Monday, April 25, 2016

Gudauri: Greater Caucasus Mountain Range

 
 
My Georgia Trip (Blog Series 1 of 3)
 
One Magical day with so much of exciting magical moments for someone like me who hails from a country different from this one.  Surely there are a lot of other countries that has the same sceneries, but I have not been there yet though… here is where I got to experience it first… The Gudauri, where the snowy mountain alp called Greater Caucasus Mountain Range is situated in Georgia… the country on the crossroad of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. 
 
The mountain is in so high altitude that makes it capped with snow all year round.  Any holidaymaker will enjoy its slopes.  It is great for any skiing activities paralleled from what you can get in Switzerland.  Just remember to bring your own equipment because renting one at site could be expensive for some and not to mention the trainer that teaches basic skiing, he could be so pricey for an hour lesson.  Well, it could also be not much for an experience, some people are willing to pay the price for that once in a lifetime indulgence.

The Gudauri alp,  a sight to behold and remember!
 

 

 
 

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

TITANIC: The Legendary 104th year!

Are you always intrigued by the legendary Titanic? The infamous ship is now 104 years old to be exact by April 15, 2016 dating back from its maiden voyage.


I am as intrigued as you are! Well enough to satisfy my curiosity, I visited the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool, England to see what’s of remains the shipwreck (at least, the least thing I could do). ‘Got photos of some of the items collected from some of their expeditions.

Today, researchers are still mapping the Titanic debris field hoping it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg and plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic.

True enough, who couldn’t be interested than these generations of different film production outfit that made it into TV and movies? The most famous though was the latest from James Cameron that has come out again, in 3D in time for its 100th anniversary in April 15.

The film is not short of intrigues itself, I remember a British woman friend of mine once told me that she was saved from food poisoning from the location shoot in Mexico when she finally decided not to come up for the shooting as crowd extra. The catering company commissioned for the shoot seems mishandled the services.

Tidbits:

The Titanic movie actor's (Billy Zane) dialogue once said: “Even God Himself cannot sink this ship!” They thought it is unsinkable, well then, it sunk!

But one of its contemporaries also once said: “Only God can sail this ship!” Well then, it is still voyaging up to this day, the MV Doulos (former name SS Medina in 1914), the oldest active ocean-faring passenger ship. The ship like no other!

Travel back through time looking at these photos below:




Come and visit this place!







Nostalgic over larger than life 3D version of the Titanic movie?  I do, as for me, this is the greatest movie of our time ever made!