December 2011

Persepolis

With a citadel declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, numerous monuments, sculptures and important inscriptions, Persepolis is the historical highlight if you want to remember the BC times.

Wicklow

Part of the Mid-Eastern region in the green country of Blarney Stone and leprechauns, Wicklow is referred by the locals as the last of the traditional counties of Ireland.

Isles Of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly featured as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of South West England are an archipelago where blooming daffodils are a symbol, the countryside is the home of numerous bird species and the nature here has won the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty award.

Santiago De Cuba

Once you hear the vibrant conga on the pentatonic trumpet, see costume wearing people dancing the salsa during hot July, praising the home grounds of revolutionary Frank Pais then you know you have reached Santiago de Cuba.

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

An incredible masterpiece in 1937, praised as one of the Modern Wonders of the World, scoring fifth on the list of American Favorite Architecture and described as ''possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed bridge in the world'', the Golden Gate Bridge is definitely one of San Francisco's most appealing symbols.

Kilkenny

With its first major settlement dating since the 6th century, Kilkenny Ireland developed into a town full of historic buildings where cultural is an attribute of craft and design workshops as well as for public gardens or museums.

Caladesi Island State Park in Clearwater

The seaweed brought by the foaming waves on the delicate sand may not be everybody's delight and this sight may lead to the conclusion that the beach is not clean enough. Looking at it from a different perspective, the seashore with seaweed contrasting the golden dust may also be a sign of underdevelopment and the proof of virgin nature.

Hanoi

Whether we recognize Vietnam in its incredible legends about dragons, the delicious taste of the Pho or as the home of the largest cave in the world, this country has so much of the impressive.

Waikiki Beach

Combining a warm, cloud-free climate with the perfect surf waves and the old traditional roots, Waikiki Beach was the retreat resort for the Hawaiian royalty in the 1800s.

Lord Howe Island

Bordered by the world's most Southerly coral reef, with clear waters abundant in more than 500 species of fish, some of the world's rarest birds and the country's cleanest, uncrowded beaches, Lord Howe Island can only be described as an island of superlatives.