Family Vacation

Ah Hawaii. Who can say the name without feeling its fresh tropical breezes and the scent of frangipani in the air? Its beauty is breathtaking and even though tourism to Hawaii is becoming more and more popular, the islands haven't been spoiled by it.  Sleepy villages, mountain ranges, hibiscus covered colonial homes, the bright clean sea and the easy life is still here and the island group is like a handful of jewels in a sparkling sea.

 
The vast majority of geologists and scientists today believe that the Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River over a period of about 4 to 6 million years, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of the Grand Canyon area, visiting on numerous occasions to hunt
 
mountain lions and enjoy the scenery.

Emaar Properties  said, it plans to build one of the largest fountains in the world as  the centrepiece of its Downtown Burj Dubai project. The fountains, which has yet to be named, will be capable of shooting water over 150 metres into the air - the height of a 50-storey building - and stretch over 275 metres, the length of two football fields 
 

The man-made saltwater lagoon has been attracting huge crowds to the San Alfonso del Mar resort at Algarrobo, on Chile 's southern coast. It's acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest swimming pool, the lagoon measures more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115-foot deep end, and holds 66 million gallons of water. This monster pool uses a computer-controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.