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Bright Side  thought hard and made a list of 30 beautiful places you would surely like to visit. Here are your dream travel detinations! Admire the tenderness of Japanese blooming gardens © journeytotheeast    © meteocity     © Kenji Yamamura    Kawachi Fuji, Ueno, and Hitsujiyama gardens during the cherry, phlox, and wisteria blossom season. Walk the Inca Trail to the sacred city of Machu Picchu © eastnews    The ancient way built by the Incas 600 years ago first dives into the jungle, then climbs high into the mountains, and at the end a real miracle awaits travelers: ’The City In The Sky,’ the sacred city of the Inca Empire, Machu Picchu. Go on a safari in Kenya and feed a giraffe © wmsp    © aardvarksafaris    Look into the crystal-clear glacial Moraine Lake in the moun...

Derawar Fort – Living to tell the tale 20th June 2011  |  DAWN.COM Standing proudly in the midst of the Cholistan desert, the Derawar Fort is a famed hallmark of Bahawalpur. From Bahawalpur city, it takes several hours to get to the fort, with the journey being long, tiring and dust laden. But it’s worth the trouble. With the vast Cholistan desert serving as a backdrop, the majestic fort is a sight to behold. Rai Jajja Bhati, a Hindu Rajput from Jaisalmir, was the first to build a fort on the site. However, the Nawab of Bahawalpur, Sadeq Mohammad Khan I, captured the fort in 1733 and had it rebuilt to how it looks today. The fort was taken away from the Nawab in 1747 but in 1804, Nawab Mubarak Khan reclaimed the fort. Several archeological sites, some of which date back to the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation, surround the Derawar Fort. These sites have not been excavated yet. The fort itself is badly in need of repair and restoration work. A mosque clos...