Archive for November, 2011

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    The Most Visited Museums of Nigeria
    Below we have enlisted the most visited museums of Nigeria: Benin City National Museum: As the name suggests this museum is located in Nigeria’s Benin City; it is categorized as a national museum of the country. The exact location of Benin City National Museum is around the neighborhood of King’s Square at the city center. Here, the visitors will get to see artifacts belonging to the famous Benin Empire. The exhibits here include iron pieces, terracotta models and bronze figures. Esie Museum: It is one of the most popular tourist destinations of Esie, Nigeria. Esie museum was founded in the 1945. Earlier, the museum used to boast an exciting collection of 1,000 tombstone images or figures, each of which represented human beings. Besides that Esie Museum is also known for housing the biggest soapstone image collection of the  [...]
    Posted at November 28th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
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    Most Exciting Places to Visit in Seychelles
    Seychelles is an island group having 115 islands in it. Out of these 115 islands, only a few are inhabited. Seychelles is located amidst the Indian Ocean across the Easter coast of Africa, towards the northeastern boundary of Madagascar. Below we have enlisted some of the most exciting places to visit in Seychelles. Botanical Garden: A tourist visiting Seychelles should begin his Victoria trail from the botanical garden. The botanical garden is home to thousands of indigenous plant species. One of the must-sees of this garden is the Coco De Mer; this tree was planted here by the Duke of Edinburgh during his visit to Seychelles in the year 1956. Another attraction of the place is the pen housing dedicated to the Aldabra tortoises. The botanical garden of Seychelles stays open from 8am till 5pm; the place can be visited on every  [...]
    Posted at November 21st, 2011 at 12:11 am
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    A Trip to the Curieuse Island of Seychelles
    The Curieuse Island is a tiny granitic island located in the Republic of Seychelles. This small island covers an area of only  1.78 square miles and is situated near the northern border of Praslin Island. Curieuse Island is unique mainly due to the bare red soil of the place. Currently, the place is famous for housing the Seychelles Centre for Marine Technology. Right now, the researchers working at this marine reserve are involved in an exciting project of breeding a rare animal species called giant land tortoise. The breeding process is conducted in captivity, after which the tortoises are reintroduced into other surrounding islands. There are hundreds of reasons that make the Curieuse Island an ideal tourist destination. The foremost among them is the bird watching opportunities available here. You will also enjoy trekking and  [...]
    Posted at November 14th, 2011 at 01:11 pm
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    Conrad Cairo: Review of the Hotel
    Conrad Cairo hotel is located in the city center around the banks of the river Nile. If you ask people, who have already experienced a short or long stay in this Cairo hotel, you will get positive remarked from majority of them. Inspite of being quite a big hotel housing as many as 617 rooms, this hotel will never allow to get disturbed by the city’s hustle and bustle. However, this unruffled hotel is probably one of the best places to stay in if you want to get easy access towards the busiest parts of the city. Conrad Cairo belongs to the family of Hilton luxury hotels. The city of Cairo has no shortage of luxury hotels; but this one surely offers something extra, especially to the people visiting the city for business purposes. If you are traveling in large groups or visiting the city along with all your family members, there  [...]
    Posted at November 7th, 2011 at 08:11 am