Travel

Hongcun village in rural China Hongcun (Chinese: 宏村, pinyin: Hóngcūn) is a village located in Anhui Province, China, near the southern slopes of the Huangshan Mountains. The history of the village is linked to the ancient Wang Clan who formed its family base there. Its birth dates back to the early 12th century during the Southern Song Dynasty. The village …

A  Viking village A few miles from Ribe in Denmark has been rebuilt a Viking village where the living conditions of the Viking era have been recreated. Crafts, agricultural activities, animal breeding are reproduced that make the visitor take a leap into the past, in that civilization that dominated in the northern Europe between 700 and 1100.

The mummy of the swamp In the Moesgard Museum in  Aarhus, Denmark among the collection of prehistoric finds is the main attraction which is the bimillion-year-old Grauballe Man, whose extraordinarily preserved body was found in 1952 near the village of Graubelle, 35 km from the city of Aarhus, in a swamp in central Jutland by a peat-seeker. No jewelry or …

Where is Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park is located in the Sierra Nevada in California. It has an area of 3,027 Km2, is as big as the region of Val d’Aosta (Italy) . One of the most beautiful parts of the Park is the Yosemite Valley along which flows the Merced River. The white granite cliffs that …

Report of my trip to China Natural medicine in China in Hangzhou City In China has spread the natural medicine that makes use of the world’s plant and animal products. Especially in Hangzhou City, capital of the Chinese province of Zhejiang, one of the seven ancient capitals of China, focuses this ancient medical practice. The Western Lake made town of …

The Magdalena island and Magellanic penguins A stage of a journey in the far southern Chilean Patagonia is the hike in the small Magdalena Island, a nature reserve. The island has a length of 2 km and a maximum width of 500 metres.  Is in the middle of the Strait of Magellan and is located about 30 km northeast of …

How is the Perito Moreno glacier The Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentinian Patagonia . The 250 km2 (97 sq mi) ice formation, and 30 km (19 mi) in length, is one of 48 glaciers …

The great wall covered in snow It is estimated that the length of the great wall is about 9000 kilometers. It was built from the 3rd century BC (about 215 BC) by Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty.   It’s the same Emperor to whom we owe the so-called terracotta army in Xian. Sections of the great wall were …

Many trips For the first time this year I visited the United States. I began traveling at age 17, first alone, then, after the age thirty, in company with my wife. We went away for long periods with our backpacks and without programming . So we have known the countries that today would not be possible to visit as we …

  Some insight into the Courtyard (Siheyuan) The composition of the courtyard was the base model for residential buildings, palaces, temples,monasteries, family businesses and Government offices. This urban model dates back to the first part of the Western Zhou Period, therefore a history of over 2000 years. The Courtyard could be formed by one or more yards. The home of …