Travel Inspiration & Information

Foreigners called the Thai kingdom Siam from the 12th to 20th century. The Thais used this term briefly, from the nineteenth century to 1939, when they adopted the current name.Thailand

The Iguazu Waterfall, located on the Argentinean-Brazilian border, is about 1.2 mi wide and consists of 275 separate cascades. The sound of falling water, down a 262 ft deep chasm, is heard within 12.4 mi.BrazilArgentina

The Russian area covering over 6 563 737 mi² constitutes approximately 1/6 of the Earth’s surface. In terms of population, Russia is only 6th. Interestingly, almost 80% of the country’s population lives in the European part, which in turn accounts for only 25% of the country.Russia

The Qinghai-Tibet railroad line connecting the Chinese city of Xining in Qinghai province with Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous region, is the highest railroad line in the world (16640 ft above sea level).China

Papua New Guinea has the greatest variety of languages in the world, spoken by the inhabitants of one country. Among the seven million inhabitants there are more than 800 languages. A significant part of them is divided into dozens of families with still undefined relationships with each other and other languages. Papua New Guinea