ABOUT MY SELF

Name: 

Norliyana Binti Salim

Metric Number: 

A12A379

Faculty, University: 

Student in Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (Tourism) from University Malaysia Kelantan

Date of birth:

 21/08/1992

Place of birth: 

Teluk Intan Hospital, Perak.

Area of study:

University Malaysia Kelantan, Kelantan Darul Naim

Ambition:
Want to be the owner of travel agency

Evaluation of this assignment:
In my point of view, this assignment is very awesome because this is my first time I do a blog. Before this I don't know and not interest at all about blog. Through this assignment, I have learn new things about how to make it and create it to be interesting. Besides that, I also learn about interesting place around the world that tourist would like visit. I hope i will visit it somedays. Therefore, I would like to thank my tourism lecturer's Miss Raja Nor Liyana binti Raja Omar for giving this assignment and I feel good when writing a blog.

NAVAGIO BAY, GREECE

For your information, Navagio beach is the most famous landmark of Greece. It is a cove on the southwest shore, isolated by high cliffs and accessible only by boat.To go there, i really recommend taking a boat trip from Skinari to see the Blue Caves. From here you will be taken in a small glass bottom boat which can take you right into the caves for a really memorable holiday experience and offer a more flexible service which is giving you time to swim inside the caves.The unique and stunning visuals of the location are a favourite for BASE jumpers, and each year a major event in the BASE calendar is held at Navagio.

The beach and sea floor are made of white pebbles, and surrounded by turquoise waters. It is named after a shipwreck, and there is a monastery nearby. Sun rays reflect through blue sea water from white stones of cave bottoms and walls, creating interesting effects. The magical process of light reflection that place within the blue caves, turning the water into a fantastic azure translucent blue. I recommend visiting the blue caves early in the day as this is when the light is most striking on the water and the colours really stand out.

 

Make sure take your camera with you on your trip to the Blue Caves as the natural landscape here is among the most beautiful on the island. You are bound to be impressed with the beautiful water and ancient caves.

FIRA, SANTORINI, GREECE

When you want to travel to Santorini, the first place you should visit is in Fira. It is the modern capital and its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thira", the ancient name of the island itself. Fira is a city of white-washed houses built on the edge of the 400 metres (1,312) feet caldera on the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera.

Usually,access to Fira is mainly by roads on its eastern side, climbing from its port via the Z-shaped footpath on foot or on donkeys, or by riding the steep cable car from its lower terminal by the port. The central square of Fira is called Plateia Theotokopoulou, with a bus and taxi station, banks and pharmacies.

The narrow paths, lined with all kinds of souvenirs shop, jewelry shops, and restaurants linking the upper cable terminal and the central square, are packed with tourists during the summer seasons.

PUNDA, WILLEMSTAD, CURACO

The oldest part of Willemstad is Punda, situated in the east of the St. Anna Bay. Punda a derivation of the Ducth word "punt" that means "point" was establish in 1934 when the founding merchants built offices, warehouses, stores and living quarters on the eastern side of the bay. Punda is the historical part of Willemstad and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Back to the 17th century, Punda is a tightly packed but colourful district on St. Anna Bay. The buildings are all painted in quaint pastel shades, and the narrow streets bustle with shoppers, while boats from nearby Venezuela come to Willemstad's harbour and then became the site of an important seaport and refinery.

Today Punda is the archetectual beauties are occupied by stores, restaurants and other establishments Handelskade is the most breathtaking part of Punda. It is a collection of houses that is build alongside the harbour.

While visiting Punda, you must take a walk over the Queen Emma Bridge, also called the "Swinging Old Lady" by the inhavitans. It is a 168 meter floating ponton bridge made of wood. It is the only one in the world of its kind.

CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

Cappadocia is famous for its weird and wonderful natural rock formations and unique historical heritage. It is the one of the best places to see these strange formations is the town of Goreme, which is located among a large number of tuff cones, termed fairy chimneys. For your information, the fairy chimneys have been formed as the result of wind and water erosion of two different volcanic layers. It was the enchanting tourist attractions in Turkey.

Sedimentary rocks formed in lakes and streams and ignimbrite deposits that erupted from ancient volcanoes approximately 9 to 3 million years ago, during the late Miocene to Pliocene epochs, underlie the Cappadocia region. The rocks of Cappadocia near Goreme eroded into hundreds of spectacular pillars and minaret-like forms. Region carved out houses, churches and monasteries from the soft rocks of volcanic deposits..

By far the best introduction to Cappadocia is gently floating above the rippled landscape in a hot air balloon. Known world-wide as one of the best place to fly hot air balloons and you will glide just above orchards, between the famous fairy chimney rock formation and up and over the rippled ravines. Alternatively, saddle up and travel like the first European explorers and the Scythian nomads on horseback through the many trails and valleys.

The area was featured in several films due to its topography. In 2010 and early 2011, the film Gosht Rider: Spirit of Vengeance had film in the Cappadocia region. The star of the film, Nicola Cage, said he liked the area.

SULTAN AHMED MOSQUE (BLUE MOSQUE), TURKEY

One of the interesting place in Turkey is The Sultan Ahmed Mosque. It is a historic mosque in Istanbul and is one of the most beautiful mosques in the world. Its grace and beautiful proportions were intended to reflect the splendour of Islam. The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It has also become one of the most popular tourist attractions in Istanbul.

The sultan Ahmed Mosque was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed 1.It has one main dome, six minarets, and eight secondary domes. The design is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque development.

Inside the mosque, the high ceiling is lined with the 20,000 blue tiles with different patterns. The most important element in the interior of the mosque is the mihrab, which is made of finely carved and sculptured marble, with a stalactite niche and a double inscriptive panel above it. It is surrounded by many windows.

PAMUKKALE, TURKEY

On approaching Pamukkale, the first thing you will see is a rock platform over 100 meter in height rising up from the plain. There you will see the Thermal hot springs which you will enjoy swimming in forms all these beauty.The slopes of this hill, which look from a distance like a great white speck, are covered with large numbers of pool and tarrance's.

The scientific explanation is the hot thermal places that lie under the mount provoke the calcium carbonate spill, that makes the forms as solid as Travertino marble.Although the water flowing from the hot spring on the southern slopes of Caldao rapidly loses heat during its flow through the open channels, it is still hot enough to make it possible for one to bathe throughout six months of the year in the open-air swimming pools and on the terraces.

Thus, Pamukkale is one of the most extraordinary natural wonders in Turkey and perhaps one of the most attractive spot for tourists. Thousands of tourists visit this spot everyday during the summer. If you want to go there, i recommend don't forget to bring your sunglasses, sun cream, towel and comfortable shoes.

WHAKAREWAREWA, NEW ZEALAND

The Whakarewarewa in New Zealand is one of the place you should visit when you at that counrty. Since the early 1800's, they have been hosting and welcoming visitors into their homes and backyards. Demonstrating the utilisation of the natural geothermal wanders for cooking and bathing and sharing their geothermal existence continues to fascinate tourist visiting Whakarewarewa today. The famous Te Whakarewarewa spring is Pohutu which is "Big Splash" or "Explosion".It is a geyser which erupts up to 20 times a day, spurting hot water up to 30 meter skyward.

Set amidst a landscape of erupting geothermal activity, hot thermal springs and bubbling hot pools is the living thermal villae of Whakarewarewa, situated in the heart of the tourist diamond of Rotorua. The people of Tuhourang/ Ngati Wahiao have been the trail blazers of the tourism industry in New Zealand.

FIORDLANDS NATIONAL PARK, NEW ZEALAND

Fiordlands is a New Zealand's largest national park. It was claimed as the "8th wonder of the world" by Rudyard Kipling. The North and the South islands were used in the filming of Tolkien's "Lord of the Ring" series. The South island is less in less inhabited, thus you can enjoy more quietness, peace and nature.

 

The wildlife in this area include dolphins, seals and bird. Introduced species include mice, rats, hare and deer. Among the birds are the Kakapo, the only flightless parrot in the world. Also there is the kiwi, which is native to New Zealand. The Park is heavily forested with Nothofagus trees, a large variety of understory shrubs and ferns being present: examples of the forest floor vegetation include Crown Fern and Blechnum discolour.

Spring in Fiordland is often one of the most unsettled periods in Fiordland's weather as the region shakes of winter and start to warm up for summer. Changeable weather and frequent showers makes the region vibrant, waterfalls are invigorated and the rain forest comes alive with smells and sounds of the new growth.

PUNAKAIKI PANCAKE ROCKS, NEW ZEALAND

 For those who like natural beauty, I recommend visit Punakaiki Pancake Rocks in New Zealand. It is most famous in New Zealand because it is internationally recognised as one of the New Zealand's visitor icons. It is located near the centre of the "Coast Road", which is one of the most spectacular coastal drives in the world.

The Pancake Rocks are a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes during high tides. Together with the 'pancake'- laying of the limestone (created by immense pressure on alternating hard and soft layers of marine creatures and plant sediments). Thus, these
form are the main attraction of the area.

The Pancake Rocks are presently explorable by a number of walkways winding through the rock formation. These parts of these  wheelchair- accessible and others carved into stairways up and down the rock faces. The State Highway 6 is the only through road on the West Coast, passes through the town.

VICTORIA PEAK, HONG KONG

The Peak Tower is one of the most stylish architectural icons in Hong Kong. With an avant-garde design representing the epitome of modern architecture, the spectacular tower has been featured in millions of photographs and postcards across the world. So i really recommend this place to you when you visit Hong Kong.

Getting to the peak by the Peak Tram is an unforgettable experiences. One of the world's oldest and most famous funicular railways, the tram rises to 396 meters, about 1,300 feet above the sea level.It is so steep that the buildings you pass look like they are leaning a gradient of between 4 to 24 degrees.

 

Looking down at the city from that famous vantage point, you'll see one of the finest harbours and a skyscraper in Hong Kong.

BEIJING'S SUMMER PALACE

 

If you visit Beijing, i recommend you to visit Beijing's Summer Palace. It situated in the Haidian District  City, the Summer Palace is northwest of Beijing 15 kilometres from central Beijing. It is the largest and most well-preserved royal park in China and it's bring greatly influences to Chinese horticulture and landscape with its famous natural views and cultural interests. It's also has long since been recognised as 'The Museum of Royal Gardens'.

The Summer Palace is once a summer resort for emperors. This 290 acres park-palace is still a retreat for visitors, who can take a rest here or wander around old pavilion, temples, gardens, lakes, bridge, gate-towers and corridors of the Summer Palace are a marvel of landscaping.

So, this area is an integrated transport hub and the first best stop for you to enjoy the attractive view of Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill.