Located in the middle of Sri Lanka, the rock citadel of Sigiriya is a fascinating historic place which is also a phenomenal tourist destination. According to the historians, Sigiriya was most probably inhabited thousands of years ago and it was used as a rock-shelter mountain monastery from about the 5th century […]
Tourists from around the lovely planet come to Jordan to visit the 2000 years old wonders of the red Petra which is a fascinating site of Jordan and the world’s most amazing rock-cut architecture. Some people really don’t exaggerate by saying that Petra is a must seen place before you […]
Wander here and there in Belgium! You’ll find the French domination in the Belgian clothing. It is very much true that Belgium is the European country having the population of French, Dutch, Flemish and Flanders who inhabited Belgium thousands of years ago. But today, in all of the three territories […]
Crete is one of the largest and the most populous islands of Greece and was once the center of the Minoan civilization (c. 2700–1420 BC), which is currently regarded as the earliest recorded civilization in Europe. The Knossos remains remind us the Minoan civilization of the Bronze age that arose on the island of Crete and […]
And here; the Lovely Planet brings 10 important facts about the Panama Canal for its readers: 1- The story of the Panama Canal starts right from the sixteenth century. The King Charles V of Spain was suggested that by amputating an appropriate piece of land in Panama, the navigation route […]
Swat valley is such a magnificent piece of heaven on the lovely planet which is located along the River Swat in the province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa, Pakistan. Formerly being a princely state that was dissolved in 1969, Swat valley is known today the home of Pashtuns. This region of Pakistan has […]
The traditional dress of Puerto Rico is a blend of Jibaro and Bomba cultures. This means the typical and local features in the traditional clothing of Puerto Rico but the Spanish, Carribean and the Latin American influences are also pretty much reflected there. For the understanding, we can categorize the traditional […]
Belarus has a phenomenal cultural accomplishment as the country has gone through several dynamic and ethnographic backgrounds for many centuries. There are impacts on the Belarusian society of many religions and sects like Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Judaism, and Islam. Clothing is the most important component of the typical Belarusian culture and the origins of […]
Danish traditional dresses were historically handmade fabrics, usually made from yarn spun from wool or flax. The traditional dress of Denmark is a hallmark of the Danish culture which has not a very long history but the dresses roughly date back to the eighteenth century. Mostly the dresses were woven by […]
In Philippines, it is a very popular myth that after the Spanish invasion, the King of Spain ordered for the massive plantation. All the filipinos obeyed the orders and those who disregarded the rules of the King, they were penalized by standing between two bamboo poles. At that time, a practice […]