Hello! In this post I'd like to share sentences with gerunds which I've found in some articles. While reading these articles you can travel without leaving a room and find out something new about our world as well as relax. Enjoy!:)
Cuba travel guide: 10 tips for first time travel to Cuba
1. VisitingCuba
is a highlight-packed sensory overload, especially if you take the time to
understand the past political strife that has shaped a nation that stands on
the cusp of a social and economic revolution.- NPA
2. Being able to hail a taxi and negotiate the destination and fare are vital to getting around, and being able to order food and drink is handy.- NPA
3. Of greater concern, my Airbnb host Gustavo warns, is the risk of dengue fever, which can be debilitating. - NPA
4. Cubans are, by and large, exceptionally outgoing people.- NPA
5. Approach these interactions expecting to pay for a slice of their time and local knowledge, which is sometimes well worth it.- NPA
6. You might think the massive, curvaceous American cars for whichHavana is famous are a myth, and finding one
is like tracking down a white whale.- NPA;NPA
7. Knowing a little Spanish helps a lot.- NPA
8. Even better is that you'll probably be seated next to some locals heading off to work, with Cuba's taxis running more like a bus service that picks up and sets down various fares during any given trip.- NPA;NPA
9.Havana has some brilliant
museums, featuring the artwork of abundantly talented locals, plus a number of
institutions dedicated to detailing the nation's history of political
instability, bloodshed and proud defiance.- NPA;NPA
10. The Museo dela Revolucion in the Old
Havana part of town is an essential stop – behind the stunning façade are
hundreds of artefacts, photos, weapons and blow-by-blow explanations of events.- NPA
11. Perhaps most poignant of all are the bullet holes in the walls, a sobering reminder that this beautiful metropolis was once, as the museum name suggests, the site of bloody revolution.- NPA
12, Said to be the oldest stone fort in theAmericas , it's also home to an
excellent museum highlighting the nation's proud maritime past.- NPA
13. It's a great spot to enjoy the passing parade of classic American cars, too.- NPA
14.Cuba is much more than just Havana , although you can easily spend a week
wandering the old town, poking around Vedado, and taking in the neighbouring
coastal settlements.- NPA;NPA;NPA
15. You can take a 20-minute taxi ride to out to Cojimar, the setting for the Ernest Hemingway novel The Old Man and the Sea and the place where Hemingway kept his own boat.- NPA
Bob Marley Mausoleum, Jamaica: Getting to know Bob Marley's Jamaica
1. He died inMiami
trying to get home from a cancelled European tour.-NPA
2. A tour of Good Hope is a great way to learn aboutJamaica 's
colonial history, walking through the renovated Great House and visiting the
onsite pottery workshop before a barbecue lunch.- NPA;NPA
Sir Bani Yas island, United Arab Emirates: Exotic Arab escape
1. Instantly I'm descending at disconcerting speed, the pressure building in my ears ...- NPA;NPA
2. So now it's just a question of how long I can hold my breath while collecting as many oysters as possible.- NPA
3. They begin as nine-year-old boys, learning to pry open the oysters with a lethally sharp knife to search for the elusive jewels.- NPA
4. At 12, they are old enough to dive, working from sunrise to sunset.- NPA
5. The odds of finding a pearl are well over 2000 to one.- NPA
6. Not that guests who try the three-hour pearl diving experience atSir Bani Yas Island
– a three hour drive and 25-minute ferry ride from the city of Abu Dhabi – leave
the dhow empty handed.- NPA
7. Which is ironic because it was the cultured pearl that killed off pearl diving, and we have an Australian to thank for that.- NPA
8. British-born marine biologist William Saville-Kent is credited with being the first to produce both blister and spherical pearls of commercial quality.- NPA
9. Bani Yas is the name of the Bedouin tribe who went from being part-time pearl divers to full-time rulers by the time oil was discovered in 1958. -NPA
10. Today that guest lodge is the centre point of Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts, spread over three contrasting but luxurious properties.- NPA
11. Al Sahel, within the wildlife park, has an African safari atmosphere with antelope and other herbivores grazing on the lawns and drinking from the pools.- NPA;NPA
12. Undiscovered until 1992, it is the only known pre-Islamic Christian site in the UAE – and a key site on the guided history tours departing Desert Sands each day.- NPA
13. So in 1977 he banned hunting on the island and began planting 2.8 million acacia and mangrove trees to provide the habitat for his private wildlife park.- NPA
14. Gibbs and Gabriel, brothers from the same litter, lying next to each other in the sun, having just caught and devoured a sizeable Barbary sheep.- NPA, PA
Cuba travel guide: 10 tips for first time travel to Cuba
1. Visiting
2. Being able to hail a taxi and negotiate the destination and fare are vital to getting around, and being able to order food and drink is handy.- NPA
3. Of greater concern, my Airbnb host Gustavo warns, is the risk of dengue fever, which can be debilitating. - NPA
4. Cubans are, by and large, exceptionally outgoing people.- NPA
5. Approach these interactions expecting to pay for a slice of their time and local knowledge, which is sometimes well worth it.- NPA
6. You might think the massive, curvaceous American cars for which
7. Knowing a little Spanish helps a lot.- NPA
8. Even better is that you'll probably be seated next to some locals heading off to work, with Cuba's taxis running more like a bus service that picks up and sets down various fares during any given trip.- NPA;NPA
9.
10. The Museo de
11. Perhaps most poignant of all are the bullet holes in the walls, a sobering reminder that this beautiful metropolis was once, as the museum name suggests, the site of bloody revolution.- NPA
12, Said to be the oldest stone fort in the
13. It's a great spot to enjoy the passing parade of classic American cars, too.- NPA
14.
15. You can take a 20-minute taxi ride to out to Cojimar, the setting for the Ernest Hemingway novel The Old Man and the Sea and the place where Hemingway kept his own boat.- NPA
Bob Marley Mausoleum, Jamaica: Getting to know Bob Marley's Jamaica
1. He died in
2. A tour of Good Hope is a great way to learn about
Sir Bani Yas island, United Arab Emirates: Exotic Arab escape
1. Instantly I'm descending at disconcerting speed, the pressure building in my ears ...- NPA;NPA
2. So now it's just a question of how long I can hold my breath while collecting as many oysters as possible.- NPA
3. They begin as nine-year-old boys, learning to pry open the oysters with a lethally sharp knife to search for the elusive jewels.- NPA
4. At 12, they are old enough to dive, working from sunrise to sunset.- NPA
5. The odds of finding a pearl are well over 2000 to one.- NPA
6. Not that guests who try the three-hour pearl diving experience at
7. Which is ironic because it was the cultured pearl that killed off pearl diving, and we have an Australian to thank for that.- NPA
8. British-born marine biologist William Saville-Kent is credited with being the first to produce both blister and spherical pearls of commercial quality.- NPA
9. Bani Yas is the name of the Bedouin tribe who went from being part-time pearl divers to full-time rulers by the time oil was discovered in 1958. -NPA
10. Today that guest lodge is the centre point of Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts, spread over three contrasting but luxurious properties.- NPA
11. Al Sahel, within the wildlife park, has an African safari atmosphere with antelope and other herbivores grazing on the lawns and drinking from the pools.- NPA;NPA
12. Undiscovered until 1992, it is the only known pre-Islamic Christian site in the UAE – and a key site on the guided history tours departing Desert Sands each day.- NPA
13. So in 1977 he banned hunting on the island and began planting 2.8 million acacia and mangrove trees to provide the habitat for his private wildlife park.- NPA
14. Gibbs and Gabriel, brothers from the same litter, lying next to each other in the sun, having just caught and devoured a sizeable Barbary sheep.- NPA, PA
Oh, Dasha, I wish I were on Cuba rigt now(dreams, dreams)
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