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10 Astonishing Viewing Platforms and Skywalks

Collection of the most spectacular lookouts, observation decks, and viewing platforms from all over the world. You’ll find the world’s most scary, bereathtaking, and awesome, the 10 astonishing viewing platforms and skywalks. 10. Grand Canyon Skywalk – United States The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge and tourist attraction in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area of the main canyon. This steel and glass walkway extends 70 feet (21 meters) over the lip of the Grand Canyon, almost one mile above the valley floor. The 90 tons of glass were imported from Germany. The Skywalk, which is bolted to the canyon’s rim, can support the weight of 70 747 passenger jets. 9. The View from The Shard – England London’s highest and best view. The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe and The View From The Shard is located on floors 68, 69 and 72. The best panoramas are from floor 72,...

10 Beutiful Infinity Pools That Will Make You Want To Swim

Visually stunning and always situated on a gorgeous backdrop, Infinity pools are surely the most beautiful man-made pools in existence. They are definitely the most luxurious water feature you can have at home.An infinity pool (disappearing edge pool) is a swimming or reflecting pool that produces a visual effect of water extending to the horizon, vanishing, or extending to “infinity.” According to one version the infinity pool progenitor was the French fountain “Deer” (Stag Fountain), built in the early 17th century, the Palace of Versailles. According to other reports, the infinity pool was invented on the Indonesian island “Bali”. Infinity pools are often seen at exotic resorts and exclusive estates, in advertisements and in other luxurious places. Here we present a list of world’s best, 10 stunning infinity pools that will make you want to swim. An Infinity Edge Swimming Pool, Skypark at Marina Bay Sands Hotel – Singapore. Stunning Infinity Pool at Golden Triangle Resort –...

Top 10 Best Cars in The World

The best cars on the world’s market have always held a great fascination for automobile enthusiasts throughout the decades. We spend so much time looking at and drooling over these cars for a number of reasons. For most of us, actually driving these cars (let alone owning them) is nothing more than a beautiful daydream. But that doesn’t mean we can’t spend time looking closely at some of the best and most expensive vehicles in the world and how they’re changing the face of the automobile industry. Here is the list of the top 10 Best Cars in the world today. The following cars are listed according to their quality, drivability, features, and value—not necessarily on price alone. Because when it comes to the best, price isn’t always the most trustworthy indicator. Top 10 Best Cars in The World Market Today. 10.  Aston Martin Vanquish The Aston Martin Vanquish is a grand tourer that was introduced in 2001 as a successor to the ageing Virage range. The first-genera...

Cyclonic Storm Phailin

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Phailin is a tropical cyclone in October 2013 that has affected Thailand, Myanmar and the Indian states of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.The system was first noted as a tropical depression within the Gulf of Thailand, to the west of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Over the next few days, the system moved westwards within an area of low to moderate vertical wind shear, before as it passed over the Malay Peninsula, it moved out of the Western Pacific Basin on October 6. The system emerged into the Andaman Sea during the next day and moved west-northwest into an improving environment for further development.     The system was subsequently named Phailin on October 9, after it had developed into a cyclonic storm and passed over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands into the Bay of Bengal. After it was named, Phailin rapidly intensified and developed an eye, and became a very severe cyclonic storm on October 10, equi...