Category: TRAVEL

Our language travel could be an eventful city trip, a relaxing beach holiday, an exotic journey or a pure educational trip, so let’s take one :)

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Sleep under the Deep Blue Sea for $30,000 or Get Married for $3 Million

Poseidon Undersea Resort
Poseidon Undersea Resort – Rooms
You can sleep on the ocean floor, and you even get a button to feed the fish right outside your window

The Poseidon Resort is for anyone who has always wanted to experience the life of the Little Mermaid and sleep under the deep blue sea, surrounded by beautiful rainbow fish and marine life. But you had better have a royal bank account if you wish to experience the life of the princess of the sea. A one-week stay at Poseidon will cost $30,000 per couple. Or you can go whole hog if King Poseidon really is your father and rent the whole resort for $3,000,000! Can you believe that’s actually an option?

The resort, which is currently under construction on Katafinga Island in Fiji, will feature twenty-two 550-square-foot (51 m2) guest rooms, an underwater restaurant and bar, a library, conference room, wedding chapel, spa and a 1,200-square-foot (110 m2) luxury suite.

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The resort claims that it will take two years to build once they have raised enough funds, and has released a cool preview video showing renderings of the resort. Here’s what the Poseidon Undersea Resort will look like.

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Check Out Chessboxing in London (VIDEO)

London is a centre for interesting events and few shows are more unusual or entertaining than a chess boxing match. ‘What IS chessboxing?’ you ask. Chessboxing is exactly what it sounds like, a mix of the strategy game ‘chess’ and the physically demanding sport of ‘boxing’. Players challenge each other’s physical strength, endurance and technique during boxing rounds, while stopping in between rounds to take each other on at chess. This sport requires both strength AND strategy to win and challenges the typical stereotypes of the ‘dumb but powerful’ athlete. Don’t be fooled by the muscles and tattoos, these fighters are also good strategic thinkers. READ MORE

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Up Close And Personal with Beautiful Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss is one of Icelands most beautiful waterfalls. It´s not the highest or mightiest but the fact that you can walk behind it makes it special. This waterfall of the river Seljalandsá drops 60 metres (200 ft) over the cliffs of the former coastline. There is the foot path that loops behind it, allowing visitors to see its beauty at a level that’s up close and personal.

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Outdoor Jacuzzi in the Snow Covered Landscape

Outdoor Jacuzzi on the Matterhorn
Image courtesy of Plus Life Health

This outdoor jacuzzi is part of the Igloo Village, ‘Iglu-Dorf‘, in Zermatt. Guests sleep at an altitude of 2,727 meters (8.946 ft) at the Gornergrat, right next to Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the mighty Matterhorn. The Igloo village typically opens up in December with accommodations for up to 40 overnight guests (although it can handle more for dining and partying during the evening). The coolest feature is surely the two outdoor jacuzzies set directly in the snow covered landscape. Imagine the views you could soak in!

  • Disclaimer: The image is used with acknowledgment to the original source. Plus Life Health retains all rights to the visual content. For more information, visit https://pluslifehealth.com.au.

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You Should Get Lost in Venice (VIDEO)

Verbalisti language students at Istituto Venezia

Most tourists never get beyond Venice’s touristy main drag. Students of the Verbalists Language Network and savvy travelers escape the center and its crowds to explore this city’s unique labyrinth of picturesque alleys and canals. Don’t worry about getting lost — you’re on an island! If you reach the edge of town, stop to enjoy a drink while studying your map. Or practice your Italian 🙂

Our most traveled verbalist Rick Steves explains why you should get lost in this magical city. READ MORE

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The Thriving Swiss Capital – Bern

The official language of Bern is German, but the main spoken language is the Alemannic dialect called Bernese German.

The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt (federal city, de facto capital) of Switzerland, and, with (as of December 2010) a population of 133,920, the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Bern is also the capital of the Canton of Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland’s cantons.

In 1983 the historic old town in the centre of Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Bern is ranked among the world’s top ten cities for the best quality of life (2010).

The city of Bern

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The Sliding Rocks – the Most Interesting Mystery of Death Valley

Sliding rocks of Death Valley

Sliding rocksOne of the most interesting mysteries of Death Valley National Park is the sliding rocks at Racetrack Playa (a playa is a dry lake bed). These rocks can be found on the floor of the playa with long trails behind them. Somehow these rocks slide across the playa, cutting a furrow in the sediment as they move.

Some of these rocks weigh several hundred pounds. That makes the question: “How do they move?” – a very challenging one.

The rocks’ apparent movement has been blamed on everything from space aliens and magnetic fields to pranksters. The truth: No one knows for sure exactly how these rocks move – although a few people have come up with some pretty good explanations. The reason why their movement remains a mystery: No one has ever seen them in motion!

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England’s Maritime Capital – Begin Exploring Greenwich

Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Rick Steves, one of the main supporters of the Verbalists Language Network, has just published a new video about England’s maritime capital.

Visitors come to Greenwich for all things salty, including the Cutty Sark clipper ship, the area’s premier attraction. The town is synonymous with timekeeping and astronomy, and at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, you can learn how those pursuits relate to seafaring.

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The Most Visited Cities in the UK in 2012

VisitBritain statistics have revealed those cities which welcomed the most foreign visitors in 2012. We offer a guide to the highlights of each.

London, 15,461,000 visitors in 2012
Edinburgh, 1,256,000 visitors in 2012
Manchester, 932,000 visitors in 2012
Birmingham, 713,000 visitors in 2012
Liverpool, 550,000 visitors in 2012
Glasgow, 521,000 visitors in 2012
Oxford, 430,000 visitors in 2012
Cambridge, 398,000 visitors in 2012
Bristol, 395,000 visitors in 2012
Brighton and Hove, 345,000 visitors in 2012

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Amazing Floating Cinema

The first edition of Film on the Rocks Yao Noi took place on Archipelago Cinema, designed by German-born and Beijing-based architect Ole Scheeren. Guests were taken by boat through the darkness of the sea to arrive on a glowing raft in the middle of the quiet waters of Nai Pi Lae lagoon on Kudu Island. Surrounded by a dramatic landscape of towering rocks emerging from the ocean, the audience experienced an atmospheric convergence of nature and cinematic narratives – primordial notions of light, sound and stories suspended in the darkness between sea and sky.

Courtesy of Film on the Rocks Yao Noi Foundation

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Monte Titano in San Marino

Mount Titano is a part of the Apennines mountains, and the highest peak in San Marino (which is not to hard since the republic of San Marino all and all is just 60 square kilometers). Mount Titano has three peaks, on each lays an ancient tower (Montale, Guaita & Cesta). Those three towers are also depicted in the National Flag of the country, The capital city is located on the western part of Mount Titan.

Monte Titano, San Marino

Monte Titano, San Marino

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The Magical Bamboo Forest

The Bamboo Forest of Sagano
The Bamboo Forest of Sagano (Photo by Мike Hollman)

Forest is located in Arashiyama, a district on the west outskirts of Kyoto,  Japan. Sagano Bamboo Forest is one of the most amazing natural sites in Japan.

One of the most interesting facts about Sagano Bamboo Forest is the sound which the wind makes while it blows amongst the bamboo. Amazingly enough, this sound has been voted on as one of the ”one hundred must-be-preserved sounds of Japan” by the Japanese government.

The walking paths that cut through the bamboo groves make for a nice walk or bicycle ride. The groves are particularly attractive when there is a light wind and the tall bamboo stalks sway gently back and forth. The bamboo has been used to manufacture various products, such as baskets, cups, boxes and mats at local workshops for centuries.

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London Walks – Westminster Abbey (VIDEO)

Kings and queens have been crowned and buried since 1066 here in this most historic church in the English-speaking world. Filled with the remains of people who put the Great in Britain — saints, musicians, scientists, and soldiers — gloriously Gothic Westminster Abbey is the national church and the religious heart of the nation.

English literature lovers find strolling through the memorials in Poets’ Corner is a pilgrimage in itself.

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