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Underwater World Singapore


Underwater World Singapore opened in 1991. Underwater journey in Underwater World Singapore through an 83 meters long moving travelator and marvel at over 2,500 specimens of marine life from 250 different species around the region. Visitors can even feed gentle rays and sharks at the interactive pool, dine underwater, and dip toes into a Turkish fish spa. Besides that, visitors can have a good time and close to the intelligent pink mammals at the Dolphin Lagoon. There is the guidance from the trainers, and visitors can watch and learn some simple hand cues to the pink dolphins perform their natural abilities. There is also runs short films on marine conservation at a building of 150 seats.

Travel with family members during school holiday
Stay closer to pink dolphin
Underwater World Singapore is strongly recommend to families holiday, where at there have all-in-one hotspot. At there offers an exciting array of adventurous activities, which include marine discovery, dive with the sharks and dugong, and swim with the Dolphins.

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Yellowstone National Park

Photo: Great Fountain Geyser
Great Fountain Geyser in Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park is the oldest, largest and most popular National Park in the continental United States. It established on 1 March 1872 as America's first national park, which cover of 8,983 kilometers square. The iconic spots at Yellowstone are Old Faithful, Lower Falls, Yellowstone Lake. The most famous geyser in the park is Old Faithful Geyser, which is also under preservation project. 

Madison River
Yellowstone offers a number of recreation opportunities with specific guidelines that visitors should be familiar with prior to arriving at the park, which include fishing, backcountry camping, hiking, horseback riding and boating.

     Firehole Fall
Old Faithful Geyser - Yellowstone National Park
Many generations visit here to see geyser
Yellowstone is a photographer's paradise, so if you love to take photos, you can visit here. Visitors are invited to discover the magic of the world's first national park, which name as Yellowstone. Yellowstone are being protect and preserve as a park and maintain it for future generations. Visitors can get a uniquely memorable visit to the extraordinary destination of Yellowstone National Park.




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Giraffe Manor, Kenya


Giraffe Manor House
Giraffe Manor is a peaceful retreat to start or end a safari in East Africa and has become an icon of Nairobi's historical landscape, originally built in 1932 by David Duncan. It is a wonderful home from whilst in Nairobi and the only hotel in the world that offer visitors eat breakfast with giraffes (endangered Rothschild giraffes). The giraffes are nurtured within the 140 acres of estate, until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wilds of safer National Parks and game reserves wherever possible.


Main attraction: Giraffe
The interesting activities that offer at Giraffe Manor are breakfast and afternoon tea with the giraffes, utilizing the sightseeing vehicles available to visit Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Karen Blixen Museum, Kazuri Beads, Matt Bronze and Marula Studios.


Visitors eat breakfast with Giraffes


Let watch a video about activities with the main attraction: giraffes~

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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo Entrance

Lincoln Park is the largest park in Chicago. Long and narrow, it begins at North Avenue and follows along the banks of Lake Michigan for quite a number of miles. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the most popular attractions in this city park. Founded in 1868, the Lincoln Park Zoo is the oldest free public zoo in the country.
Gorillas



Amur Leopards
The entrance of the zoo is free and open every day of the year. in this zoo, visitors can meet animals from around the world. From reclusive reptiles to massive mammals, the species at there in Chicago educate visitors on animal facts and help zoo scientists protect wildlife the world. There are many types of animals that are protected at the zoo, which include mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.



  Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the largest zoo-based conservation and science programs in the country. Lincoln Park Zoo's Conservation and Science department is dedicated to improving animal management and wildlife conservation. Zoo scientists combine expertise in a range of disciplines to identify threats to zoo and wild populations and develop strategies to ensure their continued existence. Thy focuses on the great ape conservation, protecting wild ecosystems, planning sustainable populations, back from the brink, enhancing animal health, and understanding animal behavior.


In educating visitors about animals, they create multiple opportunities for visitors of all ages and backgrounds to have the wonderful and meaningful experiences at the zoo. Visitors can experience the zoo at night, where they can see the behavior of the animals like the puma and Amur leopard at this unique time of day as well as seasonal highlights in the zoo garden.


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Hong Kong Disneyland - Theme Park



Hong Kong Disneyland officially opened on 12 September 2005. It was based on the "feng shui" during development plans until it officially opened to public or started operation. Hong Kong Disneyland is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It is smallest and Disney's 11th theme park. However, it is the first theme park to be built in China and the second Disney resort attraction in Asia.

The theme park consists of seven themed areas, such as Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasyland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, and Toy Story Land. The capacity of park are around 34,000 visitors daily. According to AECOM and TEA, Hong Kong Disneyland has received 6.7 million of visitors in 2012 and is the 14th most visited theme park in the world. Hong Kong Disneyland has about 49.9 hectares of land, and receiving 7.92 million to 8.92 million visitors annually.

Toy Story Land
Grizzly Gulch


Mystic Point

Tomorrowland

The accommodation that offer in Hong Kong Disneyland are 400 rooms in Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel with a Victorian theme, and 600 rooms in Disney's Hollywood Hotel with art deco style. Besides, there are restaurants, grand ballroom, indoor and outdoor pools, spa, gift shop, and special attraction such as Mickey Mouse inspired maze fronting the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel. In Disney's Hollywood Hotel have restaurants, shops, terrace garden and piano shaped pool.

"Hong Kong Disneyland is dedicated to the young and the young at heart - with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration, and an enduring symbol of the cooperation, friendship and understanding between the people of Hong Kong and the United States of America (Michael D. Eisner and Donald Tsang, 12 September 2005)."



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Bioparco di Roma - Environmental Education



The entrance
Bioparco express


Bioparco di Roma is the largest and oldest Zoological Garden that located in Villa Borghese estate in Rome, Italy.  This zoo was designed for the entertainment and amusement of the people. The zoo covered 17 hectares. It was opened on 5 January 1911. The idea to transform the zoo into a biopark was first suggested in 1994, and a master plan was             produced in 1997.

The main objective is to contribute to general public and school education on a broad range of environmental issues. What started out as a place to collect wild and rare animals, the Biopark has now become an outlet for environmental education and animal awareness through its many events, exhibits and educational days for schools at Rome. There are 1114 animals of 222 species maintained. Among the most well known animals at biopark are the Gecko from Madagascar, ducks, white swans, pink flamingos, yellow anacondas, the Japanese Macaco, chimpanzees, leopards, Siberian tigers, lions, brown bears, antilopes, hippopotamuses, giraffes and so on.

This Biopark are for environmental education, conservation of endangered species, and scientific research. Environmental enrichment varies from one species to another and Bioparco's zoological staff has developed programmes that take into account the specific animal's background. In this biopark, it offering visitors a suitable environment in which to observe animal behavior.

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Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wat's monument

Angkor Wat's overview

Angkor Wat's location
Angkor Wat was built in 12th Century by the King of Khmer Empire, it is located at Siem Reap, Cambodia. Angkor Wat translates to 'City of Temples' or simply 'City Temple'. Angkor Wat is the most famous temple in the world. It's now about thousand years old and it took 4 years to built it. Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.




Angkor Wat is surrounded by almost 200 meters wide moat. The height of Angkor Wat is 213 meters from the ground. It is also a national symbol of Cambodia, thus it is so famous that more than half of visitors of Cambodia visit Angkor Wat. There are challenges in building the Angkor Wat, due to the softer sandstone at the place. The sandstone walkway is 250 meters long and 12 meters wide.



The temple has the high classical style of Khmer architecture, and become a symbol of Cambodia, where it appearing on its national flag. Besides, it is the country's prime visitor attraction. The 3rd level of the complex supports five towers- four in the corners and one in the middle. This is the most prominent architectural feature of Angkor Wat. There are about 1,500 Apsaras (celestial dancers) in the temple complex. In the late 13th Century, Angkor Wat gradually moved from being a Hindu temple to being a Buddhist temple.

For more information, please watch the National Geographic Documentary. Thank you.


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London's Big Ben - The World's Most Famous Clock

Houses of Parliament

Big Ben
The Houses of Parliament and Elizabeth Tower, commonly called as Big Ben, it is the icon of London. The name of Big Ben is come from the massive bell inside the clock tower. The clock inside the tower was the world's largest during the installed in the middle of the nineteenth century. There are 334 steps to arrival the top of the Big Ben.The tower was constructed around 1843 and completed 13 years later in 1856. The weights of the bell is more than 13 tons (13, 760 kilogram) and the height rises to a total of 316 feet. The clock tower have four clock faces. The hour bell began striking the hours in July 1859.

The history of Big Ben begin when the Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire in 1834. In 1844, the new buildings of Houses of Parliament was decided to include a tower and a clock. Now, Big Ben as the favourite landmark of London. There are two theories exist, the first is was named Sir Benjamin Hall, the first commissioner of works, a large man who was known affectionately in the house as "Big Ben"; and the second theory is that it was named after a heavy weight boxing champion at that time, Benjamin Caunt, also known as "Big Ben", this nickname was commonly bestowed in society to anything that was the heaviest in its class.




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