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Cappadocia is a region in central Turkey, It is largely underlain by sedimentary rocks formed in lakes and streams. The rocks of Cappadocia have over the years have eroded into hundreds of spectacular pillars and the people of the villages at the heart of the Cappadocia Region have carved out the mountainous area to form houses, churches and monasteries and also gorgeous cave hotels.

The Elkep Evi Cave Hotel is one of the best cave hotels in the region, as the entire hotel has been carved into the side of a cliff, this means that not only are the rooms caves but the hallways, the dining areas and the lobby are also in the cliff.

The hotel is complex of three bed and breakfast cave hotels, each boasting 7 large cave bedroomsand cave suites each with a private terrace carved into nook of the cliff with stunning views over the Cappadocian landscapes. The complex is managed jointly to maintain the intimacy of a small hotel.

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The Khaju Bridge - Isfahan, Iran

Built on the foundations of another bridge in approximately 1650 by Shah Abbas II, the Khaju Bridge is 105 metres long and 14 metres wide, it has 23 arches. It links the Khaju quarter on the north bank with the Zoroastrian quarter across the Zayandeh River.

The Brooklyn Bridge - New York City, USA

One of the oldest suspension bridges in America, The Brooklyn Bridge stretches over 5,989 feet (1825 m). It links the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Completed in 1883, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.

The Seven Mile Bridge - Florida Keys, USA

Running over a channel between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait, It connects Knight’s Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. In 1912 the bridge was badly damaged by the Labor Day Hurricane and subsequently had to be refurbished.
The total length of the new bridge is actually 35,862 ft (10,931 m) or 6.79 miles (10.93 km), shorter than the original.

The Chengyang Bridge - Sanjiang, China

The Chengyang Bridge was built in 1916, at present the wind and rain bridge is the biggest of its kind in the world. Made of wood and stone, with 5 large stone columns it is 64.4 meters long, 3.4 meters wide and 10.6 meters high. It stretches the width of the Linxi River.

Meghalaya Root Bridge - Meghalaya, India

The Umshiang Double Decker Living Root Bridge is situated in the forest deep Meghalaya, a small state in north-eastern India. The natural root bridges are made from the roots of the Ficus elastica tree, they can be over a hundred feet long and take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional.

The Donghai Bridge - Shanghai, China

When completed on the 10th of December 2005, the Donghai Bridge (translated as the “East Sea Grand Bridge”) was the longest cross-sea bridge in the world. It connects mainland Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port and is 32.5 kilometres (20.2 miles) long.

The Forth Bridges - Edinburgh, Scotland

The Forth Bridges consist of the Forth Road suspension bridge and Forth (Cantilever) Railway Bridge. Both bridges span the width of the Firth of Forth to connect the city of Edinburgh to Fife. The total length of the Rail Bridge is 2,528.7 metres (8,296 ft), and the Road Bridge a smaller distance of 2,512 m (8,242 ft).

The Langkawi Sky Bridge - Langkawi, Malaysia

At 125 metres long and 700 metres (2300 feet) above sea level, the Langkawi Sky Bridge is a curved pedestrian cable-stayed bridge which can only be accessed via the Langkawi Cable Car (believe me I know, I have been there). The sky bridge spans 125 meters, from this you get a tremendous view across the Andaman Sea and in good weather, nearly always, you can see Tarutao Island, Thailand.

The Owachomo Bridge - National Monument Utah, USA

The Owachomo Bridge is 32 metres (106 feet) high and spans 55 metres (180 feet). It is the smallest of three natural bridges here. “Kachina,” “Owachomo” and “Sipapu.”

Ponte della Maddalena (Bridge of Mary Magdalene) - Lucca, Italy

The Ponte della Maddalena is one of many medieval bridges known as Ponte del Diavolo, the “Bridge of the Devil” it crosses the Serchio river near the town of Borgo a Mozzano in the Italian province of Lucca. The bridge was damaged by floods in 1836 and in the early 1900’s underwent repair work which included the addition of another arch on the right hand side, this was to make room for the surfaced roadway.

Here are a collection of gorgeous pics of places that look quiet, peaceful, serene, still, silent. Everything that my house is not!

I really would love to be there right now as the football booms from the TV in the living room, the radio plays to itself from the kitchen, the dog barks at some poor man who just decided to walk past the house………Yes…..I live in a total madhouse. Now do you understand why I would love to be anywhere in any of these pictures? LOL.

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Situated in south western United States and located on the border between California and Nevada, Death Valley is the lowest, hottest and driest location in North America. The lowest part of Death Valley is Badwater, a basin which is lowest area in North America, at 282 ft (85.5 m ) below sea level. Approximately 76 miles away to the east is Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).

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Famous for it’s parasailing horses and buggies.

The Big Major Spot Island is situated in the Bahamas. It really looks totally idyllic. On this island a family of brown and pink boars and piglets live freely. They swim in the tropical surf and play together on the sandy white beaches.

It sounds just the place for me to take a well deserved holiday.

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Glasgow gets quite a reputation for violence but on a whole it’s a great place to live. There are lots of gorgeous places to visit and loads of things happen throughout the year that make Glasgow quite a special place to be.Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland is is home to approximately 582,000 people.

Glasgow has some wonderful sights which include:

The Clyde Auditorium (also known as The Armadillo)

Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery

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Brits abroad are obviously getting worse at demanding home comforts, Why do people like this continue to go abroad? These people are probably best just staying in the UK for their hols instead of complaining about the most stupid things.

Here are just a few quotes and facts about Brits abroad.

“I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts.”

“None of the hotel staff was English, and the tea didn’t taste the same as at home.”

“On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don’t like spicy food at all.”

A British holidaymaker in St Kitts actually demanded to be moved another hotel after saying that she “could hear the sea waves breaking on the shore”

Staff at a resort in the Pelion peninsula in Greece were asked “why is there is no pizza delivery service?” and a survey conducted by the travel company Isango.com this summer found that 19 per cent of people “dislike going away because foreigners don’t want to speak English”.

Well stay at home then!!!

Now I know this is old now but I still think it is quite good! The mini Clubman Rickshaw was made for the Beijing Olympics.

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Modern Toilet is a food chain that operates 12 toilet themed restaurants in Taiwan where people dine in a toilet like environment and eat dodgy looking food from a mini toilet bowl. How revolting does that sound?

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