Rabu, 27 Januari 2010

15 Extremely Stunning Boat House Designs

House Boat Designs
Ever daydream of marine off into the sunset in your very own houseboat? A number of these are pensive but totally out of reach while others you might be talented to afford but wouldn’t desire for the globe. This compilation spans the extreme of design and brute-force cleverness: from the obscenely comfortable to the ridiculously easy.
House Boat Designs

The Trilobis 65 is a semi submerged masterwork of wounding rim design and environmental manufacturing. These modular living spaces are designed to be plugged into a network of docks, free to roam or to collective as preferred.
Inhabitants enter into an ordinary space on a main floor before touching into a lower surveillance deck with 365-degree views of the nearby undersea surroundings.
House Boat Designs
Extreme Houseboats
For some a floating house is lavishness or a leisure pursuit, but for others it might soon be a total requirement. Take residents of Amsterdam for example 20% of the nation is already undersea and concerns about life on soil have encouraged some original designs for future living.
 Extreme Houseboats
The German firm of Floating Homes GMBH has urbanized a number of smooth models, designs and actual life prototypes that take cutting edge German architectural intend out onto the water. Some of their designs look like usual residences balanced on level modernist planes in oceanic space while others appear modified to their double reason of latent and as well as gliding along the outside of the water.
 Extreme Houseboats
The Jelly Fish 45 is debatably the mainly determined loom to nautical living yet devised. At 33 feet high and 45 feet wide, this arrangement blows most houseboats out of the water. Like the Trilobis the Jelly-Fish submerged lower deck for dining, drinking and presentation sea life. Of course, at $2.5 million per unit one would suppose only the top.
Extreme Houseboats
At the entire conflicting end of the range, these symbolize the final in financial plan floating accommodations. What does one actually require to live on the water after all? Just a platform and a shelter, right? Well, one easy way is to unite the two essential elements using the cheapest and easiest substance obtainable: an easy floating outside and a ready-made trailer or movable home. Try one of these astonishing underwater and ocean going hotels instead!
Extreme Houseboats

Rabu, 20 Januari 2010

10 Pantai Terbaik Dunia

Pantai adalah tujuan wisata alam bagi banyak keluarga. Tempat semua orang baik anak-anak maupun orang dewasa dapat bersenang-senang. Keindahan matahari, laut serta pasirlah yang menjadi daya tarik dari pantai.

Dilansir Reuters, belum lama ini, buku Lonely Planet's Travel With Children memuat sepuluh daftar pantai di dunia yang aman, nyaman dan ramah bagi anak-anak. Salah satunya adalah pantai Sanur, Bali. Penasaran?

1. Costa Del Sud, Sardinia, Itali
Meskipun Anda harus berkendara menuju pantai, namun air biru yang bersih, pasir putih serta tidak terlalu banyak orang adalah bagian ternyaman pantai Sardini. Pantai ini jauh lebih baik daripada pantai-pantai yang ada di daratan Itali. www.sardegnaturismo.it


2. Cottesloe, Australia
Cottesloe berada di sebelah Utara Fremantle dan bagian Barat dari Perth, Australia. Pantai ini sangat indah dan aman bagi anak-anak untuk berenang. Cuacanya pun selalu tampak sempurna.www.cottesloe.wa.gov.au


3. Durban, Afrika Selatan
Dibasuh dengan hangatnya Samudera Hindia, kota pantai Durban memiliki banyak anak-anak yang bebas berenang. Serta adanya hiburan keluarga seperti Sea World dan Dunia Kelautan Ushaka. www.durban.gov.za


4. Pantai Karon, Thailand
Karon adalah pantai keluarga yang ramah. Dilengkapi taman dengan tema kartun Flintstone, dasar pantai Phuket yang hebat untuk dijelajahi dan dapat memesan Phuket Gibbon Rehabilitation Center. www.phuket.com/island/beaches_karon.htm


5. Kauai, Hawaii, Amerika Serikat
Rumah dengan dipenuhi banyak pantai, Hawai-lah tempatnya. Di pantai inilah anak-anak dapat berenang dalam laut yang dangkal. Juga terdapat Museum Children's Discovery.www.kauai-hawaii.com


6. Aitutaki, Kepulauan Cook
Tepi pantai dengan pasir yang lembut dan laut hijau kebiruan yang dipenuhi ikan tropis adalah keindahan pantai Aitutaki. Berenang serta berlayar juga bagian dari kegiatan di pantai ini. cookislands.travel/index


7. Noosa, Australia
Pantai Noosa telah direkomendasikan oleh banyak orang tua di kantor pusat Lonely Planet's sebagai tempat liburan yang indah untuk anak-anak. Pantai yang besar, lingkungan alam yang indah (Noosa National Park) dan dipenuhi anak-anak yang ramah merupakan ciri khas pantai ini.www.noosa.qld.gov.au/aboutnoosa


8. Tavira, Portugal
Di bagian Timur Pantai Selatan Portugis, di kota sunyi ini terdapat pantai terbaik yang belum dijinakkan. Hanya perlu beberapa mil menuju pantai Tavira. Dan yang terbaik dari semuanya itu, Anda memerlukan sebuah perahu untuk menuju pantai tersebut.www.visitportugal.com



9. Sayulita, Meksiko
Aman, juga dipenuhi keluarga dari Amerika Utara dan Eropa yang dapat membuat Anda merasa berada di rumah. Setiap sore, anak-anak baik lokal maupun asing akan berkumpul di alun-alun kota untuk makan es krim dan bermain. www.sayulitalife.com


10. Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
Kota kecil yang merupakan bagian dari Indonesia ini memiliki sederetan warung disepanjang pantai. Juga dipenuhi oleh penduduk sekitar yang ramah. www.balitourismboard.org

Kamis, 14 Januari 2010

World’s Top 10 City Boat Trips

10. Mersey Ferry, Liverpool, England
The famous red-and-black ferries of Liverpool take an hour to cross the great Mersey River. Dating back to the 12th century, this is the oldest ferry service in Europe. As well as the standard ferry service, there are also tours of the Merseyside area and themed cruises for special occasions. The Beatles cruise celebrates the city’s links with the Fab Four, who all lived in the city.

Taking boat tours is one of the most romantic ways of viewing the city’s attractions. There are some wonderful cities around the world for boating holidays like Venice, Brisbane and Mersey etc.

9. Naples to Capri Ferry, Italy
The Bay of Naples boasts some of the most attractive coastline in the world. Take a boat ride from Naples to Capri over the azure sea and explore the famous Blue Grotto, where the cavern is naturally illuminated with blue light. Time your trip so that you can get to Capri for lunch; many restaurants have great views of Naples, which you can enjoy along with your Spaghetti Vongole and a glass of the local white wine made from grapes grown in Etna’s rich volcanic soil.

8. Bosphorus Ferry, Istanbul, Turkey
The delicate minarets and ornate architecture of Istanbul are spread out before you from the deck of a Bosphorus ferry in this city that sits on the cusp of two continents. Sip tea in the open air as the ferry carries you past the most splendid sights in the city—from Ottoman palaces to the Bosphorus Bridge.

7. Brisbane CityCat, Australia
The sleek, modern CityCats of Brisbane seem almost to hover above the surface of the water. Take an exhilarating ride along the Brisbane River, past Story Bridge and South Bank Parklands. CityCats are fast—for a more sedate experience and a chance to admire the city at leisure, go for an open-air City Ferry.

6. Star Ferry, Hong Kong, China
Running between Hong Kong island and the Kowloon mainland, the famous Star Ferry takes only five minutes, but delivers a spectacular view of the city skyline, especially later in the day when the sun is setting.

5. New Orleans to Algiers Ferry, Louisiana
The stately Algiers ferry carries passengers (for free!) across the Mississippi River between the old neighborhood of Algiers Point and the rest of New Orleans.

4. San Francisco to Sausalito Ferry, California
On the 30-minute ferry ride, you’ll see splendid views of Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz prison, Angel Island, and the San Francisco skyline. Be sure to go on a clear day: San Francisco’s famous fog often obscures the views.

3. Staten Island Ferry, New York City
Speed past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as the mighty tower blocks of Manhattan cast long shadows across the surface of New York harbor. Five miles (eight kilometers) and 25 minutes later, you reach Staten Island. Get off to explore New York’s least known borough or stay on the ferry and return to Manhattan. Best of all, the trip is free!

2. Vancouver Ferries, Canada
State-of-the-art ferries cross sparkling waters between Vancouver and the surrounding islands, passing dense deciduous forests and snowy peaks, glimpsed distantly across the water. Ferries run more frequently in summer.

1. Venice Vaporetto, Italy
Although gondolas may be romantic, true Venetians speed around the city in vaporettos, or water buses. You can get in the mood of the city straight from the airport. A vaporetto will take you into the city with stops at Murano and the Lido, Venice’s beach, before dropping you off right in St. Mark’s Square. Other routes head to different parts of the city.

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Selasa, 05 Januari 2010

Top 10 Great Australian Road Trips

Great Southern Touring Route
Here is the list of ten most beautiful Aussie road side trips. Hope you would like to select few from these for your next tour.

2. Adelaide, Kangaroo Island and Fleurieu Peninsula
Adelaide is a trickster — behind its conservative facade of parks and pews lurks a chic seaside capital with an abundance of world-class wine regions hidden in its hills. The drive along the Fleurieu Peninsula reveals even more secrets, while Kangaroo Island is a double act of crazy critters and remarkable rocks.
Adelaide, Kangaroo Island and Fleurieu Peninsula
3. Nature’s way
Take in the heart of Australia with this open-ended tour of the Northern Territory. From the Tiwi Islands to the kayaking through Nitmiluk Gorge and Kakadu National Park, this road trip is one to get you reconnecting with the country’s stunning natural wonders.
Nature's way
4. Coral Coast & Monkey Mia
Western Australia’s Coral Coast is ruggedly beautiful. While the friendly dolphins at Monkey Mia have long lured tourists from around the globe, the region also attracts visitors drawn to everything from its pristine, empty beaches and surf breaks to its wildflower trails and wineries.
Coral Coast & Monkey Mia
5. Great tropical drive
Fill the tank and prepare to get sweaty. When Australia goes tropical, it pulls out all the bells and whistles (and humidity), with sprawling beaches and awe-inspiring national parks. From Cooktown to Townsville, this drive’s a sure bet to get you revving with excitement.
Great tropical drive
6. Melbourne to Adelaide
The Great Ocean Road stretches like a ribbon along the Victorian coastline. Driving from uber-cool Melbourne into laid-back Adelaide, you’ll not only have World Heritage-listed sites at your disposal but fine dining and some of the country’s best wine regions — the perfect mix.
Melbourne to Adelaide
7. Pacific Coast (Sydney to Brisbane)
Sydney to Brisbane on the Pacific coast takes you past countless beaches through the Central Coast, Hunter Region, North Coast and Northern Rivers regions, before crossing the border and on to the shiny Gold Coast and Brisbane.
Pacific Coast (Sydney to Brisbane)
8. Wine and outback touring
From the voluptuous greens of the wine valleys outside of Adelaide to the red soil of the Flinders Ranges and the colourful characters in between, this route is a lesson in contrasts.
Wine and outback touring
9. Tasmanian Food & Nature Trail
Tasmania has some of Australia’s most outstanding scenery and historical buildings, not to mention, a range of cool-climate wineries and delicious local produce. You’ll find all of these things and more on the road from the Tamar Valley towards Hobart.
Tasmanian Food & Nature Trail
10. Red Centre Way
Head to the heart of outback Australia where landscapes come to life in the stories of Aboriginal custodians with mountain ranges, monolithic rocks and beautiful national parks seep in deep spiritual significance.
Red Centre Way
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http://thewondrous.com/top-10-great-australian-road-trips/

Sabtu, 02 Januari 2010

Drivers Doing Craziest Things on the Road


haha lol, cracking images, see what motorists are doing with their vehicles while transporting stuff.















http://thewondrous.com/drivers-doing-craziest-things-on-the-road/