A Journey in Alaska, Discover the Wonderful Place in the North Pole

“Freeze”, that is the word that would be imagined in our mind when we hearing about “Alaska”. A territory in the North Pole where covered by snow that very thick and cold as a stone indeed. Half of the Alaska’s territory is covered by coating of ice. In half of a year, the temperature of this territory is below the zero degrees Celsius. In the winter, even the sun is almost unseen for a few days. Conversely, the sun is seen about 20 hours in the summer. The summer is between May until September. Gradually, the temperature is increasing, from 13 – 21 degrees Celsius. The top of the temperature is happened in July.

Alaska is the 49th state of the United States of America. Alaska is situated in the northwest of the North American continent. The landmass of Alaska was about 1.500.000 kilometers square, with the water area about 117.000 kilometers square. And it’s become the largest state in the United States of America.

Alaska is the place to discover the different nature in the world. Snow, iceberg, and tundra are a few things that we can see in Alaska. In large measure, the forest and the mountains it is a wild life. Therefore, the tourists who visit to Alaska would discover the nature view, and also would be seeing some of fauna, like polar bear, grizzly bear, polar deer, eagle, salmon, sea lion, orca, and whale.

The history of Alaska was begin from the moleskin trade, felling of trees, salmon fishing, gold mining, and  massive reserves of crude oil. Since 1900, Juneau, a region where situated about 965 kilometers from Anchorage and 1448 kilometers from Seattle was becomes the Capital. Although, Juneau is the Capital of Alaska State, but Anchorage is the largest city and the city becomes the main gate to Alaska.

The journey in Alaska would be interesting if the tourist follow the shore excursion and sea excursion (cruise). The shore excursion package would be done for five days. The journey has started by bus and tramcar with the glass roof. So, we can to enjoy the view along the journey. This journey becomes more impressive because we lodging in wooden house. All of the lodging for the night and the transportation has managed by the tourist organization that we choose. In the journey we would see the gold mining and enjoy the nature view.

In Alaska, we would also see the Mount McKinley or called “Denali”, the highest and famous mount in United States of America. The summit elevation of Mount McKinley is about 6194 meters above the sea level. Mount McKinley is located in Denali National Park and Preserve. Although the weather of the mountain is extremely cold, but there are many mountaineer come here to climb up the mount.

Several places in Alaska only can be visited by cruise the sea. Other than the air way, sea transport is dominating enough. There are so many Cruisers sailing the sea. The cruisers is able to carry 2500 passengers or thereabouts. The cruising time was about seven days.  There are so many activities to do during the cruising, like swimming, fitness, watching cabaret and film, or make a personal activity.

There are many of glaciers in Alaska. The glaciers have various shapes. And have different names, according to the discoverer’s name. Like College Fjord Glacier, this glacier is melt down like ice cream. Also there Hubbard Glacier, this glacier is pointed in the top. Sometimes, we also see the glacier was sliding. Nowadays, the glaciers are melting down often. This situation is regrettable. This matter is caused by the people, who are not being responsible to the nature, that cause the global warming. So, as the human, we have to care about the nature and save the earth.

The cruiser would be at anchor in Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan. The passengers can to enjoy the additional tour. The interesting experience is seeing orca and whale in their habitat in the sea. The tourist can see Humpback whale and killer whale (Orca). Can be imagined, the whales appear to the surface and splashing. This interesting experience is so amazing.

So, that is the story from Alaska. This amazing and beautiful place has visited by the people from all over the world. In a certain time, we could be seeing aurora that absolutely wonderful. There are many more story that so interesting from Alaska. Alaska becomes the place for the people who want to know much about the wonderful things in the North Pole.

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Koh Chang, a Historic Place and One of The Atractive Places in Thailand

This place is a landmass of 429 kilometers square, and this place is called “Koh Chang”, or called “Elephant Island”. Because one reason, not that the size of the island, but because of the island shape was looked like elephant. Koh Chang is situated at easternmost province of Thailand. And this place is abutted on Cambodia. Koh Chang becomes the 45^th of the Thailand National Park. Koh Chang becomes the National Park in 1982. There are also about more than 40 sles around this island (Koh Chang). Koh Chang is the amazing place for the tourists. This island is beautiful and quiet place. So, this island is not like another place, where has many of luxurious hotels, and bars. But, this is a peaceful island. A hilly Island, has the white sand beach, and has the spectacular waterfall.

Not all beautiful beaches are situated at the South of Thailand. In Koh Chang, you can to sunbathe above the white sand, and the white sand is smooth. This is a famous white sand beach, with some of the shops around, restaurant, and a variety of accommodation. Or you also can to enjoy “Klong Prao” Beach, where the beach is not too busy. Also there “Kai Bae” Beach, a popular place for the tourists. This is and pleasant place with many of inexpensive bungalow around.

This is a historic place. Koh Chang was a strategic area when the Indochina War was happening. And this place becomes the theatre of war. The war was between France Navy and Thailand Navy at that time. “Songkhla” and “Chonburi” are two of the battle ship. Both of them become the shipwrecked when the battle was happening around the “Ao Salak Phet” Sea. This is become the attractive spot for diving. For the tourists who not too like venturing on, they can to do snorkeling. After see the place where ever was become the battle location. You also can to visit the battle monument of Koh Chang, to knowing about the history of this island clearly.

The tourists also can to sailing the sea by rent a boat. And visit the other isles in this national park. Koh Chang is a beautiful place. You can try to relaxing your mind by sail boat. Sailing the sea and feel the fresh breeze and enjoy the wonderful sunset. The places where make available the boats are “White Sand Beach”, “Klong Prao”, “Kai Bae”, and “Bang Bao”.

In the tropical forest of Koh Chang we will find many of waterfalls. One of the waterfalls that you have to see is “Than Mayom”. The waterfall has four steps that almost vertical to the granite rock. Even, two of Thailand’s King, King Rama V and King Rama VI make their initial name in the peak of granite rock. Not far from this waterfall, there is “Klong Phlu Waterfall”. This is an amazing waterfall and famous enough.

Have you ridden an elephant? One of the transportation kinds that it may for you can to go into the forest was by ridden an elephant. You can enjoy the atmosphere in tropical forest of Thailand by ridden the elephant. As the name of this island, Elephant Island is the habitat of the many elephants that would be carries the tourist to walking around and enjoys the view of the tropical forest. Elephant is clever and friendly animal. Strong animal that would be carries the tourist to walking around the tropical forest easily.

Not only that, but Koh Chang also become the famous place for the trackers. By the untouchable tropical forest and rich in flora and fauna, this is an interesting place for hiking. Begin at simple route to the more challenging route. The best route is situated at southland of the island. If you lucky, in this route you would be see some of the unique animals.

The islander is still having a traditional life. The people in Koh Chang are able to maintain their traditional life style. And their traditional life becomes the interesting thing for the tourists. You can see and knowing about the fisherman daily life in “Bang Bao” village. The people lived in the houses that built in above the sea front. The houses was made of wood and connected to the each other house by wooden bridge. In “Kok Salak” village, the people also still maintain their traditional life style. Koh Chang is the interesting and attractive place for visited.

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The Magnificence of Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies is one of the destinations that always remembered by everyone who ever visit to Canada. Canadian Rockies is a famous destination place in Canada. The beautiful of Canadian Rockies make everyone who ever see the mountain was falling in love. Magnificence view like snow, glacier, lake, waterfall, and other beautiful view around the mountain causing this place visited by many people around the world.

There are five national park situated around the Canadian Rockies. All of that are Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Waterton National Park, Glacier National Park, and Yoho National Park. All of the National Park is the world heritage site that listed by UNESCO, except to Waterton National Park.

Generally, the trip get started from Valemount City, the city is the gateway on a journey to Canadian Rockies. The next course was passing through the Jasper National Park and we can see Mount Robson. Mount Robson is the highest mount in Rockies Mountain. Everyone can feel comfort and amazed during the trip, everyone can enjoy the very beautiful view along the way up to Canadian Rockies.

After passing through the Jasper National Park, in Columbia Ice Field the visitor can visit Athabasca Glacier. Athabasca Glacier was a miracle of nature that created by snow flurries about 400 years ago. But, the glacier is going melt down, caused by global warming. Around the area, everyone also can see the beautiful of mountain that capped by snow from elevated place about 3000 meters above the sea level.

In Banff National Park, we can see Lake Louise and Mount Victorial and the glacier that so beautiful. From this place, next we can go to Mount Sulphur, to see and enjoy Bow Waterfall or other beautiful view. Here, we also can see Hoodoos. Hoodoos is petrify mushroom caused by physical process as long as thousands of years.

There are so many places around the Canadian Rockies that reasonable to visit. Like Drumheller Town, here we can visit the smallest church that able entered by six persons only. And we can visit Museum of Royal Tyrrell Paleontology to see dinosaur fossil. Everyone who ever visit here always saying that Canadian Rockies is a wonderful place. The world heritage site that so beautiful and cannot be told in words.

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Mount Sanqingshan, the Spectacular Nature View in China

The name of Mount Sanqingshan is no stranger to people in China even in the world. Mount Sanqingshan was a beautiful blend a number of mount like Mount Hu-angshan, Mount E’Mei, Mount Lushan, and Mount Huashan. The entire of the mount was very beautiful. Mount Sanqingshan comprise of forest, waterfall, and granite rocks that very amazing, also situated a unique characteristic of Taoism culture. Mount Sanqingshan also known as Tao Mountain. All of that becomes a variety of tourism object that make the people who visit here amazed.

Mount Sanqingshan Naional Park was an area about 22.905 hectares that it was one of the world heritage site. The mountain was situated about 50 miles from Yushan, Jiangxi. The mountain ranges are spectacular views. The meaning of Sanqingshan or “San Qing” was “Three Peaks”; that was Yujing Mountain, Yushui Mountain, and Yuhua Mountain. Among the three of the mountain, Yujing Mountain was the top level, about 1.817 meters above the sea level.

The tourists also have a chance to see and enjoy some of natural phenomenon like Sea Cloud, Waterfall Cloud, bright light of Sanqing, and Five Colors of Path on the Cloud, and many more of unique things can you see here. Not only that, in spring, the tourists can to enjoy a view like mount that snow capped.

Mount Sanqingshan known by the people as the spectacular nature view in China. Chinese National Geography has recommend the mount as one of five mounts that most beautiful in China. Even, Chinese Geologist and American Geologist agree that the granite rock of Mount Sanqingshan as the most spectacular granite in West of Pacific Ocean.

Mount Sanqingshan becomes the spiritual center that very important for Tao religion followers. Tao was an ancient culture that so unique in China. Tao buildings was a historic place like Sanqing Temple, Palace of Dragon and Tiger, Pagoda of Wind, and Pagoda of Storm. Tao buildings also has characteristic carving that so interest.

Mount Sanqingshan or San Qing Mountain had registered a National Park of China. It was famous honey pot in China. There are 2.373 species of flora and 1.728 species of fauna in Mount Sanqingshan. Mount Sanqingshan becomes the most multifarious ecology in East Asia. There are 144 flora and fauna that protected by National Key Protection in China.

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