Sunday 12 October 2014

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

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Photo Credit: Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is a national treasure. Located primarily in Wyoming, the park also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone has active geothermal features with geysers and boiling mud pots throughout the park. Travelers be warned, July is the busiest month of the year, with almost a million visitors alone. The park has a tour bus system, nine visitor centers, and 2,000 campsites. It has 88 attractions, and here's the top 10.

Lower Falls
Photo credit: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
#1 Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - Truly amazing! There are lots of turnouts and walks to see it from different viewpoints. Take advantage of these and enjoy the scenery.

Photo of Lower Yellowstone River Falls
Photo credit: Lower Yellowstone River Falls

#2 Lower Yellowstone River Falls - The lower falls are majestic and never disappoint. What an amazing area to view. Make sure you stop at the brink of the upper and lower falls as well.


Morning Glory Pool
Photo credit: Upper Geyser Basin

#3 Upper Geyser Basin - So much to see in the park yet visitors selected this area as an outstanding wonder. Just about every natural wonder is here. Pools, boiling mud, fantastic colors: it's all here. 


Rainbow in the mist at the base of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.
Photo credit: Artist Point

#4 Artist Point - Wonderful spot to see all the colors radiated to the surface by thousand years of volcanic thermal action. Not to be missed in Yellowstone!


Photo of Midway Geyser Basin
Photo credit: Midway Geyser Basin

#5 Midway Geyser Basin - Very interesting and colorful hot springs. Rivers of hot water from the springs pouring into the flowing river. Display of steam blowing in the wind is amazing. Beautiful walkway around the hot springs!


Grand Prismatic
Photo credit: Grand Prismatic Spring

#6 Grand Prismatic Spring - One has to experience this natural phenomenon for oneself as another's words cannot adequately convey the beauty of this place.


Photo of Hayden Valley
Photo credit: Hayden Valley

#7 Hayden Valley - Great wildlife viewing! Bison, of course, and also bears and coyotes all around the valley. Great expensive views of the valley and the Yellowstone River made for wonderful landscape.


Uncle Tom
Photo credit: Uncle Tom's Trail

#8 Uncle Tom's Trail - Its an easy 328 steps down but a very hard 328 steps back up. The reward once you get there is simply amazing. The waterfall is beautiful. Great photo opportunity once you get there.


river
Photo credit: Yellowstone Lake

#9 Yellowstone Lake - A big, blue, beautiful, and full of surprises. It is also freezing. Unlike many of the other hot spring features throughout Yellowstone, the lake is super cold.


Photo of Biscuit Basin
Photo credit: Biscuit Basin
#10 Biscuit Basin - Visitors love this basin and particularly love the 1.5 hour loop hike around to Mystic Falls. Easy walk which takes in fabulous view of park and the beautiful falls and river. Highly recommend!





Ohio

  You have informed there are many interesting places to visit in USA: however, Ohio is totally a place for you not to miss. There is always something to look forward to.

 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

 Needless to say, music lovers will surely come here. Get to know more about the music sensations : Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Mariah Carey among others.

Photo Credit: Rockhall

 Cleveland Museum of Art

You will get to see most of the exquisite art works ranging from paintings to sculptures and artifacts!

Photo Credit: Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Botanical Garden

 This botanical garden has always been a beautiful yet romantic place for the love at heart. Tulips create a lavish and beautiful landscape for photographs and Glasshouse is where you get to see variety of flora and fauna.

Photo Cedit: Botanical Garden

Cedar Point Amusement Theme Park

 There are 15 breaking-records of roller coaster you would not want to miss! Make sure you spend sheer time at Cedar Point Amusement Theme Park.
Photo Credit: Cedar Point

As usual, you would not miss the Halal food here, Ohio.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Photo Credit: Anderson Design Group
 Heyyo, people ! This time around we are taking you to one of the most amazing places in USA, San Diego. Here in San Diego, it does not require you a lot of money just to have fun.In fact,many things to see and do here fo free.In addition, San Diego offers a festive yet inexpensive getaway during all seasons of the year with its perfect weather and beautiful beaches.

La Jolla Cove

See the incredible beach and sunset on the ocean.Be mesmerised !
Photo Credit: Virtourist

Seaport Village

For hours of free entertainment, you can have your leisure time by strolling and having window shopping !

Photo Credit: Paul M. Bowers Inc.

Gaslamp Quarter

See and stroll through the historic downtown in San Diego and its renovated turn-of-the-century Victorian architecture. 

Photo Credit: 1906Lodge

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

You can stargaze her every first Wednesday of every month and telescopes are offered for you to view stars in the night sky. Beautify your night !

Photo Credit: TripAdvisor
Regarding food resources especially for Muslims, you can go to this link just to find for halal restaurants available,San Diego.

MAUI - HAWAII

Photo credit: Beach in Maui

If you wish to watch the sunrise from the top of a 10,000-foot volcano, swim under waterfalls, hike through craters and walk on fascinating beaches and all other activities that sounds like paradise, then Maui is the place. Maui is famous for surfing and windsurfing. Or scuba and snorkel on Molokini Island, a crater from the sea that hosts a wealth of marine life. Golf, fine dining, museums, and walking on the beach round out the perfect tropical holiday. 


Maui is known as the "Valley Isle", and it's not surprising Maui is voted the Best Island by the American for 19 years. It has 235 famous attractions, and they are listed according to the ranks. Here's the top 10.

Darren can really shake it
Photo credit: A performance in Burn'n Love
#1 Burn'n Love - Relive the excitement of Elvis in Hawaii with Burn'n Love - a dynamic production that captivates audiences of all ages and musical tastes, and leaves everyone wanting more! Indulge in the nostalgia of Blue Hawaii and the Aloha from Hawaii concert that made TV history, on the beautiful island of Maui.

Bamboo forest
Photo credit: Pipiwai Trail

#2 Pipiwai Trail - A truly fantastic hike! The Pipiwai Trail hike is located in the Haleakala National Park at Oheo Gulch. It is a 4 mile round trip hike up a valley to a 400-feet water fall with many great sites along the way.


Photo of Haleakala Crater
Photo credit: Haleakala Crater
#3 Haleakala Crater - The drive up to view the sunrise from the summit of the Halekala Crater is long, and has to be completed early in the morning. The road is in very good shape, with guard rails most of the way, and give yourself time to enjoy the incredible landscape even after the sun has come up.

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Photo credit: Haleakala National Park
#4 Haleakala National Park - At the extreme end of the paved roads the extend beyond Hana on the east end of Maui. A great place to experience sunrise, a hike to the waterfalls and pools. Take a lunch and make it a day!

View of snorkeler's enjoying Makena Landing
Photo credit: Maluaka Beach

#5 Maluaka Beach - Visitors just loved this beach. It is a very small private looking beach! The water are clear and calm. So much fun snorkeling in this area!

Kaanapali beach
Photo credit: Ka'anapali Beach

#6 Ka'anapali Beach - One of the best beaches in Maui, a favourite for relaxation as well as water sports.

Napili Shores Maui
Photo credit: Napili Beach

#7 Napili Beach - Perfect! Everything you need. Not overly crowded. Great for paddleboarding, snorkeling, sunbathing, and dining. Scenery is always beautiful and nice breeze too.

Kapalua Bay
Photo credit: Kapalua Beach

#8 Kapalua Beach - Amazing beach just after Lahaina. Crystal and calm waters, good for children and swimming. Little and very flat waves. The great advantage of Kalapalua Beach is the coral reefs very close to the beach and with a lot of fish.

Photo of Wailea Beach
Photo credit: Wailea Beach

#9 Wailea Beach - Beautiful beach with incredible aqua marine blue water and soft sand, paradise! The water is very comfortable, and if there are some waves, bring your board of a tube to enjoy the drifts. At sunset, sights are incredibly stunning!

                  Beautiful rough water
Photo credit: Kapalua Coastal Trail

#10 Kapalua Coastal Trail - This is a very nice, well maintained trail - paved and boarded in a lot of places. Certainly not a "wilderness experience", but it provides excellent views of a pretty amazing stretch of Maui coastline.









Friday 19 September 2014

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

Photo credit: Mountains in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park is one of the United States national parks, located in Montana on the Canada-United States border. The park covers over 1 million acres and includes parts of the Rocky Mountains' sub-ranges, over 130 lakes, more than 1,000 species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals.
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Photo credit: Mountain goat, official symbol of Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park is managed by the National Park Service. Visitation to Glacier National Park averages slightly 2 million visitors annually. A quite big number of visitors. How does Glacier National Park attracts so many visitors? What's so special about it? The answer is simple - its nature attractions. There are 41 attractions listed by National Park Service, and here's the top ten of them.

Grinnell Point
Photo credit: Grinnell Glacier
#1 Grinnell Glacier - A large glacier offering 300 acres of beauty. Beautiful long hike for the visitors. They can see breathtaking views of Upper and Lower Grinnell Lakes and of course, the glacier. 

Jackson Glacier
Photo credit: Going-to-the-Sun Road
#2 Going-to-the-Sun Road - A spectacular and scenic 52-mile highway through Glacier National Park, which crosses the Continental Divide at Logan Pass in Montana.

Iceberg Lake
Photo credit: Iceberg Lake Trail
#3 Iceberg Lake Trail - Hikers often wear bells and strike up loud conversations, so as not to startle the bears on this back country trail.

Virginia Falls, Glacier National Park
Photo credit: Virginia Falls
#4 Virginia Falls - Excellent hike! Easy and lots of gorgeous waterfalls. Make sure you go to the very last waterfall -Virginia, it comes off the mountain.

Peering through the trees at Two Medicine Lake.
Photo credit: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
#5 Waterton-Glacier International Park - Beautiful, scenic, and uncrowded. Waterton Lakes National Park is a quiet park, by national park standards. You don't have to go far to get away from the crowds there!

Highline Trail
Photo credit: Highline Trail
#6 Highline Trail - A popular hiking trail with phenomenal views. Scary for the height challenged! Fantastic views, great hike.

Hidden Lake, Logan's Pass
Photo credit: Logan Pass
#7 Logan Pass - Area in Glacier National Park that was used as a "pass" for travelers to get through the mountains.

Another view of lake
Photo credit: Iceberg Lake
#8 Iceberg Lake - This spectacular lake, bordered on three sides by mountains and located 1,000 feet above the trailhead, has patches of ice even in the warmest periods.

Avalanche Lake, Glacier National Park
Photo credit: Avalanche Lake
#9 Avalanche Lake - A popular hiking area within Glacier National Park. Nice and easy through the woods with incredibly scenery and waterfalls.

Sunrise to the East
Photo credit: Lake McDonald
#10 Lake McDonald - Large recreational park in Glacier National Park. Clear and calm. Great picnic and swim spot!











Thursday 18 September 2014


NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Photo credit: The City of New Orleans & the Mississippi River


New Orleans is the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana, and it is the 46th largest in the United States. The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, and it is well known for its French and Spanish architecture, as well as its mixed-culture and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is famous for its music (the birthplace of jazz) and its festivals (Mardi Gras). The city is often known as "most unique" in the United States.
Photo credit: New Orleans' Jazz
Photo credit: Mardi Gras

New Orleans has many major attractions. According to current travel guides, New Orleans is one of the top ten most visited cities in the United States. Take a walk through history and visit the museums and homes that present New Orleans' past. With over 45 museums throughout the city, it's easy to immerse yourself in the city's history, culture and arts.
Photo credit: National World War ll Museum
Photo credit: Louisiana Children's Museum
Photo credit: Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

Plantations were once the backbones of New Orleans' economy, as well as the sources of a culture.  Now they are major tourist attractions, and in southern Louisiana, there are a good number of them within easy driving distance of New Orleans.  
Photo credit: Bocage Plantation

Photo credit: Houmas House Plantation and Garden
Oak Alley Plantation
Photo credit: Oak Alley Plantation
Grand parks, some of the biggest in the country, make for perfect afternoon outdoor. And top it all off with monumental sculptures of art, classic and contemporary, all over town for public viewing. 
Photo credit: Champions Square
Photo credit: Louis Armstrong Park
Photo credit: City Park

Inside the streets of New Orleans, there are many architectural styles from different time periods and cultures, many hold secrets of time and people long gone, but never forget. 
Photo credit: Longue Vue House & Garden
Photo credit: The New Canal Lighthouse
Photo credit: The Cabildo