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Holiday destinations and activities

PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:28 am
by viorel
1. What does the word 'safari' mean?
The traditionally safari is a hunting expedition for a big-game hunt: lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, black rhinoceros and leopard. Hunters have specific clothes and they are accompanied by local guides.
Today it is touristic safari for tourist who can see the wildlife and photographic safari “hunting without blood”.

2. Where are the Atlas Mountains?
The Atlas Mountains is a high mountain range across north-west of Africa extending about 2300-2400Km through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

3. Where is a good place to go snorkelling?
Snorkelling it is possible anywhere in water, but snorkellers prefer the waters with minimal waves, warm water and interesting view near surface. The popular places to snorkelling are Caribbean Sea, Coral Sea and Red Sea.

4. What can you do in Tonga?
Tonga is located in the centre of the South Pacific lying east of Fiji and south of Samoa. The tourism it is a very important part of Tongan economy. In Tonga you can diving, fishing, sailing, whale watching, surfing, trekking and camping.

5. Where can you ride on the 'bullet' train?
The bullet train is the train which can reach speeds over 200 Km/h. We can see magnetic levitation trains in China and Japan, and conventional railways design TGV in Spain, France, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and USA.

6. Can you find three interesting places to visit in Poland?
First interesting Place to visit is capital of Poland, Warsaw. We sightseeing Royal Castle, St. Anne Church, Palace of Culture and Science, Sigismund’s Column located in Old Town and others monuments.
Jelenia Gora is a town with 900 years history. This town is the Pearl of the Karkonosze Mountains and has numerous monuments.
Zakopane is winter capital of Poland, it is located in southern Poland very close to the Tatra National Park. Here you can do trekking, climbing and hiking. Here houses are constructed from wood with no metal nails and there are nice taverns.
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://ro.wikipedia.org
http://www.poland.pl
http://www.tongaholiday.com