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While taxi color in other countries signify nothing in particular, Bangkoks taxis are actually color coded. The single-color are company taxis, personal taxis in cooperation or alliance and rental company taxis. The bi-colored taxis are in 3 kinds including yellow-green, red-blue and yellow-orange. The yellow-green are the personal private taxi. The red-blue are the rental taxi. The yellow-orange are the company taxi. The yellow-orange color Euro II buses are also air-conditioned and relatively new....

Switzerland-based origami artistSipho Mabonahas created a life-sized elephant from just one sheet of paper measuring 15 by 15 meters. The project was financed through Internet-crowdfunding site Indiegogo where he raised over $26,000 from 631 funders. A webcam was installed that allowed people to watch the massive elephant take shape. Mabona had originally expected the attempt to take three to four people. The work is now on display in the museum KKLB in Beromunster, Switzerland....

Shortly after, the salt pan came to be known as the Devil’s Golf Course. Known as Lake Manly, this body of water reached depths of 600 feet. During this period the majority of the salts that comprise these formation entered the area. This time the salt pan flooded to a depth of about 30 feet. The climate warmed again, rainfall declined, and the shallow lakes began to dry up. The pinnacles form when salty water rises up from underlying muds....

It is located within Mitchell River National Park and is one of the parks main attractions. Torrential rains make rivers run wild eroding riverbeds and carrying away every thing in their path. As the torrents flood the high country, they fall in stupendous cataracts and waterfalls into deep gorges. The flow would then diminish as the Dry Season wore on. Mitchell Falls usually flow from the wet until anywhere between July to October....

Named for its ponderous (heavy) wood, this pine is the major lumber tree in the Southwest. They are also easily identified by smell - Ponderosa Pine bark smells like vanilla or butterscotch. Photo credit Ponderosa Pines are almost everywhere at Bryce Canyon. Douglas-firs are surprisingly common at Bryce Canyon in spite of the dry climate. Source:National Park services

Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan and the countrys largest city. Konjikala flourished until its destruction by Mongols in the 13th century. After that it survived as a small village until Russians took over in the 19th century. Ashgabat suffered from another destructive earthquake in 1948, that killed two-thirds of its population. The Alem Entertainment Center in Ashgabat. The most striking feature of Ashgabat is the marble. Hundreds of soaring government buildings and apartment blocks are clad in imported Italian marble....

The spectacular colors appear almost unnatural and hand-painted. The black soil is lignite that was vegetative matter that grew along the floodplain. The grey coloring is mudstone, siltstone, and shale. The best time to visit the hills is after a rainstorm when every color is intensified. The sight draws hundreds of landscape photographers and artists to the place. Another busy time of the year is in winter, after a light dusting of snow....

The villages lifestyle and culture remained practically unchanged for many years after the majority of the country had modernized. The first floor held the living quarters. This allowed the farmers to raise silkworms even in the harsh winters. Sources:Wikipedia,Japan National Tourism Organization,UNESCO,Lonely Planet

Later, these whitewashed walls became backdrops for more immaculate designs. Using flower compositions, the women put special emphasis on decorating the wide stoves. They also painted flower garlands under pictures and around windows and doors. and the materials used were simply those that were most available like brown clay, soot, and lime. As an adhesive they used milk, sugar and egg whites or dumpling stock. The house-painting competition started in 1948 and occurred every few years until 1965 when it became an annual event....

Big Diomede is owned by Russia and Little Diomede is owned by the USA. At such times one can practically walk between the United States and Russia. Of course, this is only in theory. Crossing the Bering Strait is not legally permitted. The islands were originally inhabited by Yupik Eskimos as long as 3,000 years ago. The first European to reach the islands was the Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnyov in 1648....

Its capital city of Quito, lies smack in the middle of the imaginary line. This was replaced by a 30-meter tall tower topped by a globe five feet across in 1979. The monument lies inside a park named Mitad del Mundo or Middle of the World. A thick yellow line runs through the grounds that supposedly marks the precise position of the equator. Around half a million people visit Mitad del Mundo each year....

After descending 20 meters, the hole widens considerably into a cavern with a diameter of 100 meters. The intense blue color is created by high transparency of water and bright white carbonate sand. These holes were formed by deeper groundwater gradually dissolving the limestone until the ceiling of these voids collapsed. Later the sea level rose and filled the holes with water. Dean’s Blue Hole is a popular spot for diving ad snorkeling....

The Irohazaka Winding Roads were so named because together they consist of 48 hairpin turns. Each turn is labeled with one of the 48 characters in the Japanese alphabet. The plateau offers an observation deck with views over the Irohazaka and the valley below. From late October to early November, one can view spectacular autumn colors along Irohazaka. See more twisty roads:Heaven-Linking Avenue,Trollstigen Road in NorwayandTransfagarasan Road, Romania Source:Japan-guide,Wikipedia