Los Angeles maiden name
El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del rio Porciuncula was the original name of Los Angeles. It meant “The Village of our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciuncula River”!
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Hollywood Sign
The Hollywood sign was first erected in 1923. It was a real estate ad with the copy “Hollywoodland”. It is huge standing 50 feet tall, stretching 450 feet across and weighing 450,000 pounds
City of a Million
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome in 133 B.C. London reached the milestone in 1810 while New York made it in 1875. Ofcourse, we have lost count these days as there are more than 300 cities in this group now!
Gondolas of Venice
All gondolas in Venice are black, unless they belong to a high official. Actually they were not always black. There was a time when gondole were painted colourfully. Then in 1562 the chief magistrate of Venice handed down a decree that only gondole in the service of transporting important… Read More »Gondolas of Venice
Dueling legally
Do you have a passion for Dueling? Are you a registered blood donor? If the answer is in the affirmative to both questions then Paraguay is your dream destination. Dueling is indeed legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors!
Whale Watching in Canada
There are some encounters with Mother Nature that last a lifetime. Watching a Whale burst through water’s surface is one such incredible experience. The province of Quebec in Canada is one of the best places on Earth for Whale Watching. Head towards the St Lawrence River… Read More »Whale Watching in Canada
Kenyan Safari- Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru
Kenya is home to not one, but two of the greatest spectacles of the natural world. Masai Mara National Park is the grand theatre where Wildebeest, Zebra and Thomson’s gazelle undertake the Great Migration from the Serengeti Plains. Witness millions of Fuchsia-pink flamingo flocking to feed… Read More »Kenyan Safari- Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru
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Melkote- Temple near Mysore
One day in the 12th century AD, Sri Ramanuja, the great Philosopher and Saint, had a dream where the Lord asks him to go to a mountain and unearth an idol. Ramanuja indeed found an idol of the Lord and named it Thirunarayanan. The place… Read More »Melkote- Temple near Mysore
Egypt
Waiting to explore Egypt and this surely gives us facts fast and easy. Any ideas about Alaska?