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In the South American resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Chile, this artificial lagoon, acknowledged by Guinness World Records as being the world’s largest swimming pool. Over one kilometer long, 8 hectares in surface and 2.5 million liters of water. Too big to picture? Let’s put it this way: the size of the lagoon [...]

A spelling mistake on the Internet led to a surprise trip to remote southern France for three Norwegian tourists who thought they were going to a Greek island, airport officials said Wednesday.
The family group from Torp-Sandefjord thought they had booked a flight to the island of Rhodes but instead the journey from Oslo took them [...]

Here are some questions received by Australians from foreigners, along with some smart ass replies.
Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it’s only three thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is [...]

In case you don’t know, the New7Wonders organization had an open voting system to elect the new 7 wonders of the World. June 7, the candicates has been announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal.

The 7 candicates are:
- Chiche’n Itza’, Mexico
- Christ Redeemer, Brazil
- The Great Wall, China
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Petra, Jordan
- [...]

The largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island (this is not a typo!) is the Vulcan point in Crater Lake on Vulcano Island in Lake Taal on Luzon (PHI)

Also, the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake, is the Island in Mindemoya Lake on [...]