...such as Samila & Son Awn and also known as "the great city on two seas". With the beaches, some historical centres and nice green parks, this place is definitely a good battery recharge point before heading to livelier Hat Yai. Songkhla or Singgora in Malay, was a city of an old Malay Kingdom of Langkasuka with heavy Srivijayan influence. It has been under Thai suzerainty since the 18th century. Previously a port and a coastal trading post where Indian, Persian and Arab merchants came to exchange their products, this place was initially named "Sing Lha" after the 2 lion-shape islands at the mouth of the city's lake. Currently, these 2 islands are known to us as Ko Nu (Rat Island) and Ko Maeo (Cat Island). THE STATUES At Songkhla beach, the most interesting part is about the statues. One of that is dragon that was placed separately by it head, body and tail. The This Dragon Head or " Nag : as stated on the inscription plaque was constructed in 2007 and is a new attraction for Songkhla Lake . The area is part of Songkhla Municipal Song Thale Park. The dragon head is situated at the estuary entrance to Songkhla Lake. The dragon sculpture is divide to 3, one is head at the lake, the body is at the park and the tail is stretching along the side way. It symbolizes wisdom and intelligence. The Great Serpent Nag in Songkhla which located in southern Thailand at Song Thale Park, Laem Son On in Songkhla City. The Great Serpent “Nag” is the deity of the divine creation of water...
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...“Help him!” she screamed at him as he preformed CPR on her friend, “Don't let him die!” Forth of July, a weekend of way too much drinking and too many mistakes. He Just got up Saturday morning at the campsite just outside Long Beach too a new face. “Hey, I'm Connor” as he introduced himself to Jeff Beach, a teammate on his parents softball team who he had never met. Jeff Beach was a very friendly and a guy who kept to himself and would never hurt a bug. Throughout the day Connor got to know Jeff and his parent’s teammates they were camping with. They spent most of the day having ladder ball tournaments and talking to each other. Around 6 o'clock that night Connor noticed Jeff, his girlfriend Amy and teammate Sheila grab a half empty gallon...
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...7 Attractions You Can't Miss in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Of all the wonderful places in Florida to vacation, Miami take the cake. Sunny Isles Beach, Miami is ranked number one as a vacation destination in the U.S., and there is good reason for this. It has gorgeous white-sand beaches and a sizzling night life, and is has hotels and resorts to accommodate every budget. The off-season is during the summer until September when there are fewer tourists. Hotels such as DoubleTree have lower rates at this time. You can learn more about hotels in Sunny Isles Beach and find one that suits your vacation budget. There is a lot to do in the area, and here are seven attractions you shouldn’t miss when you visit Sunny Isles Beach. Everglades National Park A large subtropical wilderness, the Everglades...
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...The distinct, salty smell of the Atlantic Ocean smacked me right in the face as I stepped out my father's truck onto the sandy earth. Shortly across the North Carolina border, is a small island called Ocean Isle. Our family was given the opportunity to stay at a three-story beach house for a week, and we took it. I can recall feeling the excitement building inside of me as I looked up at the giant house in front of me. This building is what I'd be calling home for the next week. I was not prepared for the crazy memories I was going to make in that short amount of time. The first day there, we went straight to the beach by taking our golf cart that came with the house. My brother, little sister and I swam for 3 or more hours. Meanwhile, my...
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...W hen Sarah turned 10 years old she went to the beach for the first time with her family, she was very eager. She had heard many stories of the that mighty ocean, so she cannot wait more time to see it. When they arrived to the beach she cheerfully jumped out of the car and she said, “Wow, this is paradise!” She loved the bright sun and the hotness that it released, and those powerful ocean´s waves that crashed against the cliffs as she watched the seagulls joyfully fly around in circles in the air. She felt in heaven when the warm and golden sand ran against her little toes with a gentle breeze, and the gorgeous shiny shells that she found as she walked in the shore. However, the ocean wasn’t what she had imagined, those waves were too...
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...One day, not so long ago a family of Steers went on a vacation. The long road trip to Myrtle Beach consisted of many stops, arguments, and exhaustion. When they were traveling along the borders, they couldn't help but stop for some grass. There were certain areas in which no rich grass was planted. The herd would constantly go into panic mode until they approached the thick, tasty greens. The beach was calling their name. Finally they reached the space in which they were going to camp out for the week. The cows specifically had a conversation about not messing with the dolphins, and to walk off. As the day went on Nosey little Bessy decided to take an adventure. Approaching the beach, she found the giant mansion in which the dolphins live. She began to pick up the shiny pearls and start throwing them at the door. Minutes later the main dolphin Nelly was bursting out the door full of anger. This was just the start of an amazing...
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...Ecuador Roadtrip Introduction Travelling experience Body Ecuador around the world The “Ruta del Spondylus” Food, adventure, night life Conclusion Learning about my culture Personal experience. For many people the word “travelling” can have many meanings. Some people would consider that If you don’t get in a plane then you’re not really travelling, or that if you don’t go shopping in the place you are visiting then you’re not really travelling either. However, for many people, especially foreigners, travelling is more of a learning experience. You can get to know different cultures, people, customs, food, infrastructure, history, music, languages, dialects and so on. There is a specific kind of trip called “roadtrip”. Roadtripping started as a hippie thing, it’s basically about driving around to different cities, towns, countries without a plan. You can either end up in a nice hotel or at a road motel and both will make you feel or give you the same comfort; even there will be times when you will have to sleep in your own car. Ecuador is most known around the world as a touristic place; actually, most known by foreigners than by their own people (Ecuadorians). I’ve met a lot of foreigners, from different countries, from the US, Europe, Middle East, Latin Americans and so on, and most of them know Ecuador for their beaches and especially for Galapagos Island. We are supposed to teach other people about our country; unfortunately, it turns...
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...“LOVING OUR COASTS TO DEATH” Joel K. Bourne, Jr. July, 2006 National Geographic Loving our coasts to death is a very good title for this article. I say this because that is exactly what we are doing, killing our coasts. This article does a good job in explaining to people how we are killing our coasts, marine life, and eventually ourselves by dumping into the ocean, but this article also shows how people are saving our coasts from further pollution by getting out there and actually doing something that is good for our environment. This article is very interesting because of the fact that it brings in the perspective of ordinary people and what they do to help as well as the perspective of scientists and what they do to help. This is a very important subject to learn more about because if we do not stop dumping into the ocean than we will end up killing our oceans and ourselves. This article is also important because we can learn from the people that are trying to save our coasts. Loving our coasts to death is mostly about how certain people are trying to save our coasts from pollution in ways large or small, it also talks about how bad we are polluting our ocean’s coastlines and how that pollution can affect us. More and more people are moving to coastal counties, which means more pollution in and around that area and this article is trying open our eyes and tell us that polluting our coasts is threatening human health, marine resources, and putting our future...
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...Labor Day, one of my friends asked me if I wanted to visit Santa Barbara, and I said yes. I had been looking forward to this two day weekend trip because it would be the first time I had traveled to a place that is far away from Arizona without my family. Early Saturday morning, I packed up my clothes in a huge black backpack that looked much more like a hiking backpack. Then I was ready to go to the bus station. It was still dark when I reached the bus station to go to Santa Barbara, and very few people lined up behind me in the station. I was nervous looking around but I was also very excited to begin my first independent adventure to a gorgeous place called Santa Barbara that known for its beautiful mountain landscape and its exquisite beach. After fifteen hours in the bus, I finally reached my destination and settled down in my hotel. My first view of Santa Barbara’s landscape, the place was wrapped around by a long range of mountains that were covered by a thick green layer of grass and trees. Alongside the hill, there were a lot flowers showing off their beautiful petals in the rays of the sunset. I could see a chunk of yellow dandelion that mixed with the green carpet of grass on the ground as my friend drove me around the mountain. The scattering of sunlight across the sky at this point painted an image of pinkish-orange color clouds that mingle with the blue sky. Opposite to the mountain side was a long coastline that stretched along the white sand while the waves...
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...Gone – Michael Grant Gone is a novel in which everyone in Perdido Beach who is 15 years of age or older spontaneously disappears. Also, whenever someone turns 15 they would disappear as well. Some children|teenagers develop powers, some stronger than others. Powers such as light, telekinesis, strength, speed, gravity control and lots more. Some become power hungry and many people try to take over to become leader Main Characters: There are many important characters in Gone, however the main character is Sam Temple. The book starts in his point of view and returns to it often. He’s also on the cover of the book. * Sam Temple Sam has the power to shoot deadly greenish white light beams from his hands, and create balls of light. Sam is Astrid Ellison’s main love interest. He is the son of Connie Temple and biological fraternal twin of Cain Soren. He does not like considering himself a hero although that’s what he is. * Cain Soren Cain attended Coates Academy, and was the one who took control of Perdido Beach. He has telekinesis; the power to move things with his mind, and is the only 4-bar besides Sam. He is the main love interest of Diana Ladris. Although she only believes he is capable of puppy love. * Gaiaphage Also known as The Darkness, the Gaiaphage is a sentient alien virus who gave everyone their powers and caused the mutations. It appears as a green glowing slime with the capability to touch people’s minds. It lived in the mine shaft. In Gone it is only a mystery...
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...The Land Of Smiles The mere thought of a tropical vacation in paradise brings peace, calm and relaxation to mind where you will experience warm sandy beaches, the breeze filled with the fragrance of exotic flowers, as well as pampering fit for a king. I think you should take a trip to Thailand with the whole family because of the priceless experience that would far exceed that of a more expensive Caribbean or European vacation. You will enjoy exotic food that will satisfy your taste buds. The beaches are second to none where you will experience vibrant and brilliant colors that fill the sea as well as the sky. You will be surrounded by beautiful contagious smiles that seem to adorn everyone you meet. In my opinion, the first reason you should consider a vacation in Thailand, known as the “Land of Smiles”, is for the wonderful people where you can experience a culture much different than what we are used to. The people are so friendly that you can hold an entire conversation with someone while neither of you speak each other’s language. Using gestures or impromptu sign language, like a game of charades, seems to get each other’s points across. Yet not a single spoken word is understood by the other person. You can get a sense of culture in the big cities where accommodations can be expensive, but the level of service, luxurious and gorgeous hotels are something you would never imagine in a near-third world country and worth every penny, but to really experience the culture...
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...Located just 30 minutes west of Fort Myers on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the sister islands of Sanibel and Captiva are renowned for their natural beauty, spectacular white sand beaches ,, breathtaking sunrises and sunsets and exotic shells and wildlife. Both barrier islands are unique in their own right, while having in common rich intrigue and adventure, laidback atmosphere and low development. The story of Sanibel and Captiva Islands goes back all the way to some three hundred years ago, to a period when Native Americans inhabited the islands and Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon first encountered the Calusa Indians in 1513. Other stories give accounts of infamous pirates who sought a safe haven, and pioneers, fishermen and clergymen who ventured into the wilderness to prospect for a better way of life....
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...“Genetic Engineering” In the book, “Me Talk Pretty One Day”, by David Sedaris, one section is about “Genetic Engineering”. In this section, Sedaris think about his past childhood he tells a humorous story of about his father, and how father and son can be different. The theme of this story is that individuals in a family may have very different personalities and interests, but that shouldn’t stop you to have fun with each other. In these upcoming sentences he is very humorous on explaining how very different they were from their father.” The experience of watching was ruined, time and time again, by an interminable explanation of how things were put together….. To this day, I prefer to believe that inside every television there lives a community of versatile, thumb-size actors trained to portray everything from a thoughtful newscaster to the wife of a millionaire stranded on a desert island.”(Sedaris, pg.42).In these sentences it is portrayed with great humor how a father and a son very differently look at the world. His father looks at things with a literal sense and try’s to understand who things work, on the other hand Sedaris wants to look at things with his imagination and be more creative when looking at things.” Miniature golf was ruined with a lengthy dissertation on impact, trajectory, and wind velocity and our sand castles were critiqued with stifling lectures on the dynamics of the vaulted ceiling. We enjoyed swimming, until the mystery of tides was explained in such...
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...Trapped is the story of a group of ordinary kids thrust into an extraordinary situation, when they are left alone, struggling to survive, at a remote scientific research station. For some of the kids, the research base already seems like a prison. No stretch of beautiful sand beach or warm turquoise sea is going to make up for being away from the "real world". For others, it's a coral paradise they are free to explore and enjoy, without having to share it with any tourists. And there's always the thrill of knowing that the work their parents are doing over on the research island is not only top secret but incredibly important for humankind. Then one day a stranger and his son fly in. The man flashes his ID card and heads over to the island research base, promising his reluctant passenger that he'll be back by dark, and they'll be out of there. Only he doesn't come back. And neither does anyone else. As the days pass, and there's no news, the kids come to realise that whatever has happened on the island has left them on their own, with no communications, two thousand kilometres from anywhere. Their only choice is to rely on their own resources to survive until they can find out what's happened to their parents, and uncover the terrible secret that is behind the Eden Project. And, at the same time, cope with all the usual challenges of growing up: Friendship, First love and Families. For, as the days pass, one thing becomes very clear: unless they find out the truth, they...
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...The golden sand looks beautiful along the beach doesn’t it? The sun is just starting to set, creating a display of colors as they dance through the sky. Looking around, you notice the people walking by, waving and smiling like you’re one of their good friends; even though neither of you have ever met before. Someone approaches you asking how you’re doing, and you feel so accomplished when you are able to answer them back in Portuguese. ‘Wow!’, you think to yourself ‘it feels good to be able to speak another language’. Taking a sip of your fresh coconut water you sit back and stare off into the setting sun; now beginning to make its way down into the backdrop of the ocean. This may not be your current reality, likewise it’s not even mine. However,...
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