<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.twip.org/rss/twiprss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>The World in Photos</title><link>http://www.twip.org</link><description>Visit the world through pictures</description><copyright>Copyright TWIP 2004</copyright><language>en</language><image>	<title>The World in Photos</title>	<url>http://www.twip.org/design/logo-60-60.gif</url>	<link>http://www.twip.org</link></image><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:20:50 +0100</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[Bats cave]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-bats-cave-en-18442-23045.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-bats-cave-en-18442-23045.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bats cave, Lam dong province - Bats cave (Thiên Phúc Sơn Động) with the statue of the huge Buddha statue sitting on a rock carved 5 elephant heads and 5 bats heads. The Buddha preaching to 'Song Tuong Trieu Phuc' (the two elephant-statues), 'Tam Dai' (lion, tiger, bear), 'Tu Linh' (the four supernatural creatures: dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix), 'Ngu Qua' (the five fruits), 'Cuu Phuc' (the nine bats), ect.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-bats-cave-lam-dong-province-23045-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagui chain-bridge]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-madagui-chain-bridge-en-18442-23042.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-madagui-chain-bridge-en-18442-23042.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Madagui Chain-bridge was built in 2003 with the length is 120m over Da Huoai river. It's interseting for raft floating along the stream. In this area, Ma ethnics (about 30,000 people) live in the middle and upper of Dong Nai river, along Đạ Đơng river, between the highlands: Bao Loc, Di Linh, Lam Dong province.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-madagui-chain-bridge-lam-dong-province-23042-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tam dai]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-tam-dai-en-18442-23046.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-tam-dai-en-18442-23046.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tam dai (Lion, Tiger, Bear) in Madagui Forest Resort. Natural caves and hugely grandiose stones are carved by craftsmen into giant artistic works as 'Song Tuong Trieu Phuc' (the two elephant-statues), 'Tam Dai' (lion, tiger, bear), 'Tu Linh' (the four supernatural creatures: dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix), 'Ngu Qua' (the five fruits), 'Cuu Phuc' (the nine bats), ect. These animal follows the Buddha preaching.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-tam-dai-madagui-forest-resort-23046-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thach Lam lake]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-thach-lam-lake-en-18442-23043.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-thach-lam-lake-en-18442-23043.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Thach Lam lake covers 15ha, Madagui forest resort, Lam dong. We can fishing or rowing on some dug-out canoes.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-thach-lam-lake-madagui-forest-resort-23043-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thien Phuc son dong]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-thien-phuc-son-dong-en-18442-23044.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-thien-phuc-son-dong-en-18442-23044.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Thien Phuc son dong, Magagui, Lam dong province - Madagui Forest Resort offers visitors a chance to discover mysterious natural caves and hugely grandiose stones carved by craftsmen into such giant artistic works as 'Song Tuong Trieu Phuc' (the two elephant-statues), 'Tam Dai' (lion, tiger, bear), 'Tu Linh' (the four supernatural creatures: dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix), 'Ngu Qua' (the five fruits), 'Cuu Phuc' (the nine bats), ect.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-thien-phuc-son-dong-magagui-lam-dong-province-23044-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manarola]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-italy-manarola-view-manarola-en-18446-23041.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-italy-manarola-view-manarola-en-18446-23041.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[View of Manarola (Manaea), part of the Cinque Terre towns - comune of Riomaggiore, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-manarola-cinque-terre-23041-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Da Huoai river]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-da-huoai-river-en-18442-23033.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-da-huoai-river-en-18442-23033.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Upper stream of Da Huoai river with the beginning from Bao Loc, Da Lat and flowing to Dong Nai province. Madagui is a part of nam Cat Tien national forest (Rừng quốc gia Nam cát Tiên).]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-da-huoai-river-vietnam-23033-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chain-bridge]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-chain-bridge-en-18442-23034.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-chain-bridge-en-18442-23034.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Chain-bridge over Da Hoai river, Lam dong province. Coming to Madagui Forest Resort we can explore Nam Cat Tien Nation park in a fresh and cool climate with breathtakingly beautiful natural landscapes surrounded by uninterrupted systems of streams, rivers and cave-chains and a vegetational cover of rich and diversified primeval forests.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-chain-bridge-da-hoai-river-23034-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Port]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-france-les-roches-de-condrieu-view-port-en-18448-23035.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-france-les-roches-de-condrieu-view-port-en-18448-23035.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Le port des Roches de Condrieu sur le Rhône, le village, en arrière plan la chaîne du Pilat rhodanien - Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Isère, France]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-port-les-roches-de-condrieu-23035-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagui Forest Resort]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-madagui-forest-resort-en-18442-23032.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-madagui-forest-resort-en-18442-23032.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Located right at the foot of Deo Chuoi (Banana Pass) on National Road 20, about 152 km of Ho Chi Minh City and 148 km of Da Lat, Madagui Forest Resort is part of Nam Cat Tien National Park. The Resort is situated among the hilly areas in a fresh and cool climate with breathtakingly beautiful natural landscapes surrounded by uninterrupted systems of streams, rivers and cave-chains and a vegetational cover of rich and diversified primeval forests.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-madagui-forest-resort-vietnam-23032-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banana pass]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-banana-pass-en-18442-23030.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-banana-pass-en-18442-23030.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Deo Chuoi (Banana Pass) on National Road 20, about 152 km of Ho Chi Minh City and 148 km of Da Lat. It links the two provinces of Lam dong and Dong nai.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-deo-chuoi-banana-pass-lam-dong-23030-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madagui Forest Resort]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-madagui-forest-resort-en-18442-23031.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-madagui-forest-resort-en-18442-23031.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Gate, Madagui Forest Resort, Lam dong province - Located right at the foot of Deo Chuoi (Banana Pass) on National Road 20, about 152 km of Ho Chi Minh City and 148 km of Da Lat, Madagui Forest Resort is part of the Nam Cat Tien National Park.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-madagui-forest-resort-lam-dong-province-23031-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Da Huoai river]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-da-huoai-river-en-18442-23029.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-lam-dong-province-da-huoai-river-en-18442-23029.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Da Huoai river, Madagui, Lam dong province - The name Madagui that means the Gui river of Ma ethnics. Da Huoai river begins from Bao Loc, Da Lat city flows to Dong Nai province. There are many rocks on the stream. This area is famous with some kinds of Lăng fish and Leo fish (cá Lăng và cá Leo).]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-da-huoai-river-madagui-lam-dong-province-23029-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[View]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-belgium-viroinval-olloy-sur-viroin-view-en-18444-23040.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-belgium-viroinval-olloy-sur-viroin-view-en-18444-23040.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Olloy-sur-Viroin (Ôlwè), Viroinval, entre Calestienne et Ardenne, un bien beau village vu du monument qui le domine - région wallonne dans la province de Namur, Belgique]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-olloy-sur-viroin-viroinval-23040-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andora]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-italy-andora-view-andora-en-13981-23008.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-italy-andora-view-andora-en-13981-23008.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Andora - Marina di Andora, located on the Italian Riviera, region of Liguria, Italy]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-andora-italy-23008-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alassio port]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-italy-alassio-view-alassio-port-en-13997-23007.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-europe-italy-alassio-view-alassio-port-en-13997-23007.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Port of Alassio (Portul Alassio), on the Gulf of Genoa coast, province of Savona, Liguria, Italy]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-port-of-alassio-23007-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statue]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-statue-en-9026-22991.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-statue-en-9026-22991.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden was built on March 23 1864 and is one of the oldest zoos in the world (ranked 8th). Mr.Louis Pierre, who had worked in the botanical garden in Calcutta (India), was the first director on March 28 1865. On the stele of his statue write: 'A la mémoire de J.B.Louis PIERRE , botaniste Français né à St Andre (Ile de la reunion) le 23 Octobre 1833, mort à Paris le 30 Octobre 1905, Premier Directeur et organisateur du jardin botanique de Saigon (1865-1877)']]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-saigon-zoo-and-botanical-garden-22991-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-garden-en-9026-22994.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-garden-en-9026-22994.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden has a diversity of fauna and flora. There are 590 animals of 125 species, 1830 trees and plants of 260 valuable species, some of which are over 100 years old. In the botanical garden, rare and valuable plants of many species are grown. Some of them cannot be found in Vietnam. Some species of cactus, fern and plants are imported from Africa and America.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-saigon-zoo-and-botanical-garden-22994-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boat]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-ao-nang-view-boat-en-13735-22997.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-ao-nang-view-boat-en-13735-22997.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Long tail boat, Aonang or Ao Nang, coastal province of Krabi, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-long-tail-boat-ao-nang-thailand-22997-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buddhist temple]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-phra-kaew-buddhist-temple-en-5189-22998.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-phra-kaew-buddhist-temple-en-5189-22998.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Buddhist temple 'Wat Phra Kaew' (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), view from the Grand Palace, in Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-wat-phra-kaew-bangkok-22998-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-lake-en-9026-22995.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-lake-en-9026-22995.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lake in the Zoo of HCM city, Viet nam - In Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden has lakes with lotus and many kinds of fish, in the middle of lake is a small island of monkeys and apes.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-saigon-zoo-and-botanical-garden-22995-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giraffe]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-giraffe-en-9026-22996.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-giraffe-en-9026-22996.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Giraff- Zoo- Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam - In Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden, there are many kinds of mammals, reptiles, birds and so on.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-giraffe-saigon-zoo-and-botanical-garden-22996-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elephant statue]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-elephant-statue-en-9026-22993.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-elephant-statue-en-9026-22993.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Elephant statue, in the Zoo of HCMC (Vietnam), was given by the Supreme King of Siam, SOMDECH PHRA PARAMINDR MAHA PRAJADHIPOK, as souvenir of his majesty's first visit to Indo-china, landed at Saigon on the 14th April 1930]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-saigon-zoo-and-botanical-garden-22993-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old trees]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-old-trees-en-9026-22992.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-zoo-old-trees-en-9026-22992.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden is one of the oldest zoos in the world (ranked 8th). It's located on 2B Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. It is the home for many rare orchids, ornamental plants, and over a hundred species of mammals, reptiles and birds.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-saigon-zoo-and-botanical-garden-22992-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Houses]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-ayvalik-downtown-houses-en-18365-22987.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-ayvalik-downtown-houses-en-18365-22987.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ayvalık typical houses (Ayvalik - Αϊβαλί), Balıkesir, Aegean, Turkey]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-ayvalik-houses-turkey-22987-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairy chimney]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-goreme-goreme-national-park-fairy-chimney-en-6455-22985.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-goreme-goreme-national-park-fairy-chimney-en-6455-22985.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fairy chimney rock formations located in Göreme National Park (Göreme Milli Parklar in Turkish), near the city of Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-fairy-chimney-goreme-national-park-22985-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Typical street]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-ayvalik-downtown-typical-street-en-18365-22986.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-ayvalik-downtown-typical-street-en-18365-22986.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Typical street in Ayvalık, Balıkesir Province, Aegean coast of Turkey]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-ayvalik-street-turkey-22986-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolchiste]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-kekova-dolchiste-en-18361-22982.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-kekova-dolchiste-en-18361-22982.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dolchiste/Dolikisthe ruins in Kekova island (Caravola) - near Kaş, Antalya province, Turkey]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-kekova-island-turkey-22982-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas Island]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-fethiye-gemiler-island-st-nicholas-island-en-18362-22983.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-fethiye-gemiler-island-st-nicholas-island-en-18362-22983.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Gemiler Island - St. Nicholas Island in Fethiye, district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-gemiler-island-fethiye-22983-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[House]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-cumalikizik-downtown-house-en-18364-22984.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-middle-east-turkey-cumalikizik-downtown-house-en-18364-22984.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Typical street and house in the village of Cumalıkızık, at the foot of Mount Uludağ, near Bursa - Turkey]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/2010/photo-cumalikizik-house-22984-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item></channel></rss>