TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD

Even looking up at it on the picture makes you feel dizzy doesn't it!? And makes all the other buildings around it seem so tiny.

This building that also features the World's Highest Restaurant stands 2,717 feet tall.

The Burg Khalifa in Dubai was officially named the Tallest Building In The World when it first opened on 4th January, 2010.

It has 57 elevators and 8 escalators. The elevators have a max speed of 40mph can get you to the top in less than two minutes!

FIVE KID-FRIENDLY THINGS TO DO IN BOSTON

Five Kid-Friendly Things to Do in Boston
By Travel New England

With so many wonderful things for people of all ages to see and do in Boston, trying to create a list of only five that are just kid-oriented means leaving many great places and attractions out. That said, the suggestions below were selected because they are unique to Boston, have historical significance, or are just plain fun for the entire family. Following are five, fun kid-friendly things to do in the “Hub of the Universe”, Boston, Massachusetts:

1. Walk the Freedom Trail - Boston was the birthplace of the American Revolution. Many of the most significant events leading up to the revolution happened in Boston, including the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Boston Freedom Trail is a 2 ½-mile long walking path by sites of historical significance telling the story of the American Revolution and beyond. While the trail is fun to walk unguided, you may want to take one of the costumed guided tours to help make the trail come alive and to further entertain the kids.
2. Visit Old Ironsides – The USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. The 44-gun frigate was built in Boston and launched on October 21, 1797. She saw combat in the Quasi War with France (1798-1801), the Barbary Wars (1801-1805), and the War of 1812. The Constitution is in the Charlestown Navy Yard and is open for free guided tours year-round. It’s a great way to give kids a little history while seeing a really “cool” ship. The views of Boston Harbor are pretty nice too.
3. Visit the Sports Museum of New England – If you have sports-minded children, the Sports Museum Of New England is the place for you. Located in Boston’s TD Garden, home to the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, the museum not only pays tribute to New England’s legendary professional sports teams, but also has exhibits detailing other things such as the Boston Marathon, the Evolution of Women's Basketball, and Olympic figure skating silver medalist, Nancy Kerrigan. The museum is a lot of fun for athletes and sports fans both young and old. If you and your family really like sports museums, we would be remiss if we did not mention that the Basketball Hall of Fame is an hour west of Boston in Springfield, MA, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame is a little more than an hour southwest of Boston in Newport, RI.
4. Tour Fenway Park – Staying with a sports theme, you can tour one of Boston sport’s crown jewels –Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox and the oldest major league ballpark in the United States. When the Red Sox played their first game at Fenway on April 20, 1912, the sinking of the Titanic was still front-page news. And yes, that first game was against the New York Highlanders, now their arch-rivals, the New York Yankees. The Sox won that game 7-6 in 11 innings starting another Boston sports tradition, very long marathon games between the Red Sox and the Yankees. Tours of Fenway Park occur daily year-round.
5. Take a Duck Tour - For a truly unique way to tour Boston, hop on an old World War II era amphibious truck. Boston Duck Tours operate a fleet of refurbished “DUKW” amphibious trucks to provide truly unique tours of Boston. The tours take visitors past over 20 significant sites in Boston and even head into the Charles River for great views of the Boston and Cambridge skylines. And yes, some visitors even get to drive when the Ducks are in the water.

These are but a few of the many wonderful things for the young and young at heart in the City of Boston.

About the Author
This article was written exclusively for Travel Shack by the editorial staff of Travel New England, a website about all of the wonderful things to see and do in the six New England states. Check out their site, blog, and photo gallery for more New England Vacation Ideas.

The picture of Fenway Park is from the Wikimedia Commons. It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

ATTENTION TWEETERS! - Win A Free Flight For 2 To A Secret City

Do you ever wish that you could jet off somewhere to a dream location without the hassle and the cost of booking your flight?

Well Tweeters stand by! KLM are currently holding a competition for several lucky winners to receive 2 economy flight tickets to one of their Secret Cities. This location is to be guessed by you.

Never before would a 'Follow' on this social network seem so exciting! So forget your status updates for now and start following KLM on Twitter. Once you do get yourself over there daily at 4pm UK time to see the daily 'hint' tweet and you can start playing the game to be in with a chance of winning the prize.

Although its UK time its not just UK residents that can enter. The contest is open to anyone basically who has a Twitter account and follows the terms and conditions.

The daily tweet will also show you a picture of a city. What you need to do is pinpoint the location on the map using a flag on google maps where you think the place is and submit your entry. You can do a pin point entry once per day from Monday to Friday. 5 different cities will be featured throughout the week and playing each day will increase your chances. The winner is the person with the best score and who has guest the closest.

If for any reason there is more than one person who has selected the same closest location the winner will then be selected by other factors such as the time it took to guess the location, how many times you have entered amongst others.

And if you win you actually get to choose which one of the 5 locations you would like to fly out to. Excellent!

I have already joined and been playing along of course, I've been racking my brain each day .. is it London, Paris, Argentina, somewhere else!?

The contest has already started 8 days ago and will run until the 24th April so I'm giving you a heads up to come along and play with me and the others on twitter

Don't forget to check back at 4pm UK time the next day where the previous city locations will be revealed. How exciting would it be if you got the answer right? Then all you have to do is wait for that direct message to say you were the closest and you could be packing your bags on the same day!

The winners are announced each Monday so there is not that long to find out if it is indeed your lucky day.

I know it may sound silly but if I won I would like to actually go to the building or place in the Twitter picture that won me the contest when I arrived for my trip in the city. This as well as checking out the local bars, restaurants and entertainment along the way.

You can follow KLM on Twitter using this link here and find out more selecting the other links scattered around this post.

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