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thanks Poland and Austria for stopping by over 1000 times! Poland 1,066 Voivodeship Unique Visitors 31.1. Masovian 285 31.2. Silesian 116 31.3. Lesser Poland 113 31.4. Greater Poland 87 31.5. Pomeranian 82 31.6. Lower Silesian 79 31.7. Lodz 47 31.8. Kuyavian-Pomeranian 41 31.9. Lublin 39 31.10. Podlaskie 27 31.11. West Pomeranian 25 31.12. Podkarpackie…
welcome COOK ISLANDS TO OUR BLOG! THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY! Background Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to…
Buildings of different purposes, rising out of lakes and rivers, submerged in gallons of water – the places where people once lived and worked, a homes to weeds and fishes now. These buildings were flooded and drowned by men’s own doing, in their hurry to change nature’s path for dams and reservoirs. Churches, monasteries, palaces and…
The deadline to enter this year’s National Geographic photo contest is coming up — this Friday, November 30. Back in September, the society started gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. Winners will be chosen on or around December 15, 2012. National Geographic was once more kind enough…
SOURCE THE COOL HUNTER WE need a vacation! 😉 Intercontinental Hotel and Thalasso Spa – Bora Bora
SOURCE: THE COOL HUNTER With all our rain lately some of these places look REALLY tempting! Devetashkata Cave – Bulgaria
SOURCE: THE COOL HUNTER Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Thank you Poland for stopping by our BLOG over 1000 uniquely times! Poland 1,006 Voivodeship Unique Visitors Last New Visitor 31.1. Masovian 271 48 minutes ago 31.2. Lesser Poland 108 November 20, 2012 31.3. Silesian 105 9 hours ago 31.4. Greater Poland 82 6 hours ago 31.5. Lower Silesian 77 November 17, 2012 31.6.…
SOURCE: THE COOL HUNTER Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway
WELCOME MARSHALL ISLANDS! Background After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947…
1. Mt. Roraima, Venezuela Via: bessingerblog.files.wordpress.com 2. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Via: cfile25.uf.tistory.com
Background Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena: Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE’s exile…
Background New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the…
Background In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of…
Background The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup that ushered in a period of democratic…
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