World's Most Expensive Travel, around The UNESCO World Heritage Site

Package tours can be called one of the most expensive in the world. How it's not, you will be sent around the world to see and travel all the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A site tours offer tourists the opportunity to visit all the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world in traveling the world for two years. This trip was initiated by VeryFirstTo.com, at a cost that is certainly not cheap. You must set a budget of 445 thousand pounds per person to follow.

The journey will be traversed by road and air, with business class flight or a superior luxury. The accommodations were super fancy, like the Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados, Hotel George V in Paris, the Plaza in New York, The Ritz-Carlton in Moscow, and The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai. There will be 962 UNESCO World Heritage Sites to be visited, including Stonehenge, the Pyramids of Giza, Easter Island, Machu Pichu, and the Vatican.

To attend this trip, a minimum of two participants tourists. Meanwhile, the costs incurred are included donations to UNESCO's 5000 pounds.

"This is the most interesting trip that we made, and it will be an adventure that is not only conceivable," says Andrew Barker, managing director of Hurlingham Travel, in collaboration with the site, as quoted from the Telegraph, Wednesday (03/20/2013 ).

Previously, the site had VeryFirstTo offering travel packages to travel in space and among millions of roses.

Reopen Statue of Liberty on U.S. Independence Day

NEW YORK - The Statue of Liberty was closed since the hurricane last year Sandy will soon re-opened. Popular tourist attraction in New York will be open to the public on Memorial Day Independence of the United States, July 4, 2013.

United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Statue of Liberty in New York will re-open on the anniversary of the U.S. Independence Day July 4, 2013 which falls later.

"The storm has destroyed Sandy existing facilities around the Statue of Liberty. However, we have to fix it. Residents and tourists can go back to see the Statue of Liberty on Independence Day later," he said, as quoted from HuffingtonPost, Thursday (03/21/2013).

Sandy storm, which occurred in October 2012 and then, does not destroy the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island but the ruin, where the statue stood. The storm destroyed the sidewalks and flooded the surrounding buildings. When a storm occurs, Liberty Island flooded by more than two meters.

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most popular tourist attractions in New York, United States. In 2011, there were 3.7 tourists visit the statue.

Room Service Hotel in Moscow Most Expensive in the World

MOSCOW - Moscow, Russia, which is too expensive as a destination for tourists. Not only was named the most expensive city in the world some time ago, a new survey shows that the price of the room service  in the city's hotels, too.

A survey by travel website TripAdvisor compare the price of a hotel room services, such as meals, mini bar and laundry at four-star hotels across the world. From the survey, Moscow became a city which offers room service expensive in the world.

Price of room service in Moscow reached $80. The price represents a total for a sandwich, a bottle of mineral water, a can of soda, a small bottle of vodka, and laundry costs for a piece of clothing.

The next town which offers room service expensive in the world is Paris. The average tariff reached $70. Followed by Stockholm, Oslo and Zurich, as quoted from the Telegraph, Thursday (03/21/2013).

In the list of top 10 world's most expensive room service, only two Asian cities go, Tokyo is in seventh position  and Singapore in eighth. Cheapest Room service four-star hotel located in Cape Town, South Africa.

Tips to get a cheap traveling ticket

TRAVELING with the aircraft no longer luxury with the presence of budget airlines. In fact, it is not impossible if you want to get tickets at low prices, with a few tricks.

As with any other business activity, the selling price of tickets will depend on demand. The price tends to be higher when the public interest is high flier. Therefore, knowing the right moment to buy a plane ticket can be a tool you get low prices.
Here are tips to get cheap tickets, as reviewed Sheknows:
Find the right timeAt the weekend, ticket prices tend to be more expensive. Because people want to enjoy a short holiday to eliminate fatigue. A survey revealed that cheap ticket purchases can be made on Tuesday.
Choose departure timeDeparture time will of course also affect the price of the ticket. We recommend that you make a plan of three to five times of departure. Some surveys show if the departure on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday will give you a price better than other days.
From a distance the dayBuying tickets for a vacation should not be in a hurry. It takes careful planning since long ago. Fares will be cheaper if purchased from six months to a minimum of 21 days prior to the day of departure.
Doing window shoppingThe concept of window shopping also applies when you hunt tickets online. Never satisfied with just looking at a single site ticket airline. Try to go to other sites to compare prices and amenities offered, it is not likely you will get another offer cheaper.
Buy separatelyApparently, not always buy a lot, then the price will be cheaper. In purchasing a plane ticket, you'll want to buy some tickets separately, one way to get the lowest price.
Use credit cardsThis is the time to use the credit card. Usually, some airlines provide special discounts for credit card users. In addition, sometimes there will be points awarded for booking tickets with a credit card.

Traveling Tourists been kidnaped in Egypt

EGYPT - Again, tourists become targets of crime while abroad pleasure. This time, the tragedy occurred in the State of Pyramids, Egypt.

Two tourists, a man and a woman from Israel Norway, was abducted by gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security officials said that the couple was arrested while pleasure in Taba, near the border of Egypt and Israel.

The case of kidnapping has become a big problem in Egypt in recent years. British foreign representative offices even have long banned his tourist all away to the Sinai Peninsula.

"The security situation in the Sinai Peninsula has deteriorated since the beginning of 2012, and there were many cases of kidnapping, robbery, and piracy," said the British foreign office, as quoted from the Telegraph, Monday (25/03/2013).

Early March, two British tourists were held at Sharm el Sheikh heading of Suez. They are held by Sinai Bedouin tribes, fortunately later released unharmed.

Sinai Bedouin community has long complained to the Egyptian authorities about the discrimination they receive. Kidnapping became their way to protest the Egyptian government.

Tourists Camera Found After 5 Years Missing!

HAWAII - Have you ever lost a camera when pleasure? Do not give up looking for it, like this American tourist, who finally found the camera after missing more than five years.

A Taiwan-based airline, China Airlines, managed to track down the owner of a camera lost American diver in Hawaii in 2007. The camera was discovered last month on a beach in Taiwan, 9600 miles from the loss of the camera.
 

The Camera owner is a tourist from Georgia, United States, named Lindsay Crumbley Scallan. He was then given a round-trip ticket to Taiwan to pick up the camera.

The camera is still intact, with the memory card in it. Only the outside of the camera seemed closed sea moss.

"Scallan can come to Taiwan so that he can bring home a precious memory of the camera," said Lee Wen-yi, a spokesman for China Airlines, as quoted by SMH, Tuesday (26/03/2013).

Scallan waterproof camera was lost in August 2007 while diving in Maui, Hawaii. The camera was discovered by Douglas Cheng, Manager of China Airlines, as he was walking on the shore of Taitung, Taiwan.

The photos on the memory card the camera makes it easier to keep track of who the owner of the camera. "I was shocked, and glad I finally found a camera. I do not believe this camera carried that far," Scallan said.

True Love Wrap in White Color "Taj Mahal"

There are multiple way for men to prove his true love to their partner. One of the efforts taken is to establish a unique building to order the idol's heart.

In this world there are some buildings that are built on the basis of true love, one of which was the famous Prambanan in Yogyakarta. Not infrequently, which eventually became a tourist destination for travelers who are intoxicated by romance.

Here is some story of true love that building a popular tourist destination in the world.

Taj Mahal
Who does not know the Taj Mahal? A beautiful building in India which has always attracted the attention of tourists. Taj Mahal, located in Agra, India, is one of the magnificent buildings in the world built on the basis of love.

This building embodies the desire of Mughal Shah Jahan very rich. He built this monument as the tomb of his third wife whom he loved, Mumtaz Mahal.

Extreme sense of loss felt Mughal Shah when his wife died while giving birth to her daughter-14. He also ordered Ustad Ahmad to build a magnificent building as a dwelling place of the wife. Workers were gathered 20,000 people consisting of a mason, goldsmith and engraver eminent gold in India at that time.

After going through 22 years of development, a magnificent building also can amaze every eye of the beholder. White dome is made of white marble. No wonder if the building is included in one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

A total of 43 types of gemstones used to embellish the building, including diamonds, jed, crystal, topaz, and sapphire. Taj Mahal is built in such a way as to be symmetrical shape building, the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal was established right in the middle of this building.

Unaccepted Love at the Most Beautiful Temple in Indonesia

A world class construction as an evidence of true love.

Visit Prambanan temple.
A tale of unrequited love embodied in a beautiful building in Indonesia. Prambanan, the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia is often referred to as the Temple of Roro Jongrang.

Currently, Prambanan has become one of the UNESCO World Heritage. Now, the evening at Prambanan feel more festive with the story of Ramayana performances are presented to tourists.

A melancholy tale about the love of a beautiful princess arjuna unrequited accompany construction of a temple. In a legend circulating in the community, there was a giant named Bandung Bandawasa want to marry Princess Jonggrang.

Jonggrang are not attracted to Bandung Bandawasa is asking the impossible of the requirements can be realized by Bandawasa. Jonggrang want to made 1000 temples in one night. Demand is met by Bandawasa, he brought together all occult powers to create Jonggrang request.

When the appointed day is almost here, Bandawasa living statues to build one for the final stage. Jonggrang also find a way to anoy Bandawasa. He invites all youth to pound rice in order to impress the morning had arrived. Bandawasa was angry, then he cursed princess Jonggrang complement the thousandth statue.

What a story..

Loves without Parents blessing beautifully engraved at Phimai

Prasat Hin Phimai, Thailand

 
 

Tourist site, a temple complex in Thailand is it said to be built on the basis of true love. It is located in the center of Phimai, on the banks of the Month. Prasat Hin Phimai is a modern masterpiece with the touch of  Buddhist characteristic.

The building has three important buildings, namely Bhramadhat, Prang Tower, and Prang Hin Daeng. At the main entrance there is a bridge decorated with dragons.

A folk legend spread in Thailand tells the origins of the temple's construction. This legend began when a king asked his son find a wife. Prince Pajitt go to the villages for months to find the right bride for him.

Until finally in a village he met a pregnant woman to her liking. But unfortunately, because of the woman's status as a widow, she was not allowed to marry. Pajitt also asked permission to marry the child in the womb. The child was then given the name Orapima. Orapima At 16 years old, they are in love but apparently the king did not agree with their marriage. They then fled into the woods. Bad for the prince was killed by someone who wanted Orapima. Because of a broken heart, he built a shrine, Prasat Hin Phimai, sculpted scene in which life when he was with Pajitt.

Travel to Broken Heart Castle

Coral Castle
Coral Castle was much attracted worldwide attention as a traveling site. Even this building to be a manifestation of the love that was shown a man to the woman he loves.

Edward Leedskalnin is the one who built Coral Castle after his idol's heart, Agnes scuffs, canceled their wedding exactly one day before the wedding day.

Edward gutted then decided to go and settle in the United States. He spent the past 30 years to build Coral Castle. The building was made of the composition of the rocks containing mostly fossil shells or coral.

At first, the Coral Castle was built in a small town in Florida before being moved to Homestead. After move the half-finished building, Edward took over three years to finish it.

In this new place, he then continued the work until his death. Until he died, no one else knows how to make up between one stone with another stone. Even to keep these secrets, Edward is always working at night, and when I feel I am cared for others, it will immediately stop work.

Inspite of the mysterious construction, some parts of the building to make everyone who saw amazed. One is the main gate in the castle. The gates are made ​​of large stones weighing up to 8.2 tons was made with such perfect balance. In fact, despite weighing up to a ton, a small child can open it easily using just his fingertips.

This Coral Castle might be your alternative destination for Traveling.

The Funniest Traveling Passport in the World

FINLAND - passport design is ordinary. If you bored, let's look at this cute travel passport.

During this time, the passport becomes an important document that can take tourists travel across the country. Any shape and design standards and rigid. However, your view will change after seeing a passport issued by Finland.

This Unique design inspired from scratch graffiti images that are often made at a student's side of notebook. In Finland passport there is a picture of a deer inside.

That makes it more amusing, if  you opened sheet per sheet quickly, you will find the deer like running in the passport.

This Traveling Passport book is starting to be released since 2012 last year. Many people refer to it as the funniest passport design in the world.

Travel Eatable Hotel Room

IMAGINE, you can eat the contents that stay at the hotel ! A hotel in London, England, has rooms that it can be eaten by guests.

Travel to Hotel in Soho, London, is all it is made out of cake and candy that can be eaten by guests. This room is part of the promotion bakery Tate & Lyle Sugars.

This hotel is the creation of 14 artists who spent time working for 2,000 hours to 900 hours to bake and decorate, using more than 600 pounds of sugar, as quoted from HuffingtonPost, Monday (25/03/2013).

Guests staying at this hotel can take the windows and the walls are made ​​out of 2,000 macaroni, carpets of 1,081 meringue, 20 pounds of marshmallows, and a bath tub filled with caramel popcorn. In fact, the table filled with books that are edible!

Hotel under the name "Tasting House" has eight rooms that can 'taste'. Each room is decorated in a different style, which is inspired by countries around the world.

For example, a room themed "Pirates of Caribbean" which features a treasure chest containing ginger candy, Maya room with a shrine made ​​out of chocolate, Mardi Gras Room with giant rainbow cake, and much more.

The hotel is only open one day last week, and there was only one other couple was lucky to stay there for one night

Travel & Enjoy The History of Most Creepy Dark Prison

A prison guard is identical to the strict and creepy atmosphere, especially if you imagine the Alcatraz prison. However, some prisons began to open up for excursions, some of them even started to change the image.

Currently, many prisons in the world turned into tourist site and attractions. In fact, some of them converted into a luxury hotel and full of history.

Alcatraz, United States
Who does not know Alcatraz? The prison in the middle of San Francisco Bay with super tight security has become a nightmare for any criminals on Earth. Prison building used as a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison, and eventually used for general jail in 1963. During 29 years of operation, in this high profile criminals languishing.

But now everything's changed. After stopping operation, several times the place is used as a filming location. Now, not only high profile criminals who can get in, but also the general public. Not to get a penalty, but a walk to enjoy the journey full of dark history in prison.

An audio tour, for example, will tell interesting stories that happened in the prison, such as Alcatraz prisoners trying to escape. Approximately 36 inmates doing 14 times the escape attempt, two men tried to twice, was recaptured 23 prisoners, two sinks, and the rest are missing and drowned, so that no one has ever escaped from this prison. The audio tour is presented in a variety of languages​​, such as English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese, and Korean. A walk around Alcatraz, you can find a beautiful plant.

Ghost Tours Surrounded by Dead Silent Witness

Old Melbourne Gaol, Australia

A prison building which is very popular tourist site in Australia now more friendly to visitors. If the past is feared, now so many people want to visit the prison to know the history that happened in it.

Built in the mid 1800's, the Old Melbourne Gaol became a gathering place for people who break the rules. In fact, too many high profile criminals were detained here. Prisons filled while the rampant crime wave in the surrounding area.

Execution of criminals is often done, there were approximately 133 executions that have occurred. The most famous is the execution carried out in 1880 to Ned Kelly. He is the killer of the famous three police officers were so cruel. Today, tourists can see his mask on display in one corner of the prison.

In 1929, the prison stopped operating. There is no special treatment committed against these criminals silent witness. Until finally in 1972, the National Trust took over the building and make it a tour. Besides being able to surround the prison and knowing its history, tourists can take part in a ghost tour around the prison.

Staring at Oxford from MPs Rebel Prison

Oxford Castle, England
Travel Oxford Castle, a beautiful building built in 1071 by a man named Norman. During the leadership of King Charles, the place was used as a prison for MPs who rebelled during the civil war.

Hundreds of years into a prison for the political interests of the kingdom, in 1996 where it no longer functioned so. Then in 2004, the site was rebuilt and filled with modern amenities. Places to stay, restaurants, and art galleries can be found in it. Even so, important corners and a full history of the Oxford prison remains preserved and built as what it is.

Now, the place has been converted into a tourist spot. Tourists who come to enjoy tour by riding to the top of a tower which stood firm since the 18th century. Visitors are able to climb the tower Saxon St George to see the sights of the historic city of Oxford with an angle of 360 degrees.

Seeing the ax executioner at Old Prison Horsens

Prison Horsens, Denmark
Prisons in Denmark is completely changed their identity. A creepy prison turns into a lot of people are looking for fun. Horsens prison was in operation for 153 years before it was finally completed in operation in 2006.

Since the cessation of punishment in prison, the foundation also turn it into a museum and conference venue. In fact, the facility where businesses can be found here. Not only that, every year a large concert presented to visitors.
A tour of the prison can be enjoyed by tourists who come to Horsens Prison.

During the tour, visitors can listen to the story of Jens Nielsen. He is one of the most hated prisoner.

After three attempts to kill a guard, he was finally executed in 1892. An executioner cut off his head with an ax. In fact, visitors can now see the ax in Horsens Prison.

Violent to the Mystical Prison, Now it's a Favorite Tourist

Eastern State Penitentiary, United States
Correctional facilities located in the United States have been built since 1829. Gothic architecture of the building that seem to make this prison seem daunting. Not only that, the security system was also applied to the inmates seem very tight and stiff.

Stiffness and unpleasant impression in prison expressed by Charles Dickens after visiting in 1842. "Prison system is too rigid, cruel, so full of despair, I think this is too cruel and wrong," he said.

Prisons are filled stiffness is then closed in 1970, then turned into one of the favorite destinations for tourists. First tour performed in 1994. At that time, tourists have to wear a helmet for safety. But now, everything has changed, visitors can listen to the story of the history of the prison through the audio facilities provided.

The walls look so gloomy castle who did not escape the attention of visitors. Many mystical story behind the building, which became the main attraction that brings many tourists to this prison.

Prison Haunted, Prove appearance with Paranormal

Port Arthur, Australia

 
Port Arthur in Australia is a prison full of history and became a tourist site, I wonder if registered in the UNESCO World Heritage. Once upon a time, the prison operated on the island of Tasmania was used to punish the colonial army.

Began operations in 1830, Port Arthur and then deactivated in 1877. Buildings destroyed a symbol of the hard life of the inmates who had lived in it. On the island even this can be found thousands of graves, but only 180 graves that can be identified as the tomb of the prison staff and military personnel.

The number of graves around the prison made ​​various mythical stories emerged. In fact, to prove the stories circulating, hired a psychic to sense spirits sightings. The psychics use their professional range of test equipment to detect the presence of ghosts.

First it was a prison, now Luxury hotel

Het Arresthuis, Netherlands
A prison turned into building more friendly in fact not always turn into a tourist destination. Some prisons even transformed into a luxury hotel pampers guests. One of them is the Hotel Het Arresthuis at Netherlands.

Who would have thought if the hotel was once used as a prison. The building is already built since 1863, since that time the criminals were detained here. The long journey of this building as a prison stopped completely in 2007.

Then, the construction of Het Arresthuis Hotel started. Today everything else has changed. If the first building has 150 cells resistance to the criminals, the building now has 36 luxury rooms.

Not reflects of the scary in the past, this hotel is now equipped luxury facilities and services that will pamper guests. All furniture provided fairly luxurious and modern. To impress the prison does not necessarily go away, every hotel guest will be given a bathrobe with a room number on the back like a prisoner clothes.

Traveling Tracing Traces of Apartheid in Former Prison Nelson Mandela

Robben Island, South Africa
Off the coast of Cape Town in South Africa, you can find an island called Robben. This is where a maximum-security prison once operated. The prisoners not only the wicked, but also rebel government in the past.

One of the most famous inmate was Nelson Mandela's prison. He spent his imprisonment for 18 years in this prison of a total penalty of 27 years. However, in the end he managed to speak the truth and became president of a democratic South Africa.

Full of history trail, I wonder if this prison into one of the world heritage. Robben Island to witness the triumph of democracy and freedom against apartheid.

Now, a tour of historical sights can be enjoyed by tourists in this prison. Three and a half hour tour has included a ferry trip to the island. If you are lucky, it is not likely you will be guided by one of the former inmates at this prison.