Lighthouse of Alexandria

Written by Muthukumar


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The writings ofrepparttar Arab conquerors are very good source of information about this lighthouse. The new rulers movedrepparttar 134071 capital torepparttar 134072 Cairo. So this place had lost its importance. Three earthquakes stuck in various periods (around AD 956, AD 1303 and AD 1323 ) have damagedrepparttar 134073 lighthouse significantly. The during AD 1480repparttar 134074 Egyptian Mamelouk Sultan, has built a medieval fort atrepparttar 134075 same place. That wasrepparttar 134076 end torepparttar 134077 story ofrepparttar 134078 light house. There are some more tales torepparttar 134079 light house. Sostratus after he completedrepparttar 134080 lighthouse wanted his name to be carved onrepparttar 134081 light house. This was not allowed by Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Ptolemy II wanted his name to be carved onrepparttar 134082 structure. But what Sostratus did is he first carved his name underneath, put plasters on it and then carved Ptolemy II's name. After some years,repparttar 134083 plasters worn out and his name has come out to be known to all. The design ofrepparttar 134084 lighthouse was unlikerepparttar 134085 modern slim lighthouse towers. This was built in 3 stages, each built on top ofrepparttar 134086 lower. This lighthouse was so popular thatrepparttar 134087 word Pharos came into French, Spanish and Italian to mean a lighthouse.

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Discover the Real New Zealand

Written by Greg Scowen


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East Cape

Getting offrepparttar beaten track is easy to do onrepparttar 134070 East Cape. Drivingrepparttar 134071 road that leads from Whakatane, inrepparttar 134072 sunny Bay of Plenty, aroundrepparttar 134073 easternmost tip of New Zealand to Gisborne is one trip not to miss. This lonely and rugged land is home to hardened farmers and fishing families who have worked this land and water throughout New Zealand’s history. I will never forget driving this road in 2002 over a three-day weekend and experiencing a more real New Zealand than I ever knew. It is crazy for me to say this because I was raised in Whakatane and never really discovered this treasure before. The people are amazing,repparttar 134074 scenery and landscape is incredible, and our experience there, onrepparttar 134075 whole, was just perfect. It wasrepparttar 134076 real New Zealand.

Southland

Again, this can be a tricky one. Do not confuse Southland withrepparttar 134077 South Island. Southland isrepparttar 134078 southernmost part of mainland New Zealand. Boastingrepparttar 134079 southernmost cinema inrepparttar 134080 world and various other interesting claims to fame, Southland is perhaps best known throughoutrepparttar 134081 world for ‘Bluff Oysters’. But my main reason for loving Southland isrepparttar 134082 people. ‘Southlanders’ are without a doubtrepparttar 134083 friendliest and most welcoming of all New Zealanders. They also talk a little different torepparttar 134084 rest of us, but that is ok, we love them allrepparttar 134085 same. The high country sheep farms of Southland are a perfect place to discoverrepparttar 134086 real New Zealand. Drive north from Invercargill torepparttar 134087 towns of Winton or Gore, ask a local farmer questions about farming or sheep, and do not be at all alarmed if you are invited for dinner or a ‘cuppa’. The real New Zealand is definitely in abundance here.

Takingrepparttar 134088 real New Zealand home Remember these key points, and you will not only discoverrepparttar 134089 real New Zealand, you will also haverepparttar 134090 trip of a lifetime. Yes, you can lose yourself inrepparttar 134091 rugged and wild New Zealand countryside, and yes you can find ‘not so beaten tracks’ in guidebooks, butrepparttar 134092 real New Zealand is more than that. You deserve to discoverrepparttar 134093 real New Zealand (especially after surviving that long flight), and it wont cost you anything. The real New Zealand is available throughrepparttar 134094 people, ‘Kiwis’; just talk to them and you will findrepparttar 134095 real New Zealand. Chances are, you will take a lot of it home with you.

Greg Scowen in a freelance travel journalist and website developer rolled into one. From his base in Switzerland, Greg maintains the 'New Zealand Focus' website, to share the wonders of New Zealand with the world.


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