fvoAE9zAdQohCPzi7ysQSCXkM0e59v3eFUZITCRBpeCu0QEZw3FhTrg/s1600/image015.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwguwf2u-DyNnLsAkGWS2tQjpYwPongXSULP0TKq-2Gmg7kVVNCyVZlR6Vrnf4doKCqjZjj6iFtDigNjjLcF9fvoAE9zAdQohCPzi7ysQSCXkM0e59v3eFUZITCRBpeCu0QEZw3FhTrg/s400/image015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580138576829889106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />16. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscwJPyMJ5ZsF7waa4DXhEzFIt_qtSijeb2LEwHujsol_uObWR3K4gHWvmOEAiZBb8a5EKnlMufM42eeP7hes__rlSPu83xRPjl1VTXK4Sed254k7kz5xuEvLjUUygZNMe08Xfd4utejM/s1600/image016.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscwJPyMJ5ZsF7waa4DXhEzFIt_qtSijeb2LEwHujsol_uObWR3K4gHWvmOEAiZBb8a5EKnlMufM42eeP7hes__rlSPu83xRPjl1VTXK4Sed254k7kz5xuEvLjUUygZNMe08Xfd4utejM/s400/image016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580138473520461586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />17. Intercontinental Hotel - Fiji<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76jYErH9y5mh3zx4ciA1XXG3_qyHgayWQ_TN2-EiyGUDeVzKby6xZClOlVZmuNvbDXZfkgprhi7ym8DwXTo2LEE8cHJ0BL-2ZmODB_sQel8F7dFqCIUzqnCZ4NtW8b2OXvBmf1FQ97qY/s1600/image017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76jYErH9y5mh3zx4ciA1XXG3_qyHgayWQ_TN2-EiyGUDeVzKby6xZClOlVZmuNvbDXZfkgprhi7ym8DwXTo2LEE8cHJ0BL-2ZmODB_sQel8F7dFqCIUzqnCZ4NtW8b2OXvBmf1FQ97qY/s400/image017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580138403377209282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />18. Dreams Resort - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn6GsuOba9SzVBQZvIZR-VQA6RO1myIBfyOVNAPNKtuod11yLPqhVRccGBCpzF2QywWzmfHfEavnCOX7ppdkSTf5V2sxkvTiF7V20Vc_djSEsIDnyLvNSaBAFL2mux3pnHTqB95i40J0/s1600/image018.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn6GsuOba9SzVBQZvIZR-VQA6RO1myIBfyOVNAPNKtuod11yLPqhVRccGBCpzF2QywWzmfHfEavnCOX7ppdkSTf5V2sxkvTiF7V20Vc_djSEsIDnyLvNSaBAFL2mux3pnHTqB95i40J0/s400/image018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580138330611860914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />19. Unknown<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoomOrTjfifTJZm2YD79WyJ0hDvWM30lyszXy8trionko59GclsMLST95Sf6XhzQZQDtBvMolPCFsYzQNkWeePsoED_wpcaEQeGe9dk_NtkeuSojZG2tgfFAnZFXoTtCdiiG_EBIOUNEw/s1600/image019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoomOrTjfifTJZm2YD79WyJ0hDvWM30lyszXy8trionko59GclsMLST95Sf6XhzQZQDtBvMolPCFsYzQNkWeePsoED_wpcaEQeGe9dk_NtkeuSojZG2tgfFAnZFXoTtCdiiG_EBIOUNEw/s400/image019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580137397796869650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />20. Turkey<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQS-FCJqFx0-z50VIaxj-IfxDCznf-GyJYN3qFV_dxjm4JY5U5TUXMFN5uKl0T7aNmtRRyPUo6BzlzCVhVadexYYpywvNTsit9_xQmEgTC1gKLhi7eDF619IJoLvK1getP1Fq3ie29UQ/s1600/image020.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQS-FCJqFx0-z50VIaxj-IfxDCznf-GyJYN3qFV_dxjm4JY5U5TUXMFN5uKl0T7aNmtRRyPUo6BzlzCVhVadexYYpywvNTsit9_xQmEgTC1gKLhi7eDF619IJoLvK1getP1Fq3ie29UQ/s400/image020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580137394191378306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />21. Mes Amis Resort<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0LK3fBfrbeROT216s9dqMkYerDw_mVhrGxyGqh2u1_vbxqZUiOM3PSCQeRMGYYS9kxHdBDC3DuyscReNnpzgF9K38C_UQRzIEEw8K1_lisW-EZxE4WU2_e8ai5YRgFLgfX1VwtiKLto/s1600/image021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0LK3fBfrbeROT216s9dqMkYerDw_mVhrGxyGqh2u1_vbxqZUiOM3PSCQeRMGYYS9kxHdBDC3DuyscReNnpzgF9K38C_UQRzIEEw8K1_lisW-EZxE4WU2_e8ai5YRgFLgfX1VwtiKLto/s400/image021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580137394651791314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />22. Ubud Hanging Gardens - Bali, Indonesia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBwuzu8dgr0Txi_Lbo7R8ayNEIE8nN5T-tuvNRB4k8EVfQZYykThfZQ7WHiCEyM8sbgyoE1BAajHwT45ezR8M8sNc-jWlG_ShZU3Pps5XLYJdH41ChkK4mKMn0u35OzMeFkSreRW1exg/s1600/image022.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBwuzu8dgr0Txi_Lbo7R8ayNEIE8nN5T-tuvNRB4k8EVfQZYykThfZQ7WHiCEyM8sbgyoE1BAajHwT45ezR8M8sNc-jWlG_ShZU3Pps5XLYJdH41ChkK4mKMn0u35OzMeFkSreRW1exg/s400/image022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580137391244168850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />23. Infinity Falls (natural)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKzLNUlRdReCaN1rOfnu-VJmycK6kJ51kb4DlhvVPVRPfaHWfORYmM4pm-nQIPbM4hhKY_xLIhtVlyhjabIMmIXhZzlOhob_VDklpcXWsR59mbJE3dWqiuQCU9ER-juP7Vu5noLK9FuU/s1600/image023.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKzLNUlRdReCaN1rOfnu-VJmycK6kJ51kb4DlhvVPVRPfaHWfORYmM4pm-nQIPbM4hhKY_xLIhtVlyhjabIMmIXhZzlOhob_VDklpcXWsR59mbJE3dWqiuQCU9ER-juP7Vu5noLK9FuU/s400/image023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580137386574303922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />24. 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Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino - Singapore<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8V3n5LmuHpfS238O2K-oQi6PF0ah6TicWduVZFQBaLKxzvPqWWxjAWRyJEuIQzzZfEU0T7R-0PkGa4xQZOLy4knF1Emj6l7s0h8bZ6JM1JHdvwTqzLyktRjje-PLCGqaODyV6TxC6nU/s1600/image025.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8V3n5LmuHpfS238O2K-oQi6PF0ah6TicWduVZFQBaLKxzvPqWWxjAWRyJEuIQzzZfEU0T7R-0PkGa4xQZOLy4knF1Emj6l7s0h8bZ6JM1JHdvwTqzLyktRjje-PLCGqaODyV6TxC6nU/s400/image025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580136358397057666" border="0" /></a>EllerGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752286370770350289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290090638716878011.post-39301014184101659882011-02-24T21:51:00.000-08:002011-02-24T22:03:22.170-08:00YOSEMITE'S FIRE FALL<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>The waterfall on the rock El Captain in the Yosemite National Park, USA, seems to be 'on fire' when sunlight hits it at specific angle.<br /><br />This happens only in 2 weeks at the end of February.<br /><br />Some photographers may have to wait several years before capturing the<br />fire fall on film as shown in the following pictures<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1ide4hWem9cU6aaa6G5ipaS3g5Bnj_FR82KNbCd8NqpsN3O-KnpHDdORs6TRhqArY08oQVuVM_zjK9WfZsH9eHnAC5-cTfgh2cwp4shyNHL4hkOlJYw1hC196t6mJN8umL60BpifPvM/s1600/Untitled+attachment+00028.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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