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  by   Harriet Marsden UPVOTE                      Picture:  INSTAGRAM / EXPEDITION_196 Cassanda De Pecol  claims she has just broken the Guinness World Record to become: The first documented woman to travel to every sovereign nation  The first American woman to travel to every sovereign nation The youngest American to travel to every sovereign nation (at 27) The fastest person to travel to every sovereign nation In case you were wondering, there are 196 sovereign nations on the planet to date.  Beginning when Cassie was 23 on the Pacific island of Palau in July 2015, the trip lasted 18 months and 26 days - half the time of the previous Guinness World Record.  Her journey,  Expedition196 , was almost entirely funded by sponsorship, has been an installation in sustainability and ethical eco-friendly tourism. Now I know we've all had enough of experts, but if you were going to take travel ...

10. The Eiffel Tower Paris, France Gustave Eiffel originally designed this amazing monument, which has become France’s foremost cultural icon, for the World Fair in 1889. Believe it or not, it was supposed to be taken down after 20 years. Of course, that didn’t happen and now its one of the most visited monuments in the world. The design of this fantastic tower is the height of elegance. The economy of this design dictates that the tower’s 10,000 tonnes could be melted down in the same spot to be only 6 feet high. Its also rumoured that despite its size, the pressure exerted on the ground by the tower is like a man exerting pressure on a chair. 9. Burj Khalifa Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sure this is a really recent addition to human architectural history, but the tallest building in the world deserves a mention. Over the last couple decades there seems to be a competition out there for the tallest building, from the Petronas twin towers, to Taipei 101. Then the Burj in Duba...

25 Amazing Origami Animals Posted by  Andrew Smith  on November 1st, 2012 Origami is the art of paper-folding traditionally followed in Japan. This art form is evolved as a modern art form to decorate places, homes and offices. A flat sheet of material is transformed into different sculptures, birds, flowers or animals by folding techniques. Origami is a fascinating art to watch, and gives a classy look with minimal decoration expenses. Today, we like to showcase Origami art that has sculptures of different animals like lion, dragon, rat, fishes, penguins and many others. Have a look at the origami art work done by various experts. Source About Andrew Smith has written 377 post in this blog. Andrew Smith is founder of BestDesignTuts. He loves innovative designs, photography, paintings and everything that involves creativity. As an Internet entrepreneur, he constantly tries to bring new and fresh ideas turned into designs for the end use...