Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea
“Gyeongbokgung (경복궁), also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. The largest of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon dynasty, Gyeongbokgung served as the home of Kings of the Joseon dynasty, the Kings’ households, as well as the government of Joseon.
Gyeongbokgung continued to serve as the main palace of the Joseon dynasty until the premises were destroyed and abandoned for two centuries. However, all of the palace’s 7,700 rooms were later restored under the leadership of Prince Regent Heungseon during the reign of King Gojong. Some 500 buildings were restored on a site of over 40 hectares. The architectural principles of ancient Korea were incorporated into the tradition and appearance of the Joseon royal court.” (1)
Ban Krang Camp in Kaeng Krachan largest rainforest National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand
The Ban Krang Camp is one of the best places in Thailand for watching rare birds and butterflies. It is the home to million butterflies and a huge number of rare species birds.
“Around the camping site there are several butterfly and birdwatching spots, also number of trekking routes to discover the rain forests.” (1)
The Great Natural Lanscape View @ Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa
“The Cape Peninsula (is a generally rocky peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the African continent. At the southern end of the peninsula are Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. On the northern end is Table Mountain, overlooking Cape Town, South Africa. The peninsula is 52 km long from Mouille point in the north to Cape Point in the south.” (1)
“Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town,South Africa, proclaimed on 29 May 1998, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation. The park is managed by South African National Parks. The property is included as part of the UNESCO Cape Floral Region World Heritage Site.” (2)
“Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located in the Cape Peninsula, near Simon’s Town towards Cape Point, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay. It is a popular tourist stop because of a colony of African penguins which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.”(3)
“Cape Point is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in the Republic of South Africa. The higher peak above cape point has the old lighthouse on the top which could be seen ‘too early’ by ships rounding the point towards the east, causing them to approach too closely.” (4)
Pretoria, South Africa
“Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the executive (administrative) and de facto national capital (Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicialcapital).
Pretoria in South Africa is popularly known as the Jacaranda City due to the thousands of Jacaranda trees planted in its streets, parks and gardens.” (1)
Johannesburg City, South Africa
“Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa.” (1)
“The Apartheid Museum is a museum complex in Johannesburg, South Africa dedicated to illustrating apartheid and the 20th century history of South Africa.” (2)
” Top of Africa on the 50th floor of the 223m-high Carlton Centre in downtown Johannesburg is Africa’s tallest building. It is a wrap-around viewing deck with stupendous 360° degrees views over Johannesburg. On a clear day you can see as far as the capital city of Pretoria.” (3)
“Sentech Tower, also known as and originally called the Brixton Tower or Albert Hertzog Tower, respectively, is a 237 m-high (778 ft) South African concrete television tower. It is a well-known and easily identifiable landmark in the city.” (4)
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
“The name Khao Sam Roi Yot can be translated into “The Mountain With Three Hundred Peaks”, a series of magnificent grey limestone mountains, which rise dramatically from the Gulf of Thailand and adjacent coastal marsh to a maximum height of 605 m.
Located in the west of Thai Gulf, in the territory of Kuiburi District, Sam Roi Yot Sub District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park is Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996, covering the area of approximately 98.8 sq.km. The landscape is high steep limestone mountains by the beautiful coast, matching with plain area stand by the sea, which are marshy beach and shallow sea pond.
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park also has great recreational and educational value. It offers the visitor a tremendous variety of attractions. These include fine sandy beaches, spectacular caves, superb mountain viewpoints, offshore islands, forest trails, boat, excursions, and estuarine and mangrove habitats, all within a relatively small area. This unparalleled variety of habitats makes it one of the most interesting national parks in Thailand.
Thung Sam Roi Yot, the largest freshwater marsh in Thailand, provides an important environment for a large number of birds, amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has recognized these fragile wetlands as a site of global importance. Other areas of habitat include scrub, salt pan, cultivated areas, mudflats, brackish waters, mangroves, sand beaches, offshore islets, and open sea.” (1)
