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A very special sightseeing tour in Visalia

A very special sightseeing tour in Visalia

leaf We spent the night before our visit in the Giant Forest in a small gateway town called Vaseline. We had never heard to it before, nor did our Lonelyplanet tell us anything about it. A bit like the Bielefeldverschwörung (Bielefeld conspiracy) but the other way around. For those of you how don’t know the Bielefeld conspiracy, Bielefeld is a City in Germany that doesn’t exist, everybody seems to know somebody that has been there, but haven’t been there themselves, and…

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Everglades and Key West

Everglades and Key West

  So here is our report on two sights that couldn’t be more different. The untouched nature of the Everglades and the Disney-like tourist magnet of Key West.   Everglades The Everglades reminded me of the Norfolk Broads. Just warmer and with more alligators. Of course we took a ride in an airboat through the beautiful landscape and saw some alligators “in action” (action meaning lying around dozing in the sun) and a lot of different birds. I guess alligators are the laziest animals on…

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Scientists have proven…

Scientists have proven…

  For a long time it was thought the caves in the sandstone cliffs that are up to 430 feet high were a natural occurrence. Not long ago cave carvings were found proving otherwise. Today we had the opportunity to visit this marvellous site dating back almost 14000 years. Before actually going in to the caves we flew over the site with a helicopter. From the top the cliffs look toasted which is due to the sun burning the sandstone….

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