Interesting Tourist places and things

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Tiger Temple -Thailand



Tiger Temple, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua, is a Buddhist temple in Western Thailand which keeps numerous animals, among them several tigers that walk around freely once a day and can be petted by visitors.



According to the abbot and others associated with the temple, in 1999 the temple received the first tiger cub, it had been found by villagers and died soon after. The story goes that several tiger cubs were later given to the temple over time, typically when the mothers had been killed by poachers, others who wanted to get rid of their tiger "pets" or those were under pressure to do so as laws and policies surrounding the keeping of cites protected species became more strict. As of 2007, over 21 cubs have been born at thetemple and the total number of tigers is about 12 adult tigers and 4 cubs.



The subspecies of these tigers is unknown as none of them have been DNA tested, but it is thought that they are Indochinese Tigers, except Mek (a BengalTiger ). There is also a possibility that there may be some of the newly discovered Malayan Tigers and it is likely that many are cross breeds or hybrids.

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Ksar Ouled Soltane




The Ksar Ouled Soltane is a popular tourist attraction in Tunisia's southern province of Tataouine. The Ksar Ouled Soltane is a particularly attractive and well-preserved fortified granary built by the Berbers in the 15th Century. The multi-level granaries are called ghorfas and the fortified village is the Ksar. Granaries were fortified to stop raids on a village's food supply. The Ksar is an adobe structure which blends in beautifully with the hillside.