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Albert Dorskind had envisioned a theme park and film studio in Hollywood, California. He convinced Lew Wasserman, the Chairman of the MCA, to invest $4-million in developing this particular theme that focused on Universal Motion Pictures. After numerous improvements, a branch of Universal Studios opened in Los Angeles County, California in 1964. The entertainment valu...
The Upper Mekong River where it flows through Laos and Cambodia has become a popular location for travelers wanting to sample the offerings of this Southeast Asian country from the comfort and convenience of a river ship. The Upper Mekong is subject to changeable conditions and requires somewhat more nimble craft to navigate through some of the potentially challenging...
SkySlide is the name of the glass chute affixed to the outside of the US Bank Tower, going from the 70th floor to the 69th.
US Bank Tower, formerly Library Tower and First Interstate Bank World Center, is a 1,018-foot (310 m) skyscraper at 633 West Fifth Street in downtown Los Angeles, California. It is the tallest building in California, the thirteenth tallest in the...
The Vallée Blanche Cable Car is a passenger cable car linking a mountain peak above Courmayeur (Italy) to a peak above Chamonix (France) by passing over the Mont Blanc massif, in the Alps. The engineering was developed by Vittorio Zignoli of Polytechnic University of Turin. No helicopters were used, and all the workers were chosen among locals and alpine guides...
Vélib’ is a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France. Launched on 15 July 2007, the system encompasses around 14,500 bicycles and 1,230 bicycle stations, located across Paris and in some surrounding municipalities, with an average daily ridership of 85,811 in 2011. The nameVélib'is a portmanteau of the French wordsvélo(Engl...
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is a private luxury train service that travels from London to Venice that is popularly referred to as the Orient Express.
The VSOE has separate carriages for use in the UK and for continental Europe, but all of the same vintage (mostly dating from the 1920s and 1930s). Passengers are conveyed across the English Channel by coach on the...
Vespa is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian.
The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy—to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio.
From their inception, Vespa scooters have been known for their pain...
Take a jet boat ride to Victoria Falls. These rides are very fast with some hair raising turns and allow you to experience the falls from below, right up to the“boiling point”at the foot of the falls.
South Rim shuttle buses are Free! No need to drive around in traffic, park your car and ride shuttles around South Rim Village and out to the scenic overlooks.
Village Shuttle Bus (Blue Route) connects the Grand Canyon Visitor Center, hotels, restaurants, and campgrounds. The Rim and Greenway trails can be accessed via this route. Canyon views are a short walk from so...
One of the world's most dangerous road bridge. This old train bridge that crosses Russia Siberia Vitim River is made of wood and not in a very good condition. It's 570 meters (1870 feet) long and 15 meters (5 feet) high.
It will take a good 3 minutes to drive across it if you’re a skilled driver.
Vitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. With its sourc...
Enjoy the excitement of a jet boat ride through Waiau Gorge at Thrillseekers Canyon, visit a working sheep farm to see sheep dogs at work and sheep shearing. Hanmer Springsis just a 90 minute drive north of Christchurch.
Waiheke Island is in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, about 17.7 km (11.0 mi) from Auckland.
It is the second-largest island in the gulf, after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,730 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes on the island. It is New Zealand's most densely populated island, with 93 peop...
Enjoy one of the most exhilarating and scenically spectacular jetboat rides available in New Zealand. Jetboat the Waimakariri River Gorge through the foothills of the Southern Alps with breathtaking views of rugged snow-capped mountains. You will travel from Christchurch by road through the rural pastoral scenes of the Canterbury Plains to the foothills of the Souther...
Walt Disney World Resort (also known colloquially as Disney World), is the world's largest and most-visited recreational resort. Located approximately 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of 30,080-acre (47.00 sq mi; 121.7 km2) and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels (excluding...
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