When the winter brings the urge to ski, or in our case snowboard, there’s no better feeling than driving up to an intimidating mountain summit waiting for you to hit the slopes. The road was quiet and the wind was still. Night ski was under one mile away. We drove up nervous, but glad to take …
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The Great Pyramid of Giza (called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. …
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New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, …
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Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region (or Paris Region, French: Région parisienne). The city of Paris, within its administrative limits largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,211,297 (January 2008), but the Paris metropolitan area …
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The Great Ocean Road is a 151 mile long stretch of road along the southeastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world’s largest war memorial; dedicated to casualties of World War I. It is an important …
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Beijing, Chinese: 北京, also known as Peking, is the capital of the People’s Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country’s political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China’s largest state-owned …
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