10 interesting facts about the Amazon Rain Forest

on 01/17/2014 in Peru

The Amazon Basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 square kilometers, 5,500,000 square kilometers of which is covered by the moist, broad-leafed rainforest popularly known as The Amazon Forest or The Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle. Below are a few facts about the forest. 1. The forest traverses the borders of 9 states including; Brazil with 60% of the rainforest, followed...

10 interesting facts about Iguazu falls

on 01/17/2014 in Brazil

Iguazu Falls, also Cataratas do Iguaçu in Portuguese and Cataratas Del Iguazú in Spanish are waterfalls that straddle between the Brazilian State of Paraná and Province of Misiones in Argentina along the River Iguazu. It divides the river into upper and lower Iguazu. Below are some interesting things you need to know about the waterfalls.1. There is a legend to...

10 interesting facts about the Taj Mahal

on 01/17/2014 in India

One of the most significant Mughal Empire architectural marvels still stands in all its beauty and finesse in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Taj Mahal is a white marble built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. In Arabic, the Taj Mahal is known as "crown of palaces". It is said to be the...

10 interesting facts about the Angkor Temples

on 01/17/2014 in Angkor Wat

Have you heard of religions sharing shrines? Never? Well, it happened once in Cambodia. Angkor Wat was first a Hindu religion temple and then later it was turned into a Buddhist temple. It is located in Cambodia and was first built by Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire. It...

10 interesting facts about the Serengeti Migration

on 01/17/2014 in Africa

Serengeti National Park is located on the Tanzania's northern border with Kenya. It is one of the most important African tourism circuits and an extension of the Kenyan Maasai Mara National Park. Below are a few interesting facts about the park. 1. The Serengeti National Park eco-system is the oldest on the planet. It boasts a diversity of flora and fauna...

Best Burger joints in San Francisco

on 02/19/2014 in San Francisco

Officially, San Francisco is a city and County. It is the leading financial and commercial hub of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, and it is also the second largest city in California after LA with its metropolitan area being home to more than 8 million people. San Francisco is also a cultural hub with tourist attractions such as...

Best Burger joints in Columbus

on 02/19/2014 in Columbus

Columbus is the largest city and capital of the US State of Ohio. It is the seat of the Franklin County. The city is named after explorer Christopher Columbus, and was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers. It would later assume the functions of the state capital in 1816. Apart from being the political capital...

Best Burger joints in Austin

on 02/19/2014 in Austin

Austin is the second largest city and capital of the US State of Texas. It is known world over as the best place to experience the Texan culture and together with Houston, represents the best of Wild West. One more thing you will find interesting in Austin is the Texan burgers in the following burger joints. 1. Hopdoddy This restaurant retails the...

Best Burger joints in Memphis

on 02/19/2014 in Memphis

On the confluence of Wolf and Mississippi rivers, is the city of Memphis, the county seat of the Shelby County. It is home to more than 670,000 people and this makes it the largest city in the US State of Tennessee. Memphis residents call themselves Memphians and their region is popularly known as the Memphis & the Mid-South. Apart from...

Best Burger joints in Baltimore

on 02/19/2014 in Baltimore-Towson

Along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay is the largest city in the US state of Maryland, the city of Baltimore. After gradual decline in manufacturing, the city shifted its focus into a service oriented economy with the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University being the city's largest employers. This large community...

Best Burger joints in Charlotte

on 02/19/2014 in Charlotte

Charlotte is the largest city in the US State of North Carolina and is the county seat for Mecklenburg County. The city's metropolitan area is home to over 2.2 million people and has thus been listed as a "Gamma+ world city".The residents of the city are referred to as the 'Charlotteans'. Being the second largest finance center in the US after...

Best Burger joints in Fort Worth

on 02/19/2014 in Fort Worth

The year is 1849 and the American soldiers have been advancing to the American Northwest. They would rest at a place overlooking the Trinity River and establish an outpost there called Fort Worth. Welcome to the cultural gateway into the American West. This city has grown over the years to become the 16th largest in the US. Fortunately for the travellers,...

Best Burger joints in Boston

on 02/19/2014 in Boston

The city of Boston is aristocratic and perhaps due to the pedestal place it occupies in the American politics and education, it ought to be. However, like all American cities, it has not escaped the burger craze and on every other corner you will find a burger joint. Students, politicians, business magnates, professors and lawyers have been unable to resist...

Best Burger joints in El Paso

on 02/19/2014 in El Paso

El Paso is Spanish for 'The Pass' and is used to refer to the city that sits along Rio Grande in the US, across the border from Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. It is the county seat for the El Paso County in Texas and together with Juárez forms the El Paso–Juárez–Las Cruces metropolitan area which is home to over 2.7 million...

Best Burger joints in Washington

on 02/19/2014 in Washington

The politicians, the lobbyists, the high and mighty in the US social circles, businessmen, and their staff in the US capital Washington DC have not been spared from the American love for the burgers. One would think that the people who reside in this city are moneyed enough to buy gourmet, healthy dishes but Alas! The burger bug has bitten...

Best Burger joints in Nashville

on 02/19/2014 in Nashville

Nestled on the panoramic Cumberland River is the US State of Tennessee capital, the City of Nashville, which also doubles up as the county seat for the Davidson County. Nashville is renowned world-wide as a music city, with Elvis Presley having recorded over 200 songs in the city. What many people do not know is that Elvis also loved the...

Best Burger joints in Seattle

on 02/19/2014 in Seattle

Seattle is the county seat of King County and an important Sea Port City located in the US State of Washington. It is home to more than 3.5 people and is ranked as one of the fastest growing American Cities. A stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies having been setting camp in the city, opening it up for...

Best Burger joints in Denver

on 02/20/2014 in Denver

Denver is the largest city and the capital of the US State of Colorado. Denver's downtown is located on the scenic confluence of the Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, about 12 miles east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The city is fondly known as 'the mile high city' due to its elevation above the sea level...

What's it like to travel to Nicaragua

on 02/28/2014 in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a country located in the Central America Isthmus and is bordered by Honduras to the north, Costa Rica to the south, Caribbean Sea to the east and Pacific Ocean to the west. It is located about 11 to 14 degrees north of equator in the northern hemisphere, making it to still lie within the tropics. It boasts a...

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