When most people think of holidaying in Florida they think of the theme parks in Orlando but only an hours drive away is the home of the Kennedy Space Centre. This is the place where the missions to the moon and the space shuttle were launched and is an amazing place you shouldn’t miss if visiting Florida. Here you can see first hand some of America’s amazing space technology with an amazing collection of artifacts, spacecraft and information on America’s space exploration but the highlight will be the informative trip through the swamplands to the actual launching grounds of these amazing space vehicles. If you are really lucky you might even see the space shuttle being prepared for its next flight or even see it launch. The tour takes you up close to a full size Apollo and Saturn Rockets. The centre also has Imax theatres a full size space shuttle mock up to explore and is home to the Astronaut Hall of Fame. This attraction will fascinate young and old
Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro has got to be one of the most spectacular cities of earth, with rain forest clad mountains surrounding a magnificent bay of islands the post card pictures are quiet amazing. There is no better place to see this party city than the top of Corcovado Mountain which is home to the huge Christ statue called the Redeemer here you can see the best views of the harbour and the monstrous Sugarloaf mountain. But you can’t visit Rio without seeing the bronzed beaches of Copacabana, Leblon and Ipanema, Brazilian’s love the suntan and to party and lets not forget the biggest party of them all is held in Rio…the annual Mardi Gra which is usually held in February or March. The city is bathed in golden sunshine all year round so there is no bad time to visit.
In today’s world where Eco Tourism is all the rage, it is interesting to see some Distructo Tourism becoming popular. The Canada’s CBC recently reported how a plague of gophers are attacking farmers crops across the country, leading farmers to invite gun lovers to stay at their homes free of charge as long as they shoot small furry animals all day long. This new form of tourism has proved popular with both hunters and farmers happy about the outcome, unless you are a gopher its a win – win situation. There is also the problem of thousands of dead and rotting critters stinking up the place but at least their not munching on the farmers crops.
