Top Camping Locations

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Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, cabin, a primitive structure, or no shelter at all. In many parts of the world camping refers exclusively to the use of tents or similar portable structures. Camping as a recreational activity became popular in the early 20th century. Camping is a key part of the program of many youth organizations around the world, such as Scouting. It is used to teach self-reliance and team work. Campers mostly prefer the national parks, open areas in midst of nature, a hill top, mountain sides and other publicly owned natural areas. Locations are most important in a camping. Here is a list of top ten camping locations around the world.

1. THREE CLIFFS BAY, GOWER
Three Cliffs Bay is a bay on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The bay takes its name from the three sea cliffs that jut out into the bay. Pennard Pill, a small stream, flows into the sea in the middle of the bay. The sea cliffs are limestone, about 20 m high, and are a popular destination for rock climbers with 20 climbs in the lower grades. The largest of the Three Cliffs is easily climbed if approached from the grassy base. The major attraction of this site is its spectacular position, which offers panoramic views of the Gower coastline.

2. TURNER HALL FARM, CUMBRIA
Turner Hall Farm is located in the Lake District’s lesser-visited Duddon Valley. It is actually not that far from civilisation, but it feels like the Middle of Nowhere, given the journey there. The most spectacular way to arrive at Turner Hall Farm is to drive over the Wrynose Pass, a tortuous zigzag of a road, often single-track, frequently hair pinned and always threatening to throw your car down the steep sides of the hill with one wrong move. It’s an exhilarating drive that matches some of the best Lake District walks, view for view.

3. BRIGHOUSE BAY, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY:
Brighouse Bay is one of Scotland’s top environmental Parks, Brighouse Bay is set in a quiet and secluded peninsula, with magnificent views over the Irish Sea and surrounded by 1,200 acres of great walking country, and Brighouse Bay is set in a quiet, secluded peninsula, with magnificent views over the Irish Sea. The award-winning holiday park offers a swimming pool, toddlers’ pool, games room, ten-pin bowling, and playground, toddlers’ corner, bar, bistro, family room and function suite.

4. LE VAL DE CANTOBRE , AVEYRON, FRANCE
The Le Val De Cantobre is a nature park surrounded by the river La Dourbie. The Grands Causses Regional Park encompasses some of France’s most spectacular landscapes, including the Gorges du Tarn. This park campsite, in the grounds of a medieval farmhouse, has pitches arranged on terraces looking down the valley, and there is a full activity programme available.

5. FOUR SEASONS TENTED CAMP, GOLDEN TRIANGLE, THAILAND
This is a beautiful location situated in Thailand. This is an exotic bamboo jungle, where three countries meet. You can enjoy hours interacting with elephants; training and trekking. This is an once-in-a-lifetime experience for active adults and teens. It has got 15 tented accommodations all different and unique in luxury, completed with hand-hammered copper bathtubs – echo the romantic spirit of 19th-century explorers. All-inclusive Four Seasons adventures cover every detail, from drinks and dining to river boat excursions to meet local hill tribes.

6. CASTEL CAMPING LE TY NADAN, BRITTANY
The campsite is in a superb setting amongst wooded countryside on a 60-acre, riverside estate in France. In the valley of the “Devils Rocks”, the TY NADAN campsite offers you a large range of sports and leisure activities. On the site, you can do horse riding, quad biking, canoeing, or try out the Adventure Park, archery or paintball tournaments. The activities are for all ages. If you are not tired yet, you can always have a swim in the indoor pool or play ping-pong or badminton in the multi-sports hall.

7. LONGITUDE 131, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA:
Longitude 131 is located in the geographical centre of Australia and is spiritual heart of its Aborigines. It has taken a leaf out of Africa’s upscale safari camps and created a top-notch tented retreat with all the luxuries of a 5-star resort in a desert wilderness setting. Each tent is like a hotel room with a central king-size bed with crisp cotton sheets, a contemporary en suite bathroom, lots of wardrobe space, and floor-to-ceiling windows with an electric blind that opens at the flick of a switch to reveal the surrounding desert and Ayers Rock. Longitude 131 is simply, magical.

8. SYKE FARM, CUMBRIA
The Syke Farm is located in the Buttermere Village, Cumbria. It is open all round the year and is a beautiful place to be in. Its location is its usp, much more than a bumpy field, but the setting is to die for. Expect awesome, fascinating views of Red Pike, High Stile and Haystacks.

9. AYR HOLIDAY PARK, CORNWALL
Ayr Holiday Park is the only Holiday Park in St Ives which is less than half a mile from the beaches, town centre and harbour. All the attractions of this leading Cornish resort are within walking distance of Ayr Holiday Park and busses regularly pass from the town centre. Ayr Holiday Park along with camping, offers touring caravan holidays, supported by some of the best park facilities to be found in Cornwall. Ayr is graded Four Star “excellent” quality grading by the Tourist Board.

10. BURROWHAYES FARM, SOMERSET
Situated beside the Horner water in the glorious Horner Valley and with a view of Dunkery Beacon, Burrowhayes Farm is in the heart of the Exmoor National Park and provides a central position for touring the whole of Exmoor with its wooded valleys, streams, hills and magnificent coastal scenery.

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Top 10 Guitar Brands of the World

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Music is a passion for many people around the world. There are possible over 3000 musical instruments in the world, right from the most traditional ones to the highly sophisticated modern ones. Guitar is one of the most stylish modern musical instruments known to man. A lot of young stars are actually inclined towards playing a guitar. The guitar is an instruments which produces sound on the strumming of strings attached to the strand, which is like a long bar on the upper portion of the guitar. There are a number of manufacturers who manufactures these amazing instruments. But question is which the best are? Here is a list of top ten brands of guitar to choose from:

1. Fender
Fender guitars are the most popular and are considered as one of the best brands in the world. Fender guitar is manufactured by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Scottsdale, Arizona. They are specialized in making stringed instruments and are best in making the solid body electric bass guitars. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation was incorporated in the year 1946 and is a relatively new company, but with the quality of products they make and the success they achieved, Fender is easily the best guitar manufacturer in the world.

2. Epiphone
The Epiphone Company is a musical instrument company which was founded in the year 1873. Epiphone is specialized in making Guitars and are one of the largest producers of guitars in the world. Epiphone has several ranges to choose from, as they brand them in different groups. Few of the Epiphone ranges of guitars are, Epiphone Sheraton, Epiphone Casino, Epiphone Texan and The Dot etc. Besides guitars Epiphone also manufactured upright basses, banjos and other forms of stringed instruments.

3. Jackson
Jackson is a renowned guitar manufacturing company. It is named after its founder, Grover Jackson. Jackson Guitars was founded in the year 1980 and has its headquarters in the State of Arizona, United States. Jackson guitars are considered as one of the best guitars in the world. Jackson Guitars are known for its slender and elegant designs. Jackson Guitars are popular for their typical pointed headstock which is similar in design with the “shark fins”. This design is most popular and has inspired many other guitar brands to shape themselves as the Jackson’s.

4. Ibanez
Ibanez is a Japanese guitar manufacturer which was founded in the year 1957. Ibanez was the first Japanese company to gain a foothold in exporting guitars to United States and Europe. They were the pioneer to produce the seven- strings guitars. Ibanez has produced several guitar models including the Electric Guitar Models, the Signature Models, Bass Guitar Models, and Acoustic Guitar Models etc. The Ibanez guitars are one of the best in the world.

5. Gibson
Gibson guitars are the produce of the Gibson Guitar Corporation which produces guitars and other musical instruments which sell under a variety of brand names. Gibson Guitar Corporation was founded in the year 1890 by Orville Gibson in USA. It is a mass producer of the Guitars and is the most widely used guitars in the world. Gibson guitars are exported all over the world and are considered as one of the best guitar brands in the world. Gibson Guitars actually are the giant guitar company which also owns other brands of guitars. Some of the popular brands which are owned by Gibson are Baldwin, Epiphone, Kramer, Maestro, Slingerlands etc.

6. Ovation
Ovation Guitars are the produce of the Ovation Guitar Company which is a holding of the Kaman Music Corporation. Ovation Guitars are popular with the studio musicians rather than the stage performance. The Ovation Guitars are specialized in producing the acoustic guitars and they primarily manufacture various acoustic guitars. The first Ovation Guitar was developed by the founder of the Kaman Music Corporation, Charles Kaman in the year 1966. Ever since then, the Ovation Guitars are the best acoustic guitar manufacturer in the world.

7. ESP
ESP Guitars are also among the top guitar brands in the world. The company was founded by Hisatake Shibuya in the year 1975 in Tokyo, Japan. The ESP which stands for the Electric Sound Products was just a shop which was run by Shibuya to supply high quality custom replacement parts for guitars. They gained a lot of reputation as a supplier of the best quality replacement parts for musicals. Later in 1976 Shibuya started developing his own guitars and ever since then the ESP guitars are known across the world for its quality and service.

8. Squier
Squier is a brand of guitars which is a subsidiary brand of the Fender Guitars. Squier was acquired by the Fender group in the year 1965. Before the accusation of the Squier, Fender use to manufacture low priced guitars but after Fender got Squier, it stopped manufacturing the low price guitars. Squier is one of the best brands of guitars and is a high priced brand of Fender.

9. Yamaha
Yamaha is a huge multinational corporation which was established as a piano and reed organ manufacturer in the year 1887. Yamaha is a conglomerate and are into several businesses. But the oldest and the most popular are the musical instruments. Yamaha has grown over the period to become the world’s largest music instrument company which produces almost every possible musical instrument. Yamaha Guitars are also one among its many popular musical instruments. Yamaha guitars had a great demand in the market but recently faced a tough competition from other popular counterparts. However, Yamaha guitars are still one of the most popular guitars in the world.

10. B.C Rich
B.C. Rich is a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars which was founded in 1969. B.C. Rich is considered as one of the most stylish electric guitar manufacturer. Lately they are more into manufacturing their guitars in Asia. However, after the Rico family, who were the founder family this brand of guitar is almost losing its charm and popularity. But definitely the B.C. Rich guitars were the better ones among other popular brands of guitars.

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