quarta-feira, 28 de novembro de 2012

Top 10 Biggest Teleferics

10. Langkawi Island
Location: Malaysia
Elevation: 710m























9. Klein Matterhorn
Location: Zermat, Switzerland
Length: 3320m























8. Yellow Mountain
Location: Huang Chan, China
Length: 3700m






















7. Pão de Açucar
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Length: 1300m
Elevation: 396m





















6. Table Mountain
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Elevation: 765m




















5. Skyrail
Location: Hong Kong, China
Length: 5700m




















4. Zugspitze Cable Car
Location: Austria
Length: 3600
Elevation: 1725m





















3. L'Aiguille du Midi
Location: France
Elevation: 2800m




























2. Pico Bolivar
Location: Mérida, Venezuela
Elevation: 3165m























1. Tianmen Shan
Location: China
Elevation: 1279m
Length: 7455m






















terça-feira, 27 de novembro de 2012

World's Largest Wind Farm

10. Thorntonbank Wind Farm
Location: Belgium
Power: 300 MW






















9. Whitelee Wind Farm
Location: UK
Power: 322 MW




















8. Maple Ridge Wind Farm
Location: USA
Power: 322 MW





















7. Buffalo Gap Wind Farm
Location: USA
Power: 353 MW






















6. Peetz Wind Farm
Location: USA
Power: 400 MW
























5. Sweetwater Wind Farm
Location: USA
Power: 505 MW









4. Altamont Pass Wind Farm
Location: USA
Power: 606 MW





















3. San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
Location: USA
Power: 619 MW























2. Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm
Location: USA
Power: 690 MW
























1. Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center
Location: USA
Power: 736 MW





























Top Ten Famous Casinos In The World

10. Tusk Rio Casino Resort
Location: South Africa
No. 1 in South Africa
Is actually an inspiration of Rio Carnival, Brazil




















9. The Venetian Resort & Casino
Location: Las Vegas, USA
The Venetian Casino hosts activities related to craps, baccarat, blackjack, roulette, caribbean stud, big six and paigow.




























8. Casino Lisboa
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
No. 1 in Portugal, it adds beauty to Parque das Nações area of Lisbon city




















7. Tropicana Casino Resort
Location: New Jersey, USA
Is also recognized for being an outstanding luxury hotel and spa across the world





















6. Casino-de-Charlevoix

Location: Point-au-Pic, Canada
It adds a significant importance to the beauty of this Canadian town.
It gains an annual business of around $50 million from 800 slot machines, blackjack, roulette and poker games.

























5. MGM Grand Las Vegas

Location: Las Vegas, USA
Is worldwide recognized as a third largest hotel. Is also the home of finest casinos all over the world.


























4. The Casino At The Empire

Location: London, UK
It has a business of around 16 million pouds per year.
It has four bars, two restaurants, 30 game tables along with more than100 slotmachines and multiple games





















3. The Venetian Macao

Location: Macao, China
It is the largest casino at the moment.
There are more than 3000 coin machines and around 800 gaming tables


























2. Trump TajMahal Casino Resort

Location: Atlantic City, USA
The casino resort building is the home to many notable pieces of arts and individually designed lamps along with over 4000 slot



























1. Foxwoods Resort Casino

Location: Connecticut, USA
There are more than 7000 slot machines and around 300 poker tables
Is recognized as the No. 1 casino in terms of popularity



























domingo, 25 de novembro de 2012

Top Ten Adventure Travel Destinations

10. Norway
Winter:
Snowboarding, snowkiting, snowmobiling
Cross-country skiing, tobogganing, dog sledding
Ice skating, Ice climbing, ice fishing,
Down-hill

Summer: 
Hunting, climbing, trekking, hiking, fishing
Sailing, rafting, diving, canoeing, kayaking,
Cycling





















9. Madagascar
Madagascar is full of mountains, rainforests, beaches, coral reef.

Surfing, diving, rafting, sailing, snorkeling, kayaking
Hang gliding, spelunking, trekking, climbing, mountain biking
















8. Switzerland


Snowboarding, snowkiting, snowmobiling
Cross-country skiing, tobogganing, dog sledding, ice climbing, ice fishing,
Hiking, rafting, canoeing, cliff diving, air boarding






























7. Nepal


Snowboarding, snowkiting, snowmobiling, mountaineering
Cross-country skiing, tobogganing, dog sledding, climbing, ice fishing,
Hiking, rafting, hot air balooning mountain biking,


















6. Croatia


Skiing, hunting, sailing, diving,
Hiking, rafting, climbing, mountain biking,






















5. South Africa


Skiing, hunting, sailing, diving, hand gliding, snorkeling
Hiking, rafting, climbing, mountain biking, bunjee jumping, sand boarding, 
Surfing, water skiing, safari






















4. Canada


Skiing, hunting, snorkeling, snowboarding, skiing, snowmobiling
Hiking, rafting, climbing, mountain biking, bunjee jumping, 























3. Brazil


Surfing, wind surfing, kite surfing, hunting, wildlife watching, repelling, kayaking, 
Hiking, rafting, climbing, mountain biking, snorkeling






















2. Australia


Surfing, wind surfing, kite surfing, hunting, repelling, kayaking, 
Climbing, mountain biking, snorkeling, coral reef






















1. New Zealand


Skiing, hunting, snorkeling, snowboarding, skiing, snowmobiling, heli-skiing
Hiking, rafting, climbing, mountain biking, bunjee jumping, trekking





































sábado, 24 de novembro de 2012

Top 10 Beutiful Tree Tunnels

10. Cherry Blossom Tunnel
Location: Bonn, Germany




























9. Rua António de Carvalho
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil


























8. Autumn Tree Tunnel
Location: Vermont, USA
























7. Ginkgo Tree Tunnel
Location: Hiroshima, Japan





























6. Yew Tree Tunnel
Location: Wales, UK

























5. The Dark Hedges
Location: Northern Ireland, UK
























4. Bambo Path
Location: Arashiyama, Japan

























3. Tunnel of Love
Location: Klevan, Ukraine
























2. Jacarandas Walk
Location: Pretoria, South Africa























1. Wisteria Tunnel
Location: Tokyo, Japan