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BRAN CASTLE, OR DRACULA’S CASTLE

On 3 February, 20208 February, 2020 By alfonsomgcIn Architecture, Sights5 Comments

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Named for being located in the town of the same name, Bran Castle is an example of how a good promotion can be the most significant for a tourist place, let’s review the facts: Continue reading “BRAN CASTLE, OR DRACULA’S CASTLE” →

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Marimegmeg / Las Cabanas Beach, El Nido, Philippines
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Bonifacio cliffs, Corsica
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Havana, Cuba
Forbidden City, Beijing
Forbidden City, Beijing
Over 10 meters (30 feet) high fern trees, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
Over 10 meters (30 feet) high fern trees, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
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Takachiho Gorge, Japan
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Coron Island, Busuanga, Palawan, The Philippines
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Beautiful jumbo jeepney Puerto – Sabang, Palawan, The Philippines
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Halellujah Mountain, called like this by the movie Avatar, Wulingyuan National Park, Zhangjiajie, China
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Landing in Bulog Dos Island
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Gentoo penguins, Cuverville Island, Antarctica
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Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada
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Western Canyon, Huangshan, China
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Mykonos, Greece
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Pili in the lookout point in Yangshuo Park, Guilin, China
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Model of a giant radish in Visitors Center
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Lusong Gunboat, Coron Bay, Palawan, The Philippines
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Half Moon Island, South Shetland Archipielago, Antarctica
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Hot air balloons over Cappadocia, Turkey
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Blue domes in Oia, Santorini
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Gondolas before St Giorgio Maggiore Basilica, Venice, Italy
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Tunnel made of multiple toriis in Fushimi Inari Inari Taisha, Kyoto
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Viñales Valley, Cuba
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Peles Castle, Sinaia, Romania
Peyto Lake, Rocky Mountains, Canada
Peyto Lake, Rocky Mountains, Canada
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In Music from Paradise viewpoint, rice terraces in Dazhai, Longji, Longsheng, Guilin, China
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Some steps are brutal. These are part of the way up (or down) to Celestial Peak
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Landing in Shimizu Island, marvelous
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Modern sculpture near Yarra River, Melbourne
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Bran or Dracula’s Castle, Transylvania, Romania
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Mount Ngauruhoe, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, New Zealand
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Powder Tower, also called Powder Gate
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Oso negro en Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, Isla de Vancouver
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Sunset from Coron Town, Palawan, The Philippines
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Kinsol Trestle, Vancouver Island, Canada
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Mount Inasa lookout point, Nagasaki, Japan
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Entrance to Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan, The Philippines
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Grizzlie Bear in Bronx Zoo, New York City
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Lama Temple in Beijing, China
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Famous Cloud Gate in Millennium Park
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Split Apple Rock, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
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Teide National Park, Canary Islands, Spain
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Boat near Lemaire, Antarctica
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People looking at the Great Wall of China in Badaling
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White ferns in Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
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Marimegmeg Beach from the zip line, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
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Saint Chapelle, Paris
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Swimming in the second of the Twin Lagoons
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Bell tower in Oia, Santorini, Greece
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Glass Turkish eyes in Cappadocia
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Neko Harbour, Antarctica
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Edge of the caldera, Whalers Bay, Deception Island, Antarctica
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Illetas (Ses Illetes) Beach, Formentera
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Local guide looking at Tegallalang rice paddies, Ubud, Bali
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View of the beach from the road
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Blue iceberg, Cuverville Island, Antarctica
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View of the Seattle skyline from Seacrest Park
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Wisteria tunnel in Kawachi Fuji-en
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Whale sharks, the Philippines
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Anchorage Bay, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
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Beach in Sabang, Palawan, Philippines
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Detail of the hands
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Sunset and moai, Easter Island, Chile
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Malcapuya beach, Coron, Palawan, The Philippines
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Quincy Market, Boston
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If you can’t see the sharks, at least the views of Mount Mayon, which is considered the most perfect volcanic cone in the world, are excellent
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View from Shanghai Tower
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Lake and small pier near Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
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At the Pond you can get this awesome reflection of Hotel The Pierre
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Gangplank in El Caminito del Rey, El Chorro, Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain
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Li River cruise, Guilin, China
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Humble Administrator’s Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
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Bangkas tied up in Shimizu Island
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Pamukkale travertines with water, Turkey
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One tourist guide in the Freedom Trail
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The Sun Voyager, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Takachiho Gorge, Kyushu
Ready to jump into the water
Ready to jump into the water
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Russell lupines in bloom in Stykkisholmur, Iceland

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