Basic Travel Guide

Here’s a list compiled from Guinness World Records for the mermaids and mermans travelers. 1. World’s Deadliest Lake – Lake Nyos in Cameroon, West Africa. The lake responsible for the most deaths in the world because of its toxic gases have claimed nearly 2,000 lives in recent decades. On just one night of August 1986, between 1,600 and 1,800 people and countless animals were killed by a large natural release of carbon-dioxide gas. 2. World’s Oldest Lake – Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. The lake is between 20 and 25 million years old. It was formed by a tectonic rift in the Earth’s crust, which still causes Baikal to widen by about 2cm (0.78 in) per year. It hold more water than North America’s Great Lakes combined and has a wealth of biodiversity, including the world’s only freshwater seal. 

1. Visit the Forbidden City, Beijing Forbidden City ( source ) As seen in "The Last Emperor" movie, the Forbidden City remains to be  the largest ancient palatial structure in the world, making Buckingham palace look like a granny flat. The Outer Court merits a wander as it holds the Hall of Supreme Harmony, with ornate gold thrones and dragon motifs, where major occasions took place. But this is the busy end, so don’t buy your tickets here; instead walk down to the northern Gate of Divine Prowess, where the entry queues are much shorter. If you’re pushed for time, head straight for the quieter eastern side of the palace. Tour parties tend to stick to the main halls, so you’ll have its peaceful courtyards – home to the jade-andgold Treasure House and Emperor Qianlong’s quarters – all to yourself. Guides – both electronic and human – are available at the entrances; ask for the slightly older version of the audio guide rather than the flashy new sensor...

Below is a list of some world famous graves and tombs worth visiting. 1. Westminster Abbey, London Once, only kings and queens of England were buried in a church known as Westminster Abbey in London. But if you visit the Abbey today, you will see not only the graves of kings and queens, but also of statesmen like Oliver Cromwell, of scientists like Isaac Newton, of poets like Geoffrey Chaucer, and of composers like George Frideric Handel. Some of the graves are so simply marked that you can walk right over them, and not even know it. You might be standing on the grave of Lord Tennyson in the floor, while you are looking at the grave of Chaucer ion the wall.