The Gulf of Alaska – an arm of the Pacific Ocean ranges from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island (west) to the Alexander Archipelago(east) . The entire shoreline is a tough composition of forest, mountain, and tidewater glaciers as coast is densely cut. Majority of the seasonal rain showers and snowfall in the Pacific Northwest […]
Iguaza Waterfalls of the Iguazu River(rises near the city of Curitiba) , an outcome of a volcanic eruption, are on the border of the Brazilian state of Parana and the Argentinian province of Misiones which runs through the Devil’s Throat. It “Iguazu” derived from the words- Tupi(water) and ûasú(big) appears as reverse “J”. It is believed that a god wanted to marry […]
Hachiko, belonging to the Akita breed of dogs who are considered among the most loyal and faithful ones was brought to home in January,1924 by Dr.Ueno, a professor at the Japanese Imperial university. Dr.Ueno named the 2-months old puppy-Hachiko. The beautiful white dog accompanied Dr.Ueno to the Shibuya train station every morning and evening until […]
