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Top 10 Best DJs in the World Right Now

09/01/202009/01/2020 by PickyTop

We have seen different trends and movements throughout the music that changed the world forever.
In that Disk Jockeying was a subtype in which a Jockey would introduce an old song with a new twist.
Jimmy Savile was the first DJ in the world, and since then, we had many international artists till now.
Today, we will list down famous DJs who are ruling the genre for a decade.
We won’t be including music artists like Alan Walker, Kygo, and DJ Khaled because they fall into a diversified genre.
Here are the top best 10 DJs in the world in 2020:

10. DJ Snake - France

DJ Snake has brought the genre to the charts with his first hit in 2013 “Turn Down for What” song & is also nominated for a Grammy.
This Frenchman is at the heart of the electronic trap music genre.
He achieved his first initial mainstream hit in 2015 with “Lean On,” a multi-platinum, worldwide chart-topper featuring Major Lazer and vocalist MØ, before defeating the achievement of that song with Justin Bieber’s 2016 “Let Me Love You.”
The next year, snake released his solo track, “Magenta Riddim” which was an instant hit, following that he released “Taki Taki” featuring Selena Gomez.
This one topped on the global level that in early 2019 was immediately followed by “Try Me” and “SouthSide.”

9. Skrillex - USA

Sonny Moore, also known by his name Skrillex, is an American DJ specializes more in Dubstep, EDM, electro house, and Moombahton.
He started his career in music around 2004 from a local band where he was the lead vocalist.
Around 2008, he started mixing & composing his own songs in which the first hit was the “Hate.”
This proved like a launchpad which was later followed by super-hits like Bangarang, First of the year (Equinox), Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.
Skrillex is also Grammy awards winner eight times, one time Annie award & two times MTV Video Music Awards.

8. Marshmello - USA

DJ Chris Comstock (Marshmello) is an EDM producer and DJ.
Marshmello also is known as Dotcom and is one of your DJs making new hit songs by passing years.
He has a signature “feel-good” production style which makes him & his music completely unique.
He first gained international attention for releasing remixed songs by DJ duos Jack Ü & DJ Zedd, which eventually became a successful hit.
Marshmello is known for collaborations for a remix or composing with other musical artists.
Among them, almost all have been multi-platinum listed in several countries and have ranked in the Top 30s on Billboard Hot 100’s.
Some superhits include “Silence,” “Summer,” “Wolves,” “Friends,” “Happier,” and recent “One Thing Right” in 2019.
Many of his tracks are remixes, while others are original or collaborative productions.
This is part of what gave Marshmello amazing success.
He can take a track that was otherwise not friendly to the dance floor and transform it into a main stage anthem.

7. Hardwell - Netherlands

Hardwell is a Dutch electro house DJ originally from the Netherlands and works as a record producer and remixer.
In 2013 and again in 2014, DJ Mag voted him as the number one DJ in the world.
DJ Mag again listed him on number three position in DJ Mag’s top 100 polls for 2018 DJs.
Unlike other DJs in our list, we well know Hardwell performing at best music festivals more than production he plays both his songs & remixes from other artists.
In 2020, he will be mostly performing in the Ultra Music Festival, Sunburn, and Tomorrowland.
This Dutch DJ won first recognition for “Show Me Love vs B” bootleg in 2009.
He founded the Revealed Recordings record label in 2010 and a Hardwell On Air radio show and podcast in 2011.
Under his label, he has released eleven compilation albums and a documentary film.
Hardwell’s popularity skyrocketed after he released his debut studio album, United We Are, in 2015.
Songs like “Spaceman,” “Imaginary,” “Live The Night,” “Bigroom Never Dies” and recent “Summer Air” in 2019 are some hits recognized for him.

6. Tiësto - Netherlands

Tiësto is a Dutch DJ also from Netherlands & record producer.
He was named “All Time’s Greatest DJ” by Mix magazine by-poll from Fans.
In 2013, DJ Mag readers voted him “the best DJ of the last twenty years.”
He is also considered by many sources to be the “Godfather of EDM.”
His first solo album, “In My Memory,” was released in 2001, which gave him several major hits that started his career.
DJ Magazine elected him World No. 1 DJ consecutively for three years from 2002 to 2004 in his annual Top 100 DJs.
Tiësto launched his radio show Tiësto’s Club Life on Radio 538 in the Netherlands in April 2007.
He has released his third Elements of Life studio album which was nominated for Grammy in the coming years.

5. Calvin Harris - UK

With the release of his first album, “I Created Disco” in 2007, Calvin’s career in the EDM world started.
The album’s tracks entered the top spot on the UK singles chart and sold 223,845 copies just in the UK.
This British DJ then published his second album Ready for the Weekend in 2009 after his excellent beginning.
After its release, this album again came directly to number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and sold 274,786 copies.
With many famous artists such as Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Example, Florence Welch, he released many more his collaborated tracks.
Now that’s what we talked about by working with the popular artist, he received a lot of fame.
In 2012, he released his latest album 18 Months, which just an instant hit in the EDM scene for this album sold over 923,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
This album gave him the biggest achievement in his life, making him internationally famous.
And now Calvin Harris is the richest DJ in the world!!!

4.David Guetta-France

A French DJ, music programmer, record producer and sonic writer, Pierre David Guetta.
Over 9 million albums and 30 million solo studios have been sold around the world.
In the 2011 poll of the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs, Guetta was voted number one.
With his album, One Love from 2009 Guetta was a major success.
These included the hit singles “When Love Takes Over,” “Gettin Over You,” “Sexy Bitch,” and “Memories.”
Personally, he is my favorite DJ.

3.Armin van Buuren-Netherlands

Armin van Buuren is a top DJ in the world, record maker, and remixer known for his progressive house singles.
His six songs have become global successes for a popular radio series called ‘A State of Trance.’
The music impressed Armin, who was born in Leiden, South Holland.
When he was 14 years old, he began to create music and performed as a DJ in many local bars and pubs.
He started to gain larger prospects of music over a period. In the early 2000s, he gradually moved his attention from law to music.
To date, Armin has published six studio albums and is now one of the most famous Dutch DJs.
In the US, he is a record holder for the highest amount of appearances on the Billboard Dance/Electronics list.
In the USA he has also received a nomination for his song ‘This is Whatever It Feels Like.’

2. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Belgium

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Belgian brother group have been delighting audiences all around the globe for over 15 years now with some of the finest songs around.
The collaboration with Tomorrowland was key to their explosive popularity.
This made these brothers more popular in the most challenging music areas.
They had to tour the world and develop their activities, supporting productions and screenings with the support from Tomorrowland.
Dimitri Thivaios (Dimitri Vegas) and Michael Thivaios (Like Mike) were born in Willebroek, a tiny town in Antwerp, Belgium.
They shifted into Ibiza in 2003 and started staying in some top clubs on the island.
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike’s musical style is generally referred to as in EDM.

1. Martin Garrix - Netherlands

Martin Garrix DJ and record producer from the Netherlands.
He is said to be the world’s number one DJ, and he picked up music at the very tender edge to learn guitar and fed his passion.
Garrix has a degree in production in Utrecht from Herman Brood Academy.
Tiesto influenced Garrix’s performance in the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and expressed a desire to become a DJ.
Martin Garrix began experimenting with progressive house music, tried to make this style, and distracted him from his patent large-room sound style.
He had worked early 2015 on his track, ‘Forbidden Voices’ that was a blessing to his official Facebook page for 10 million Facebook likes.
Garrix is also the best EDM DJ with the highest followers on Instagram in 2020.

Honorable mentions,

If this list wasn’t about the top 10 DJs in the world, I would have included late Avicii, deadmau5, The Chainsmokers, Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, Afrojack, Alison Wonderland, etc.
I hope you enjoyed this list, comment down below your favorite DJ and please share this post on social media with your friends.
See you at EDC Las Vegas 2020.

Top 10 Cheapest Places to Fly Into Europe

13/12/201912/12/2019 by PickyTop

As we travel to Europe, many of us who live in the USA or Canada visit multiple cities and have the option of traveling to various destinations.
But as airlines change prices so fast, how do we know which cities are the cheapest to fly to?
Not too many years ago, almost all cheaper flights to Europe were to London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam at the biggest and busiest airports, but because of growing competition and increased fares, the times have changed.
Quite often these are the most expensive airports to travel in Europe, so knowledgeable travelers can take advantage of a different starting point.
For those who don’t we have created a list for the cheapest place to fly into Europe:

10. Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy

In the Milan area of Northern Italy, Milan Malpensa Airport is the biggest international airport.
In Milan, the smaller of Alitalia’s two main hubs are usually cheaper than flying to Rome.
But flying to Rome is probably better when you don’t expect to visit Milan.
Oddly enough, Alitalia never seems to have the best price.
The city seems to be more affordable for flights in 2015, but largely because the Atlantic is crossed by the Emirates with cheaper fares from some cities.

9. Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland

It is the primary airport for central Europe flights and is also the nearest to the city center to ensure short and comfortable transfer times for passengers.
The busiest airport in Poland operates 300 flights each day, covering a wide range of domestic and international destinations.
It was a hub for LOT Polish Airline, offering services to O’Hare as well as from the JFK in New York.
If you love to visit the medieval marketplace of Cracow or to the impressive museums in Danzk or you’re interested in visiting Warsaw’s green cobblestone roads and baroque palaces this might be the best option for you.

8. Dublin Airport, Ireland

The airports of Dublin and Shannon are on opposite sides of Ireland, and both are Aer Lingus’ active hub providing low-cost services to other European destinations as well.
Both are airfare prices that stay similar to North American countries (which is normally a little cheaper in Dublin).
Essentially, if you want to begin your trip to Ireland in Dublin, travel to Dublin and fly to Shannon if you would like to continue your tour elsewhere.

7. Copenhagen Airport, Denmark

The next entry on our list is Copenhagen International Airport, which gives a median price for a round ticket from North American countries of around $800.
This allows US travelers to explore the white cliffs of Denmark, forests, deserted dunes and visually beautiful-historical and cultural sites without spending much money.
In addition to being the main hub for Scandinavian Airlines, the airport also serves as the main port of entry to the other north countries, serving as an operating base for Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia and Norwegian air shuttles.

6. Gatwick Airport, London, UK

The Gatwick Airport is a major international airport located 29.5 miles south of central London, close to Crawley, in western Sussex, south-east England.
After Heathrow Airport, it is the second most busy passenger airport in the UK.
London provides four major airports and only one of them could have the lowest trans-Atlantic fares.
The busiest & closest to London is Heathrow, but Gatwick is often the cheapest when compared with the overall price of flights.
In reality, London had very competitive flights for the first time in several years, beginning with our tests in 2016.
You might get a relatively cheap flight throughout the year if you want to start your vacation from London.

5. Madrid–Barajas Airport, Spain

Madrid is one of the top tourist destinations in Europe known for its lively culture, its magnificent baroque palace squares, and bubbling fountains, it’s tasty foods, taste-bud tapas joints, and its sunny parks.
Hey, and it’s also technically the cheapest entry in the country with flights to Adolfo Suarez–Barajas Airport landing at just $950 round trip!
Visitors from some US airports, especially during the offseason, are also often able to see much lower prices.
It is the busiest airport in Spain or the 4th busiest in Europe, but Iberia Airlines is not the location of inexpensive trans-Atlantic non-stop flights.

4. Paris Orly Airport, France

Charles de Gaulle Airport is another of Europe’s best connected and one of the biggest airport in the world, plus the main hub of Air France. But in terms of price not so suitable. As if your only aim is to reach France or Europe, Orly airport could be the best alternative.

3. Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden

The second busiest airport on Scandinavian Airlines is from the airport of Arlanda where prices are usually lowest, but the city center is closer to the Bromma airport, so naturally, its prices are just a little higher.
You can easily reach when you consider Sweden the next touring destination of European fantasy in a tight budget.
Over the last five years, Arlanda airport has seen a tremendous 30% growth in passengers, making it an important gateway to international destinations worldwide.
Scandinavian Airlines, United, Delta, or Norwegian Air Shuttle offer their services connecting New York, the latter of which will also provide services to Oakland and Los Angeles.

2. Budapest Airport, Hungary

Hungary’s main international airport, the city of Budapest is the Budapest Airport, known in its entirety as Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
Its 16 kilometers from Budapest and can handle more than 11 million passengers per year while providing domestic and international flights with Emirates and Wizz Air, including flights to Dubai.
In the coldest season of the year, Budapest Airport collects all the newest low-cost airlines including many American airlines like Delta.

1. Keflavík Airport, Iceland

Who can resist the attraction of the spectacular volcanic scenery of Iceland and its remarkably contemporary capital?
It’s also easy to get across from the fantastic destination of Icelandair and WOW Air from and off the list of flights to and from 10 major US locations: Anchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, Newark, New York City, Orlando, Portland, Seattle, and Washington.
Keflavik International Airport is also used as a hub both to and from Icelandair.

Top 10 Stock Market Movies

07/12/201907/12/2019 by PickyTop

There has always been a fair amount of drama on the stock market.
Whether it’s crazy periods of volatility that have captured the markets over the past year, or new and exciting companies getting ready to go public, there’s almost always something to get excited about.
Learn, be amazed and also disgusted at the behavior of the sharks and the money-hungry.
I guarantee that most of these true stories will teach you something new and that as a Hollywood movie will also entertain you.
These are the top 10 best stock market movies of all time:

10. Too Big to Fail (2011)

What you’ll learn-How mortgage-backed securities defaults spread the crisis across the globe from Wall Street.
It also portrays the incompetent mechanics and policies implemented by the U.S. Federal Reserve tries to stabilize the financial markets.

Henry Paulson, Treasury Secretary, after leaving his top job at Goldman Sachs, is trying to address the issues during the global economic meltdown.
The film is written and released in 2011 by Andrew Ross Sorkin, who has also written ongoing TV series Billions (also a must-watch to learn about hedge funds & insider trading) and is directed by Curtis Hanson.
It’s about how big and interconnected some companies are, especially financial institutions.
It showcases that if they collapse, it would be catastrophic for the bigger economic system.
And also explains the few clips about the crisis in the mortgage industry.

9. Trading Places (1983)

What you’ll learn– The movie shows trading’s ups and downs in a comedy genre giving America’s socio-economic basics and class structure.
The film also depicts a lot of stereotypical money beliefs.
Personally speaking, this is among the best trading movies which show basic emotions that go behind the volatility of a commodity.
Tough its 2019, but the emotions that go behind booms & dooms are the same.

Because of a bet, two callous millionaire brothers conspire to swap a snobbish investor’s and a wily street con artist’s fortunes.
This modern-day twist on ‘The Prince and Pauper’ stars Eddie Murphy as a street-wise con-artist who gets manipulated into becoming the manager of a commodities trading company while inadvertently replacing his successor, a blue-blooded executive (Dan Aykroyd).
While actual trading takes a backseat to the characters transitioning into their new circumstances, the final 15 minutes of the film have a very accurate depiction of a frenzied trading session in the pits of orange juice futures trading.

8. Barbarians at the Gate (1993)

What you’ll learn– Barbarians at the gate is inspired by a real-life event, movie viewers will be surprised and entertained by Nabisco’s CEO F. Ross Johnson’s failure and greed, as well as the background negotiations and skullduggery around this popular LBO.

A true story about R.J.R. Nabisco’s leveraged buy-out.
This conglomerate is to be taken over by a vicious war.
CEO Ross Johnson wants to kill by purchasing the undervalued company from investors, but the Wall Street investment professionals he recruits are becoming his buyout competition.
At its worst, it’s a “Greed is Good” grab for money.
This classic shows how Wall Street firms thrive on the inside of these mega-merger and acquisition deals.
Best finance movie on corporate insights if you are a Growth Investor.

7. Margin Call (2011)

What you’ll learn– Margin Call does little to hide the disdain for some of the largest banks’ reckless risk-taking in the run-up to the financial crisis of 2008, such as the sale in complex derivative instruments that they barely understood.
It also reminds the importance of risk management.

The day before the 2008 market crash, the head of the management division of a financial company working on a major analysis is fired.
His protege is trying to complete the analysis and find out the real reason for their financial downturn.
Then the characters are forced to take drastic action to reduce their losses.
This is a real roller coaster ride you don’t want to miss, filmed in a 24-hour time window of chaos during the 2008 financial crisis.
If you’re interested in what happened during the crisis inside financial firms, this might be the movie about stock market crash for you.

6. Glengarry Glen Ross (2011)

What you’ll learn– The stock market movie shows the greed and underhanded tactics to which advisory positions can be subjected, and the pressure their managers place on salespeople. (A wake-up call if you buy stocks based on reckless recommendations by your advisory or brokerage.)

When a New York City real estate sales office is given the news that at the end of the week, all except the top 2 will be fired, the office atmosphere heats.
This infinitely quotable movie, an acclaimed big-screen adaptation of a David Mamet play, focuses on a team of downtrodden real estate salesmen whose morals have now been completely eroded after years of working for their unscrupulous company.
Shelley Levene (Jack Lemmon), who’s got a sick daughter, tries what he can get better leads from his boss, John Williamson (Kevin Spacey), but in no way.
While his coworker Dave Moss (Ed Harris) comes up with a plan to snatch the leads, for the tough-talking salesmen things get complicated.

5. Boiler Room (2000)

What you’ll learn– Focused on the lowest of the operators of the Pump and Dump scheme, this film is excellent and gives an insight into the operations that are still around today.
Boiler Room serves as a warning to those starting to invest in the stock market, to adhere to transparent, solid companies based on sound fundamentals.

A college dropout earns a position as an investment firm broker that takes it to a successful career.
Yet success clouds its judgment and pulls it into a vortex of greed and selfishness.
This is among the must-watch movies about the stock market, for those who want to know how the illusion of enormous wealth can poison minds and how it can corrupt and devastate investors.

4. Rogue Trader (1999)

What you’ll learn– The wall street movie shows you that there was (and still is) no transparency and risk management in the top banks or in the rest of banks.
An overview of a trader’s mind and why we need good oversight and safeguards because every person’s mindset can be ruinous.

This film is based on a true story of Nick Leeson, a derivatives broker, who caused the bankruptcy of the 233-year-old Barings Bank in England, the second-oldest trading bank in the world in 1995.
A rising star on the trading floor of Singapore, Leesons blow up as quickly as he progressed, covering massive losses in carefully hidden accounts from his bosses and eventually leading the mother of all unsuccessful trading on the Nikkei, which leads to a major sigma move in the end.
He’s in his head somewhat sooner and tries to hide the losses.
His only option is to flee the country with Lisa (Anna Friel), his beautiful wife, but Leeson has to eventually face his own consequences.

3. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

What you’ll learn– Like Barbarian’s pump and dump, The Wolf of Wall Street is created around the notorious Stratton Oakmont firm and a pump and dumping system that helped IPO so many large public companies in the late 80s and 90s, based on real-life events (with an unrealistic yet true-life based drama and a touch of Caprio’s best performance).

Jordan Belfort has become part of the fast lane and as a junior broker, loses his job on Black Monday (1987 Market crash).
With Donnie Azoff, he teams up and steals on the way up as his ties go, ultimately starting his own brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont.
This 3-hour-movie, in my opinion, is the most entertaining and funny movie in Hollywood, if not on our list.
It will not satisfy you watching just once.

2. The Big Short (2015)

What you’ll learn– Its the best movie to learn about the stock market.
As it shows, the shortcomings of investment banks and companies to even recognize the products they wonderfully develop and make a profit.

A few financial professionals note in the mid-2000s the uncertainty and expect the crash of the US housing market.
They find faults and corruption in the system through their research.
This film combines goofy comedy and a financial crisis in which 8 million people become unemployed.

1. Wall Street (1987)

What you’ll learn– The movie alerts us of the dangers of insider trading and market manipulation.
Basically, a must-watch finance movie for beginners.

Bud, a junior stockbroker, is interested in working with his idol Gordon Gekko and tries to impress him by spying on renowned companies.
Ultimately, the stockbroker (Charlie Sheen) develops a deep respect for Gekko (Douglas), by providing insider information, attract him to corporate raiding.
Unfortunately, the scheme in which Bud unknowingly endangers his dad’s (Martin Sheen) ability to make an honorable living.
After learning Gekko’s evil antics manipulated him, Bud attempts to destroy him in which he gains success.
In 2010 a sequel was released to reawaken the role of Michael Douglas’, Gordon Gekko, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”
The popular phrase “greed is good” was offered to us by Gekko in the first movie.

These films are important to any potential financial expert.
Although if you don’t have a career in the field, these films can give you a sense of the wild and sometimes crazy financial world.
The above movies are readily available on Netflix.
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Top 10 Best Music Festivals in the World

07/12/201930/11/2019 by PickyTop

For decades, music festivals have been popular in different cultures.
Their popularity is increasing over the years as more people realize how magical they can be, and the rush of social adrenaline and memories for their attendees.
If you have a plan to visit one this year, and wondering which one is best among them, to ease your doubt I have listed down best music festivals in the world:

10. Summerfest

Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
When: June-July
Genre: Blues, Contemporary, Country, Electronic, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Hard rock, Metal, Hip hop, Indie, Jam band, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Reggae, Rock.
Crowd: 800,000–900,000
We can term “People’s Party” for Summerfest.
As it is, if not one of the best music festivals in the US with a daytime ticket of just $20.
More than 800 events and over 800,000 attendees will be held over 11 days.
Throughout 2016, Paul McCartney led the party, and in 2017 the Red Hot Chili Pepper, Pink, and Bob Dylan celebrated Summerfest’s 50th birthday.

9. EDC Las Vegas

Where: Las Vegas, United States
When: May
Genre: EDM, Dubstep, House music, Techno
Crowd: ~450,000
Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas is one of the biggest EDM festivals.
This is the flagship festival of the worldwide EDM group and will celebrate in May 2020 for its 23rd year.
You’ll be under pressure to find a more dance music temptation anywhere else, year after year curating the biggest and brightest star line-up from across the house, techno, Hip Hop, hardstyle and, of course, EDM.
EDC LV features state-of-the-art production, pyrotechnics and everything else that you can imagine making it the most immersive and commemorative memories possible this year since it moved to its home in Las Vegas motor speedway.
Together with EDC 2013: Under the Electric Sky, which was based on the event, the festival grew from the underground in 2014, in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and New York City.
DJs like Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike have been included in the headliners.

8. Donauinselfest

Where: Donauinsel, Austria
When: June
Genre: rock, pop, rap, hip hop, electronic music, swing, folk, and metal
Crowd: 2,000,000 to 3,000,000
Over 2 million festival attendees regularly come to Donauinselfest or the Danube Island Festival.
According to Guinness World Records, visitors during the three days in 2015 exceeded 3.3 million, earning the title of “the biggest music festival in the world.”
Since 1983, the open-air festival is organized. At first, the Donauinselfest aimed at promoting the island’s recreational area to the local people.
Thanks to the extraordinary number of people, though, it was not only an annual festival but also one of the biggest open-air events in Europe.
In contrast to all the music performances, you should know a few basic elements.
Firstly, the Danube Island comprises several stages 11 to be precise. They divide the island into four areas with about 16 different themes.
So, there will be plenty of sounds to please any musical taste!

7. Lollapalooza Chicago

Where: Chicago, United States
When: August
Genre: Alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, and EDM.
Crowd: ~400,000
Lollapalooza’s story began somewhere in 1991. ⠀
From that time until now, it has developed into one of the best music festivals in the world.
Each Lolla lineup makes hands wave, heads nod, and fans shout for their favorite stars.
With eight stages and 170+ bands from all over the world, Lolla has nice photogenic locations, engaging rooms with gifts and lots of merchandise, enough to complete their marketing needs.
Want more? Even there is a mini-fest for your kids.
Chow Town provides the finest of Windy City’s favorite restaurants for the festival fare, drinks, and sweets.
With an emphasis on new, reasonably priced items from the city of Chicago, they give their patrons far more than the traditional ‘carnival fare.’
One of the greatest things to bring together thousands of people who are passionate and closely related.

6. Rock in Rio

Where: Primiraly Lisbon & Rio de Janeiro (also in Madrid, Las Vegas and Santiago)
When: Sept to Oct
Genre: Rock, Pop music, Indie rock, Heavy metal
Crowd: ~1,000,000 per event
Rock in Rio is a recurring music festival which occurs alternatively in Rio and Lisbon, originating from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It subsequently branched out in other places like Santiago, Madrid and Las Vegas.
Rock in Rio is one of the world’s largest festivals with 1.5 million attendees for the first event, 700,000 attendees at both the fourth and second, some 1.2 million at the third event, and approximately 350,000 at each of the three Lisbon events.
In 2019, the city of rock was once again filled with world music icons, not only from the rock but also from pop, funk, soul, MPB, electronic music, and so on.

5. Ultra Music Festival

Where: Miami, Florida, United States (+ Worldwide)
When: March
Genre: EDM
Crowd: ~170,000
In 1997, Executive Producer, President, and CEO Russell Faibisch founded ULTRA Live Events, which began with electronic music events that led to introducing the Miami Beach Ultra Music Festival ® in 1999.
Every March, since its start, the international festival celebrated its 20th anniversary on 23-25 March 2018 by bringing over 165,000 music enthusiasts to the sell-out waterfront event in the heart of Miami.
DJ Mag recently voted for the third consecutive year in a world-level #1 Festival.
On 29-31 March 2019, Ultra Music Festival was back in Miami for its 21st annual edition.
Organizers have confirmed the first lineups for the Ultra Music Festival 2020. After months of speculation this year about the venue of the event,
Ultra returns to the Bayfront Park for the 22nd iteration in the coming March.
It has been confirmed that Belgium DJ Amelie Lens as a headline DJ at the event, alongside Adam Beyer, who plays B2B with Cirez D AKA Eric Prydz, Richie Hawtin, and Tale Of Us.

4. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Where: Indio, United States
When: April
Genre: Rock, Pop music, Independent music, Hip hop music, Electronic dance music
Crowd: ~100,000 per day
This festival may only be the most prestigious festival of music out there, as somehow one must have heard of it.
Together with the Empire Polo Club, in Indio, California, this big-league event takes place three consecutive weekends every April annually and is always the subject discussions among music enthusiasts.
The lineup is identical all weekends and is covered in a wide range of genres, which offers a single venue to all types of music fans.
After 2003 the organizers allowed spectators to camp, which contributed to the festival is one of the most impressive even after being skyrocketing in numbers.
The festival facilitates associations between music and visual art with various artwork from the best artists’ installations annually.

3. Pol'and'Rock Festival (Woodstock Festival)

Where: Kostrzyn, Poland
When: August
Genre: Rock, punk rock, reggae, rap core, folk music, heavy metal, electronic music
Crowd: ~600,000 to 700,000
Pol’and’Rock was formerly known as the Woodstock Festival Poland.
It is the second biggest music festival in Europe after the Donauinselfest.
Its uniqueness is that this festival promotes having fun in the dusty mud and sleeping in tents while enjoying outdoor music.
Polish Woodstock is a fitting tribute to rock, pop, metal and folk, named and inspired after the famous New York 1969 festival.
The event has a tradition special vibe of huge crowds and different countries, with headliners like The Prodigy performing for over 1 million fans.
Personally speaking, if you are planning a trip to music festivals in august, Woodstock Festival Poland is the best option.

2. Glastonbury Festival

Where: Somerset, United Kingdom
When: June
Genre: Every major genre from rock to minimal house
Crowd: ~200,000
Glastonbury began its long journey to the early 1970s, without surprise emerged as the most popular music festival ever.
Glastonbury has become a mecca of contemporary music, based largely on the hippie ethic of free art and expression.
It features many famous artists today, like Kurt Jackson, etc.
In 2011 some 150,000 individuals descended on the Pilton Farm, in Somerset, where they saw headliners Coldplay, U2 and Beyonce’s crowd thrilling performance, while the first-ever event was attended by (free) around 1,500 and headlined by The Kinks (1970).
Anyway, it’s amazing to see this change in the core theme of the event.
In 2020, the Glastonbury Festival will celebrate its 50th birthday, with one of the biggest and most ambitious next year’s events to date.

1. Tomorrowland

Where: Boom, Belgium
When: July
Genre: EDM
Crowd: ~180,000
Held in Boom, Belgium, Tomorrowland’s extravagance and the impressive line-up have been unsurpassable every year as the world’s most spectacular music festival.
Tomorrowland first took place in 2005 and is now is the best music festival in the world, not just in the EDM genre but overall.
The event is mostly hosted in July, featuring bands and best DJs in the world like The Chainsmokers and David Guetta, most widely praised, at its line-up for about 2 weeks straight.
The festival of electronic dance music virtually sells out in just a few minutes and is a must-visit experience.

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Top 10 Largest Shopping Malls in India

06/12/201920/11/2019 by PickyTop

Everybody wants to enjoy activities, particularly during the weekend, from shopping centers.
Shopping malls, department stores, and shopping centers were most popular with families, young people, and elders before the arrival of the online shopping portals in India.
In comparison to other countries, India offers people with a special shopping experience.
A huge number of new malls are opened each year for shopping lovers, which is why India booms to become a regional retail destination.
But if you are looking for more than just shopping & movies, we have thoroughly researched the largest shopping malls in India:

10. Elante Mall, Chandigarh (1,150,000 sq ft)

Elante Mall is one of the most popular sites in Chandigarh. The Elante Mall is part of the Nexus group of malls located in the industrial area of Chandigarh.
Not just the mall, but an office complex and Hyatt Regency Hotel are parts of the huge Elante tower.
Elante Mall is also Chandigarh’s largest mall throughout the region, as it has over 1 million square feet of retail space.
It has two main gates, one at the wide front and one at the rear.
This comprises three basement levels, one ground floor, and three upper floors.
Elante Mall has a retail area with retailers and a food court and a courtyard of cafes of various Indian and international brands.
The center has a PVR theater 8-screen multiplex. On the upper floor of the mall, you will find restaurants, quick food and a fun city for children.

9. Select CityWalk, New Delhi (1,300,000 sq ft)

CityWalk Select is a shopping mall in Saket, New Delhi, in the Saket District Centre.
The 1,300,000 sq. ft (120,000 m2) development comprises a 4-km multiplex, serviced apartments, offices, and public areas, spread over 6 acres (24,000 m2).
Select Infrastructure, a joint venture between the Select group and the Aarone company, has built the mall.
In comparison to numbers of retail stores across Delhi and the surrounding area, the Select Citywalk is a low-rise development that maintains the charm and character of traditional Delhi through the use of balconies and columns instead of a glass and concrete box tower.
Select Citywalk is one of the largest mixed-use projects in the Indian city, which is being developed in collaboration with DP Architects (Singapore), by the label TCS Architects.

8. Phoenix Market City, Bangalore (1,400,000 sq ft)

The biggest mall in Bangalore is the Phoenix Market City Mall.
Phoenix Market City is built in Bangalore, Karnataka, India by Island Star Mall Developers Private Limited (IPM).
The complex features hypermarkets, small shops and PVR multiplexes, food courts, 5-star hotels, and retail amenities.
A large hypermarket bazaar and over 200 retail outlets are here to let customers buy quickly and conveniently.
Good dinner and short restaurants are on the food courtside.
PVR films can fit 2700 people and have 9 screens.
There are not only movies, ice skating, bowling alley, rock climbing, and activities to let people relax.
Various types of events are conducted in the center periodically to complete the experience.
This is a shopping destination for retailers bringing under one roof the best brands from the local and international markets.
The range of items here will thrill any shopaholic’s soul.

7. Sarath City Capital Mall, Hyderabad (1,930,000 sq ft)

Sarath City Capital Mall is the largest mall in the city of Hyderabad & 7th biggest mall in India with a total area of 1,931,000 sq ft.
Located in the city’s Heart, Sarath City Capital Mall has everything from Prestigious International brands to local brands that serve the customer in various ways.
The mall features AMB Cinemas, a luxury 7 screen multiplex co-owned by Asian Cinemas and Mahesh Babu, the Telugu cinema superstar.
Two large food courts are catering to almost 1000 people at one go, which comprises different cuisines and restaurants.
SKI capital, Tridom, Thalariya, and SKY zones are the gaming and entertainment areas for everyone.

6. VR Mall, Chennai (2,000,000 sq ft)

In the upmarket area of Anna Nagar, VR Chennai is a shopping hub with a capacity of 2 million sq ft.
This mall has premium stores, 10 PVR film screens, including a broad-screen PX[L] and many options for F&B.
On 18 June 2018, they opened it to the public.
Nonetheless, inside the mall, there is a contrasting universe of very well-decorated interiors, divided into six floors and 240 branded outlets.
You’ll find everything from suits, jewelry, boots, appliances, and home decor.
The mall has a fun environment for kids, PVR Cinemas for film lovers to keep the fun and entertainment quotient high.
Step into one of the many food stores on the street, or go directly to Food Box on the third floor if you want to fill your tank after a day’s shopping and having fun.
You name it and a food court has it all, Momos, pizzas, burgers, juices or grills!
A co-work space, an open-air amphitheater, a boutique hotel, function rooms, and serviced suites also make up part of the spacious VR Mall, Chennai.
Each Sunday from 10:00 to 7:00 pm and Popadums, a food stall pop-up that offers tasty local and international cuisines on the weekends, the mall is also pleased to host a farmers market.

5. DLF Mall of India, Noida (2,000,000 sq ft)

DLF Mall of India is one of the largest malls in India that is spread over 2 million square feet.
This mall is introduced in the industry for many firsts like, for the first time in India, the mall introduced the unique zoning concept.
DLF Mall of India provides a perfect mix of supermarket deals in an intelligently spaced mall spread over five acres and six floors.
They classify these areas as the lower ground floor of the market square, the ground and first floor for the International Boulevard, the second floor for The High Street, the third level Family World and the top 2 floors for Leisure Land.
Strategically located in the heart of Noida in Sector 18, DLF Mall of India hosts 350 brands, including 18 anchors, over 100 fashion brands, 14 fashion brands for children and 73 options for food and beverage.
DLF Mall of India redefines how retail is viewed in India, with its sheer size, creative zoning plan and convenient location with excellent connectivity.
The mall has over one hundred fashion brands and over 50 dining outlets since February 2016.
Some of Delhi’s finest restaurants like Grill and Bar in Chili, Big Chill or Mamagoto are also in the mall.
Furthermore, the food court seating capacity can accommodate 1000 people comfortably.
The mall is a LEED Gold certified mall which means it’s highly energy efficient.

4. World Trade Park, Jaipur (2,400,000 sq ft)

Located on JLN Marg in Pink City’s Malviya Nagar, World Trade Park’s total gross lease area is 2.4 million square ft.
The mall’s design is modern and received the 2012 Mall of the Year award. It has 11 floors and 1,100 car parking capacity.
Many high-end brands are in the store, including Nakshatra, Rado Switzerland, Tag Heuer, and Junarose.
The structure has two separate buildings, one in the north and one in the south, divided by a street of the city.
A bridge, which has small restaurants on it, joins the two buildings. World Trade Park Jaipur includes a display system in which 24 projectors create a single image on its ceilings.
This is the world’s first mall of its kind. BCI of India awarded WTP with “Mall of the Year” and “Best Architecture.”

3. High Street Phoenix, Mumbai (3,300,000 sq ft)

High Street Phoenix, previously known as the Phoenix Mall, is located in Lower Parel, Mumbai, and is one of the biggest shopping malls in India.
It has 3,300,000 square feet (310,000 m2) of the gross floor area.
Located in Parel, it is a leisure mall with luxury brands such as Gucci, H&M, etc.
Besides the shopping complex, there is a five-star hotel, a multiplex, commercial space, and a residential tower in the compound.
The mall includes the Palladium, the SkyZone, and the Grand Gallery. T
The largest 20-lane bowling competition in South Asia started here in 1996.
India’s first Big Bazaar hypermarket concept was opened at High Street Phoenix (then Phoenix Mall) in 2001.
Mumbai’s High Street Phoenix Mall is the city’s one-stop shopping mall.
You will find labeled outlets, food courts, clubs, cafes, entertainment zones, and a food court just like any other mall.

2. LuLu Int. Shopping Mall, Kochi (3,900,000 sq ft)

The largest shopping mall in India in terms of the total area, Lulu International Shopping Mall is not your typical South Indian shopping mall.
Located in Kochi City, Kerala, it has five floors.
Lulu group of shopping malls are some of the largest mall brands in the world, not just the country.
Besides a food court, it has 3 restaurants along with franchises from the biggest fast-food restaurant chains, including Burger King, McDonald’s and KFC.
There are plenty of arcade games, rides, a party hall, bowling alley, 5D cinema, and nine PVR Cinemas Multiplex screens in terms of entertainment.
It also has many other services, such as multi-Indian bank ATMs and a few foreign exchange counters.
It is also relatively easy to get to the mall as it has a direct walkway from the Edapally Metro Station.
As one of the country’s finest malls, LuLu presents the discerning shopper with an impressive range of renowned retail brands, fine dining options, fun and entertainment experiences.
LuLu Mall is a diverse collection of retail offerings spread over 2.5 million square feet, with the stunning architecture of built-up 17-acre space!
The ultimate shopping destination has an outstanding collection of unrivaled global collections from any other Kochi or Indian shopping center.
Located in the city’s heart, LuLu will provide a refreshing experience you’ve ever had with a host of unparalleled amenities and services.
Whether it’s branded clothes or fashion accessories, jewelry or customized gifts, electronic devices or entertainment options, multi-cuisine restaurants or coffee houses, LuLu Mall provides an all-in-one shopping, dining, and enjoyable experience.

1. Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai (4,100,000 sq ft)

Phoenix Marketcity is No.1 biggest mall in India located in Kurla, Mumbai.
Spread over 4.1 million sq ft, the mall includes 2.1 million sq ft of retail space.
It houses 600 domestic and foreign brand stores, PVR Cinemas with 14 movie screens and 70 restaurants.
Phoenix Marketcity is really a shopper’s paradise when it comes to entertainment, dining, and shopping in the city as the number one destination.
The mall provides the best international brands, deals, promotions and holistic shopping experience for its customers.
With its fusion of fashion, food, fun, culture, and atmosphere, Phoenix Marketcity unveils for the whole family a new era for Mumbai’s shopping destination.

Shopping in India has changed over the past couple of years and has grown.
Indian shoppers moved from open-air shopping areas to modern shopping malls with air conditioning.
India’s retail sector has evolved to embrace malls, establishing a mall culture.

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Top 10 Suspense Thriller Movies of Hollywood

16/12/201910/11/2019 by PickyTop

Of course, we can say that everyone doesn’t enjoy watching a movie.
But there are limited options, considering Hollywood’s twisted psychological thriller suspense movies.
The feeling that you are left with fantastic suspense is different from any other experience.
It’s pulse-pumping and constant and makes you feel alive. And it’s good to feel alive.
If you are wondering or bored on this weekend to watch something interesting.
Below is the list for my personal favorite 10 best suspense movie of all time:

10. Strangers on a Train (1951)

Plot–
The story starts with Walker and Granger meeting on a train from New York to Washington.
Bruno Anthony, a young functional psychopath, encounters Guy Haines on a train, a famous tennis player.
Guy wants to move into a political career. While waiting for a divorce of his wife and has been dating the daughter of a senator (Ann Morton).
Bruno wants to murder his father but realizes that because he has a purpose, cops will arrest him.
He and Guy share victims, Bruno thinks of a crazy scheme to exchange victims.
This is a joke Guy takes, but Bruno takes things seriously and puts things into his own hands.
My review–
The plot is very well written and Robert Walker is portrayed with flying colors as a sly, but a noticeable psychopath.
The role is full of delicate undertones and is beautifully performed by Walker.
Farley Granger’s performance as good as he has taken on demonic murdering schemes with his new train-mate
The charm of Ruth Roman brings elegance to the companionship of Granger-loving women.

9. Shutter Island (2010)

Plot–
The story follows as two American marshals are sent to an asylum on an island to investigate a patient’s death, which after uncovering they find disturbing mysteries.
Teddy Daniels (Leonardo) interviews patients, staff and head psychiatrist (Ben Kingsley), joined by his new partner (Ruffalo).
The situation soon begins to turn strange. The investigation stuck with a police character himself who falls further into delusional fear.
He is yet to overcome horrific hallucinations of the death of Michelle Williams, his beloved wife, and of the escape from the concentration camp at Dachau at the end of World War II.
The suspicious disappearance of a killer from her prison has indeed been intended to be investigated by Daniels, but also by Andrew Laeddis (Elias Koteas), an imprisoned arsonist that he feels is responsible for his wife’s death (Michelle Phillips).
Daniels suspects in the unethical experiments and a conspiracy to hide the fate of Laeddis, which senior psychologists Cawley (Ben-Kingsley) and Naehring (Max von Sydow) have performed on this island.
My review–
The crime story turned into his own as the detective character had a conflicting turnaround.
A result of very gross WWII encounters during the liberation of a concentration camp, and a mismarriage that ended on the shores of what looked like Crystal Lake in Friday the 13th movie–and drugs induced hallucinations.
The main effect of the suspense thriller movie is on the senses. All is mixed into a terrifying foreshadow of awful secrets.
Each scene turns against its succeeding scene and twists characters in such ways, like their minds, that we could not grasp.

8. Gone Girl (2014)

Plot–
Bar owner Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) has his home theatrically damaged on the day of his Fifth Wedding Anniversary, his front door opens.
The glass table overturned and shattered and his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) unaccountably missing.
As Rhonda Boney (Kim Dickens) appears at the location, she feels that not everything has been right.
Proof of financial problems or domestic disputes points the finger toward Nick in doubt, who in the age of social media and rolling television considers uncertain displays of grievance insufficient.
Over the next few days Nick’s “smiling sociopath” has been refocused more than his gone girl-wife, whose own voice is heard on the pages of a blasphemous diary showing an alternate interpretation of their apparently idyllic couple.
My review–
This movie is directed by David Fincher (who also made many psychological thrillers) & is based on novel Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
Direction, Screenplay, backgrounds, environment, and acting are just great.
The whole cast is in top form with the flawless quality of Affleck and Pike.
Speaking about plot, it is intense, strong, creative and mind-bending, with an incredible twist.

7. Prisoners (2013)

Plot–
How far will you protect your family?
Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) faces the same question after the worst fear of every parent becomes the reality.
His 6-year-old daughter, Anna, together with her young friend, Joy, is lost, which naturally, like any parent, makes him panic.
The only lead investigators have is a rundown RV, parked on its road earlier.
Detective Loki, the investigator, arrests his driver, Alex Jones, but he is bailed because of a lack of evidence.
When police arrest several drivers with no solid evidence, scared Dover takes matters into his own hands, realizing that his child’s life is at stake.
But how far is that despairing father going to safeguard his family?
My review–
In the same psychologic structure, prisoners is an intelligently constructed and well-performed mystery that executes events that converge with time— to save the girls and prove Alex’s guilt and innocence.
On the bottom, all of the unexpected but mildly sensible twists and turns happen, and anyone familiar with the genre can smell a red herring.

6. L.A. Confidential (1997)

Plot–
The seedy backdrop to the nuanced noir-ish plot of corruption of the police and Hollywood Sleaze was in Los Angeles in the 1950s.
The officers, who all follow the truth and are in their own fashion, are three very different: Ed Exley the golden boy of police force, eager to do almost anything but sell it out; Bud White, ready to break the law to get justice but not able to keep his boiling anger under check and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of Crime.
My review–
The golden rule set by the classic detective movies also is followed this thriller to watch, L.A. Confidential.
Nearly two and a half hours to construct the story confidentially, but the watching time is passed remarkably fast.
In the entire film, there’s hardly a waste of time, and director Hanson keeps close track of every frame.
The last scenes were full of action, backstabbing and entertaining enough, with the three men befriending each other.

5. Mulholland Drive (2001)

Plot–
The story is followed in ambiguous plot loops by two characters named Betty and Rita, but we’re not quite certain they’re different characters by the end of the film or, are they?
Rita wonders whether she’s Diane Selwyn, who’s a name from a name tag for the waitress.
My review–
The movie is hypnotic; we are drawn as if one thing were another— but nothing leads to a break and re-combine as objects trapped within a kaleidoscope even before the characters are introduced.
“Mulholland Drive” is not like “Memento,” where you can expect to explain the mystery if you follow it carefully enough.
No clarification is available.
Perhaps there is no mystery. It might not be coincidental that BBC Culture’s poll of reviewers listed David Lynch’s mind-bending Mullholland Drive mystery as the best film of the century to date.

4. Taxi Driver (1976)

Plot–
Travis Bickle is a longtime veteran of the navy who served in the Vietnam War, lives in New York.
As he is suffering from insomnia, he spends time as a taxi driver, watching porn during the day in seedy theaters, and talking about how the world especially New York, has degraded into a cesspool.
He is a singular person with strong beliefs about what is right and wrong with humanity.
The only highlight of society in New York is Betsy, a volunteer on Senator Charles Palantine’s presidential nomination campaign.
He meets a thirteen-year-old prostitute Iris and gets obsessed with her.
Following an incident with her, he feels he could do anything he feels, to improve the world around him.
One of his goals is to be the Savior of Iris, as he believes she wants to escape out of her career and kill her beloved pimp cum lover, Matthew.
My review–
The five-minute epilog, steeped in tragedy, highlights the character’s complexities.
The media turns Travis into a hero when rescues the prostitute.
But he would have been abused as an assassin if he drew his gun a little more quickly on Senator Palantine.
As the movie ends, the misanthropist has been accepted as a model citizen— a person who takes pimps, drug dealers and mobsters to save a small girl.
Taxi Driver doesn’t have much doubt to be painted in an extremely disturbing picture–we appreciate Travis’s reasoning.
This is a skilled film made by Scorsese, moviemaker Michael Chapman and the actors.

3. Rear window (1954)

Plot–
The story of a news photographer who thinks he has seen a murder.
Set in a wheelchair following an accident, he spends time watching the residents of nearby houses via a telephoto lens and binoculars to convince himself of the crime that has taken place.
My review–
Hitchcock discusses the topic of voyeurism, explicitly in the rear window.
The script is carefully directed, and we can examine it a lot.
The idea is intriguing, but I have not felt my excitement throughout the story but felt curious.
It is one of the suspense thriller movies Hollywood ever made with a small specification but colorful and fascinating.
Hitchcock twists the knife in a humorous sequence that directly targets the viewer, not only by exposing a real crime but by threateningly staring at Jeff through the court.

2. The Prestige (2006)

Plot–
In the London 1890s, Robert Angier and Alfred Borden were employed as the shills of a magician led by John Cutter.
After Julia died in a performance by mistake, Robert blames Alfred for his death and ultimately, they became rivals.
Soon, both become legendary competing magicians who try to destroy each other’s success on the stage.
If Alfred performs a good trick, Robert becomes obsessed with the attempt to expose the tragic consequences of his competitor’s secret.
My review–
The Prestige is also an important movie in the collection of more serious dramas by Jackman.
Here, he and Bale are strikingly gratified, taking on dual roles that add to the cinema’s credibility–twins will actually promote in the segments of the stage similar to “The Transported Man.”

1. The Sixth Sense (1999)

Plot–
Dr. Malcolm Crowe is played by Bruce Willis, a professional therapist.
In the night, a former patient breaks into his house and shoots Dr. Crowe and himself for his work.
Months later, Dr. Crowe still appears shocked. He thinks he can’t talk to his wife.
After recovery, he consults only one client, Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), who reminds him of his lost treatment.
Gradually Malcolm wins Cole’s trust, and he confides that he can see “dead people.”
Malcolm believes that this is a sign of profound psychological turmoil at first, but then he assumes that Cole actually sees the spirits of those who were killed and must find a way to make the moment less traumatic for him.
My review–
This is one of the rare film delights, a genuinely chilling thinking person’s suspense.
You would be lucky if you see the movie which will make you wonder hours later and this movie perfectly does the work.
The final conclusion is shocking, but unavoidable in retrospect.

Over the years, Hollywood has produced many good suspense thriller movies.
A well-created suspense-packed film will change your life prospects.
Many thrillers choose to pull the safe world around you, flooding you with ideas you hadn’t seen.

Top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites by Country list

05/12/201902/11/2019 by PickyTop

From the horrors of the Second World War and to propagate peace, the United Nations Education Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO) emerged.
Some of the most amazing places of ancient times have been lost and isolated from the world for centuries or even thousands, scattered in jungles, deserts and agricultural fields around the globe.
The stories of abandoned towns or the revelations of the ordinary lives of people have contributed to incredible results open to the world.
If you are planning to lush treat to your culturally curious side, we have created a list for top 10 UNESCO world heritage sites:

10. Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

Benedictines of Český Krumlov were built to surround one of the best-looking castles in the Czech Republic.
The completed castle which began its construction in 1240 AD has architectural features Renaissance, Gothic, and Baroque overlays.
For over five decades, this medieval city has kept its architectural history and its riverside views, paved streets, and regular cultural events.
This picturesque small village is on the top lists of many visitors on a wider trip across the Czech Republic.
Cesky Krumlov is also home to friendly local people inside the castle, and it is a great place to meet tourists from all over the world.

Why should you visit-
Visiting this city you may feel its architectural history with eastern European culture.

9. The Nubian Monuments, Egypt

If we consider only ancient culture, Egyptian civilization has stood the test of time to this day.
We know it as one of the oldest and best UNESCO world heritage sites by country ever existed.
Abu Simbel is a small town with a magnificent view of the desert lake, with special fame claim to two enormous temples which were saved from the rising water of Lake Nasser.
Now Abu Simbel’s original location is well underneath the water.
Once, however, the Aswan High Dam was completed in the 1960s and this gem would forever be lost in rising water level.
The Temple of Ramses II contains four over 20 meters high Ramses statues, the Temple of Hathor one of the most preserved in Egypt, and each temple is impressive in its own right.
It was not just important for Egypt that they rescued the Nubian temples of Abu Simbel from the rising Nile, but revolutionized the overall approach to heritage conservation.
In 1968, they cut the Ramses II complex into 2,000 parts in around 1260 BC and moved to higher ground–piece by piece.
It is now the headline of a UNESCO site which included other Nubian monuments, including Philae’s shrine of Isis, and a firm conservation symbol.
The United Nations is committed to preserving and protecting the United Nations World Heritage site for future generations, considering this ongoing crisis.

Why should you visit-
A deeper look into ancient Egyptian civilization & symbol it represents.

8. Cape Floral Region, South Africa

In Cape Town, South Africa there is a park called the Table Mountain National Park.
Most visitors find it a beautiful view. Table Mountain National Park, however, encompasses the Cape Peninsula area of 85 sq. m.
Most of the cape is in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Cape Floral Protected Areas Region.
More than 20 percent of the whole flora biodiversity of Africa dwells here, despite its small area.
Cape Peninsula to Cape Point is the best way to experience this habitat.

Why should you visit–
Flowers everywhere, closest resemblance to paradise.

7. Hampi

This small town is really a hidden gem in Southern India.
Hampi ruins are protected by the UNESCO because they are thought to give visitors to the temples an insightful experience.
The remains of the final great Hindu kingdom are found in this splendid city.
Temple, entrance gates, forts and more remain over 1,600 pieces, created during the Vijayanagara Empire.
The city has a rocky topography that is ideal for those who love climbing, with a landscape defined by hills, open plains, and the river Tungabhadra.

Why should you visit-
A look into classical ancient Indian architecture and its unique topography.

6. Great Barrier Reef, Australia

One of Australia’s best-known destinations is this incredible view for marine wildlife.
The Great Barrier Reef has a total length of over 2,300 kilometers and 900 islands!
It is Australia’s top marine attraction and is the biggest coral reef system in the world.
The reef extends for over 2,300 kilometers, from Queensland Northern to Bundaberg coastal town, and is one of the most vibrant ecosystems in the world.
It is the only living ecosystem visible from the space that is so large this network of beaches, coasts, coral cays, seagrass beds, and mangroves.

Why should you visit-
SCUBA diving and snorkeling along the shinning coral reefs, sailing around idyllic islands of the tropics, fishing in designated areas, gazing at the plentiful sea life of a glass-bottomed boat and waking over this splendid natural marvel on a scenic flight are some of the most popular things to do.

5. Acropolis, Greece

The Acropolis is a proud monument to ancient Greece that stands over the city of Athens from its highest perch.
Built around 5th to the 4th centuries BC, the Parthenon is the most famous structure and symbol of the history of this country. It dominates the site.
The Acropolis is a powerful sight, bright daytime in the Mediterranean sun and lighted up for dramatic effects in the night just steps away from modern Athens.
The city itself is a breathtaking sight for first-time visitors to other parts of Greece, and it sets the stage for travelers.
Distinguished sculptors and architects eventually designed by architects of these monuments for theater, democracy, philosophy, speech, and freedom of expression.
The Acropolis is one of the top UNESCO world heritage sites in Greece and is highlighted by the Parthenon.

Why should you visit-
It’s perfect for history buffs hoping for a closer look at ancient Greek civilization.

4. Kathmandu valley, Nepal

Central Nepal has several major historical sites that make up a separate UNESCO World Heritage Site list alone in Kathmandu Valley.
Two Buddhist stupas, two Hindu shrines, and three beautiful spots, which are the main cultural locations in Nepal.
One of the two biggest world religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, have the cultural heritages that were built live together, signifying their similarities.
Unfortunately, several sites were severely damaged or destroyed by an earthquake on 25 April 2015, including the Durbar Square in Kathmandu.

Why should you visit-
Ancient Hindu & Buddhist temples with magnificent natural surroundings.

3. Yellowstone National Park, USA

We know the park for its spectacular landscape, diverse flora and fauna and fascinating wonders of geothermal life.
The world’s first national park sits on a hot spot with volcanic views, fun activities, and sightseeing of wildlife.
It’s easy to see why it is one of the biggest parks in the USA, home to lush forests, hot springs, alpine rivers, geysers, and more.

Why should you visit-
Yellowstone has the highest number of active geysers in the world and offers a glimpse into the mighty forces deep under the earth’s crust, the same forces and the vibrant and spectacular landscapes of that area.
The landscapes range from snaking rivers and lush green valleys to canyons, vast lakes, thundering waterfalls, and lunar scenery.

2. Machu Picchu, Peru

Without Machu Picchu, a visit to South America is not complete.
This Inca-built fortress is about 8,000 ft above sea level and is a unique experience to reach.
The natural beauty is unmatched in the Andes and Amazon Basin.
You will find a rich landscape and varied flora and fauna when traveling through the clouds.
Make sure that you have a handy camera to capture old buildings, flashy views, and local llamas camels. ⠀
There’s a good cause: it’s stunning totally. Machu Picchu is a kind of amazing place where visitors can rest and catch the feeling.
Everything you see & hear in Machu Picchu is itself, out-of-the-world experience.
No better than to stand on the Hut and Funerary Rock of the Caretaker and take in the view.

Why should you visit-
You’ll find a rich landscape with a diverse flora and fauna

1. Angkor wot,Cambodia

Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the biggest temple in the world.
This top UNESCO World Heritage Site provides visitors with great insight into the evolution of adventures and how time can change things dramatically.
Angkor City is one of the most significant–and spectacular–archaeological sites in Southeast Asia.
It was the capital of the prosperous Khmer Empire from the 9th to 15th centuries AD.
The area is over 100 sq miles surrounded by lush forests and has an almost endless number of temples and monuments.
At sunrise, visit the famed Angkor Wat, dance along with a pool and then go to the Bayon Temple and look at the sculpted sculptures.
This architectural masterpiece is one of the most visited historic sites in the world and attracts over two million visitors a year.

Why should you visit-
Inside a look into Javan style architecture with beautiful forest around it.

These sites have such an exceptional natural beauty or cultural importance that they are worthy of humanity’s protection.
It might be a cliché to say that there was never a better time to explore the world’s greatest sites.
There is a list of 1,073 locations and a new lot was added each July, thus protecting their posterity.
It’s a beautiful variety, a lush treat for everyone (naturists to historians).
I hope you agree with my research on the top 10 UNESCO world heritage sites, please share it on Social Media with your friends.

10 Best 7 Star Hotels in World

30/11/201920/10/2019 by PickyTop

It must be a wonderful fantasy for many of us to experience the most excellent luxurious hospitality the world has to offer.
To offer these services, there are many 5-star hotel chains like JW Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, etc.
The 5-star hotel rating system aims at rating hotels based on their quality and the number of amenities they provide to their guests.
But what if you want more than that?
You must have heard of 7-star hotels that signify opulence and deliver outstanding experiences in hospitality.
Unfortunately, there is no 7-star hotel in the world.
It is a term coined by a journalist who visited the Burj Al Arab opening in Dubai, and who thought the regular five stars did not do justice to its super luxurious hospitality, created the word 7-Star.
What we can learn from the hotels that have seven on the market is that they are a luxurious destination with the sparkling additions you can ever dream.
These hotels listed below are Top 10 most luxurious 7-star hotels in the world:

10. Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India

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Lake Palace Taj Lake Udaipur is a luxury hotel located in the center of Lake Pichola, a majestic eighteenth-century whitewashed palace.
The hotel is one of Rajasthan’s highest-ranking 7-star hotels renowned for its elegance and international awards for its unique beauty and architecture.
The Palace was a summer resort for the former ruling King of Udaipur.

The interior has a pleasant view of the hilltop and medieval garden. Bohemian crystals, green lotus leaves, and cuspid arches.
The rooms were spacious, comfortable, and luxurious.
The hotel offers 66 rooms and 17 suites, all of them with Rajasthani royal style interior and a lovely view of the lake.
A luxurious Spa, three Indian and international restaurants, a small fitness center, a stunning pool deck and a variety of splendid open outdoor areas with lots of seating are also available for your convenience.
Jiva Spa provides massages and beauty treatments of all types.
This is probably the best place to live in the area with its prime location and spacious rooms and facilities.

9. Hotel Plaza Athénée, Paris

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This hotel is ideally situated for Paris’ best shopping and overlooks the Eiffel Tower the hotel offers you spectacular views.
In Le Relais Plaza, the European only dior Institut provides exceptional exclusive spa treatments, and limousines for passengers, the Louvre views are also a real treat to visitors at their own ice rink as they present Jazz nights.
The Suites directly opposite the Eiffel Tower, which are the Crème de la Crème, will certainly love guests at the hotel.
Most requested suites in the hotel are Suit no. 361 and 878.
The 154 rooms and 54 suites, which have an elegant Louis XVI decor, are synonymous with Parisian flamboyance.
Suite no. 878 has contemporary Art Deco style and retro furniture, in browns, beiges and baby blues, 361 features a more classic French-speaking experience.
It comprises a living area, a kitchen, an armchair, and a marble-clad bathroom all of which have a total area of 1400 square feet.
The living room features gray walls and sumptuous moldings to backdrop Louis XIV with rose-pink fabric upholstered chairs, two dark gray sun-drenched sofas, a glass-top cocktail table with details of silver leaves, a black tassel lens and silk curtains.

8. Hotel President Wilson - Geneva, Switzerland

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The hotel is one of Geneva’s most modern locations overlooking the magnificent view of Mont Blanc on Lake Leman.
This magnificent Swiss hotel offers Michelin starred cuisine from the famous Chef Michel Roth, a luxury spa suite with a private Jacuzzi, sauna and Spa La Mer’s signature spa treatments, and a temperature-controlled outdoor swimming pool with spectacular views of the lake.
In fact, the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva is home to the world’s biggest and most expensive suite.
Known as the Royal Penthouse Suite, which takes President Wilson’s top floor.
This Suite costs around $80,000 per night featuring 12 rooms, a huge dining space, executive boardroom, top-quality architecture, private elevator, armored doors, bulletproof window glass, panic room and helipad suitable for a truly iconic celebration while a normal classic room costs $390 a night.
This impressive suite is just like home, and it really deserves the place on this list.
Guests staying in this incredible suite can enjoy other excellent facilities like a grand piano, a billiard table, the world’s largest TV, classical books, works of art and a panoramic view on Lake Geneva.

7. Signiel Seoul, South Korea

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The world’s newest 7-star hotel located in the fifth tallest building in the world, Lotte World Tower makes it, the highest elevated most luxurious hotel in the world.
Being a super luxurious (and costly) hotel in South Korea, Signiel Seoul has quickly established itself a 7-star reputation.
It has Michelin-star chefs for its restaurants and helicopter transportation for its interested visitors.
Even if you don’t have the expense of other hotels mention in this list, here, you’ll get all this experience for an overnight fee of $1,000 in its most luxurious rooms.
During the visit, guests will have access to Asia’s biggest champagne bar and beautiful views of the cityscape of Seoul.
Besides its extremely comfortable and spacious suites, its fine-dining bar, 342 meters high in the air, its relaxing swimming pool and sauna display the hotel’s finest awesomeness.
Make sure to include this on your next trip to South Korea.

6. Laucala Island Resort, Fiji

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Laucala Island resort is an island is situated in Fiji, which is also the world’s most beautiful private island in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.
We can find this exclusive private island Laucala on 3,500 hectares in the heart of the coconut plantation, sandy beaches, rich green mountains, and amazing, beautiful natural surroundings.
The island is privately owned and transformed into a unique island resort by Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz.
Laucala also delivers personalized menus, with exotic locations either in the jungle, at a jetty or in the villa, or in private restaurants.
They encourage guests to try one of their traditional Fijian therapies at the spa garden and enjoy a swimming pool next to the huge lagoon.
The Delana Hilltop Estate Residence may sometimes be offered for $55,000 a night on prior request.
A one-bedroom suite with a private pool and direct access to the beach can cost $6000 per night.
We can find the real distinction of this hotel from the rest from the list in the privacy of resort villas on the northern end of the island. A smooth transition by living unsupervised creates a relaxing and luxurious atmosphere.
This could be the nearest 7-star experience for Australians or people through the southern hemisphere.
You can take part in events on the island, including a paddle with a transparent bottom kayak, an underwater submarine ride, or a golf game with a resident specialist.
Amid a fast-running chaotic life, this island is a superluxurious option to relax and experience the Polynesian culture.

5. Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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The hotel recognizes an Arabian fantasy you may have by standing on your own private beach.
Many of the suites by gold furnishings in this hotel are luxurious enough to have the privilege of royal Emirates and global dignitaries.
Private beaches, landscaping pools, 128 specialized kitchens, 114 domes with specialized marble imported from 13 countries and a private marina overlooking the bay which makes the price of a room for $980 per night perfect for a one-lifetime holiday.
The palace ground, which costs over $11,000 per night, is the most expensive option of the Hotel.
This 7-star Emirati hotel highlights the fascinating heritage of Arabia through its design and architecture.
The hotel with over 394 spacious rooms is big enough to accommodate many guests without compromising service.
It is also surrounded by a beautiful lawn with many ponds covering approximately 85 acres of land.
The luxurious rooms and suites, the superb food, the beautiful pools, and the beaches make for a one-stop holiday.
It looks like a magical realm with the best facilities in the world within your grasp.
The construction of the Emirates Palace is stunningly costly, with a budget of 3 billion US dollars.
The opulence stretches from the floor to the ceilings with twelve computer outdoor fountains, over 1,000 Swarovski crystal chandeliers and a gold-plated coffee vending machine, even if you feel you are short of precious metals.
Gold is not only worn or used in furnishings but also eaten at the Emirates Palace.
From camel burgers to the cappuccino everything is dusted by powdered gold.

4. The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India

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The fourth best seven-star hotel in the world is Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, and the world’s 8th-winning hotel overall.
This 32-acre luxurious retreat just 20 minutes distance from Jaipur city is a destination for yourself, whether it’s a private villa with a private pool, a wide standard room or a romantic luxury tent with rich wood fittings on grounds which contain hundreds of tranquil sites with many peacocks.
It’s the perfect place to slip into! The accommodations range from luxurious rooms and tents to private villas.
Every teak room with several paintings has a beautiful interior and a traditional exterior Rajasthan theme.
Best of all, a royal villa with a private swimming pool or villa on the lake is an ideal business meeting point.
The rooms have large windows, complete with sleek interiors and provide beautiful views of the beautiful garden.
Recreated to give a grand fort castle look, the hotel, set in a hilly landscape, also brings a certain beauty and excitement of a different period back to life.
Adorable golden tint colored buildings, orchards, reflection pools, and springs seem to be the tone, while the marble and stone carving fits perfectly into the desert environment of pink city Jaipur.
Standard double rooms are minimalistic, but in the sunken marble bathtubs, which we can gaze at private gardens, are the real standout.

3. Morgan Plaza, Beijing, China

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Morgan Plaza is Beijing’s latest masterpiece is also known as Pangu 7 star hotel and is designed by world-famous Taiwanese architect CY Lee who also designed Taiei-101.
They inaugurated the five buildings in the year 2008.
This dragon-shaped luxury hotel is at an ideal location for travelers, as it is near one of the world’s largest libraries.
The reason this hotel is awarded the 7-star title is because of its extremely impressive Sky Courtyard suites.
There are 12 Sky Courtyards, which are two stories and feature amenities like special pools and retractable glass roofs.
In the Pangu 234 rooms fuse traditional Chinese art with contemporary European glamor according to Feng Shui principles.
Standard Rooms have a pretty hand-packed $320 a night (most cost-effective in our 7-star list), but to maximize the most lavish experience, you can book a Sky Courtyard, an outdoor two-story private residence with a rooftop garden, a swimming pool and a glass roof which is Sir David Tang’s artwork.

2. Burj-Al-Arab, Dubai

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As already said above, the concept for a seven-star hotel came to life in Hotel Burj Al Arab.
It’s hard to say exactly what aspect of Burj Al Arab sail-shaped hotel which inspired the term, but it could have had something to do with the comprehensive Rolls-Royce Phantoms available to escort (to receive you from the airport) and 24-Hour butler service.
In the most popular hotel in Dubai, the décor is as glamorous as its customers, with the space covering over 21,000 square feet in 24K of pure gold leaf.
Helipads, gold-plated bedroom iPads, caviar masks are extravagant as are eight attends for every suite.
Set 280 meters from Jumeirah Beach, this monumental structure is built on a man-made island and the exterior design resembles like sail of a ship.
There are 202 suites the most luxurious of which is the Royal two-bedroom suite, which costs around $27,000 a night.
This suite has a private elevator, a screening room, a library and an unobtrusive check-in system and Rolls Royce chauffeurs.
Every Suite here has 24-carat gold iPads, designer linen from Egypt, hygiene items, and Whirlpool jacuzzis.
Snookers, stores, cinemas and private elevators are included in the upgraded suites.
Burj Al Arab is the most luxurious hotel in the world with free access to the Wild Wadi water park, a private beach and beautiful panoramic views of the clear turquoise blue Arabian Gulf.

1. Hotel Seven Stars Galleria, Milan

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The Galleria Seven Stars is the only official 7-star hotel in Milan on this list.
The owner hired a company to create a hotel with the highest possible standards according to the European ranking to take the title officially.
It is the most exclusive hotel on this list with only 20 rooms available and you should be very lucky to book a suite.
If you can do it, they can customize the suite to your personal needs as a guest, including bedroom, food, and background music, so that after your long flight to Milan, you can get over Jetlag.
For shopaholics, this hotel is an ideal accommodation.
As by a private elevator, you drop straight into the largest and grandest shopping arcade in the world, Italy’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
The rooms and suites both give a magnificent view and make a perfect hideout to relax.
The hotel’s exclusivity is direct access to the world-famous Leonardo da Vinci Museum.
This hotel’s free pet service is exceptional, allowing your pets (if you have) to receive a luxurious treatment with chenille sofas, lunch meats, and teacup sets.

There are many luxury hotel chains who are doing their best to distinguish themselves as 7-stars.
Name it competition or the essence of luxury, that many 5-star hotels in the world have today have.
Luxury is top here, facilities and other services are available here in these hotels.
Entering in their hospitality is like entering into real-life modern heaven. Who knows whether it will inspire and motivate you to complete any task ahead of you?
Inspiration is always available for you to absorb the work of world-class architectures as it is always said: “art gives birth to another art”.

10 Most Dangerous Roads in the World

15/10/201906/09/2019 by PickyTop

To reduce accidents and enhance road safety, automated cars deploy modern, creative technologies.
In that respect, we chose to look at some of the most dangerous roads in the world and see how their distinct characteristics may make these modern technology is as useless as an inflatable tub for a skilled Olympic swimmer.
Here is the list of 10 most dangerous road in the world:

10. BR-116, Brazil

It is the second-longest highway in the nation at 4,385 kilometers (2,725 mi), stretching from the south of Brazil to the north, approximately parallel to the coastline.
Due to many accidents caused by the region’s unpredictable weather conditions, the highway is called Highway to Hell or Highway of Death.
It is one of the world’s most unsafe highways, jam-packed with hazards to bone-racking weather.
The path needs 100% focus and to navigate it needs strong active control over wheels.
Drivers have to be careful as the pass is considered to take the life of lazy drivers.
Every year, the highway records for thousands of road deaths.
It’s no wonder with horrible road surfaces, bad climate, and often dangerously close to cliff tops.
Not only that, police patrols are extremely rare, and tribes and armed looters often attack drivers.

9. The Way to Fairy Meadows, Pakistan

The meaning of its official name might scare people even before traveling this deadly path.
Fairy Meadows Road is a 16.2 km long, picturesque, and hazardous elevated mountain road in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region.
The gravel road is unmaintained, there are no guardrails to safeguard you, and it goes so small near its end that by hiking or biking just next to the edge you will have to pass it.
The highway is no wider than a regular Jeep Wrangler and traffic to cover is too much. It’s a very deep & deadly drop, with one wrong move.
Since it was constructed hundreds of years earlier by the Nanga Parbat Mountain natives, the gravel road has received no maintenance from Pakistani Government.

8. Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway

This 8.3-kilometer-long highway in Møre Og Romsdal, Norway, is the Atlantic Ocean Road or Atlantic Road.
It’s among extremely deadliest & craziest roads in the world.
The highway was built in the 1980s and has become one of the most famous and frightening locations for tourists.
Imagine this, you are driving on a road where conditions were so bad that you were frightened you wouldn’t be securely reaching your destination.
Driving during a snowstorm is certainly a frightening experience, imagine riding down a roller coaster-like slippery highway where you feel like raging seas can blow your vehicle into the ocean at any given moment.

7. R504 Kolyma Highway ("The Road of Bones"), Russia

The 2,032 km lengthy Kolyma Highway links the towns of Magadan and Yakutsk to one of the primary highways in the Russian Far East.
Construction continued (by gulag camp inmates) until 1953.
Locals view the highway as a memorial place because under or around the road are the bodies laid of the individuals who died while constructing it.
While highway employees are trying to maintain it in a satisfying condition, Kolyma is still full of risks.
There is no asphalt because of the permafrost, creating a traffic jam caused by mud every moment the summer floods destroy the region.
Many sharp rocks from the passing vehicles slice tires and dust decrease visibility to close none.
Occasionally, the highway is washed by rivers that immobilize the traffic entirely.
The temperature falls to minus 60 degrees in the winter.
And the ideal meal for the wild animals living around is a cold, solitary tourist in a broken-down vehicle straight in the center of nowhere on the lonely R504 highway.

6. Zoji La Pass, India

Because of its magnificent landscapes, you must have fantasized a ride on this highway, but the Zoji La is probably one of the difficult mountain highways to pass.
Located over 11,000 feet above sea level, this route drops from Srinagar on the route to Leh.
The views one gets on this while walking is just amazing to tell the least.
Even with a four-wheel-drive vehicle, the highway can be impassable during and after a storm and can quickly get muddy if it rains, leaving it difficult to get through.
The area is experiences too much winds and heavy snowfall, making it impassable for much of the winter.
The highways are narrow, the hills are steep, and there is no barrier between you and the abyss, even when the sun is glowing.
This road is quite popular among bikers, & also one of the most dangerous roads in India if not Himalayas.

5.Sichuan-Tibet Highway, China

The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is a high-altitude long (2,142km) highway that starts east at Sichuan’s Chengdu and finishes west at Lhasa in Tibet.
Also notorious for terrible riding conditions and sharp mountain-side hairpins.
Driving in the poor climate along single-track passages can be a big task for a less skilled driver.
There are common landslides and avalanches of rocks.
Sichuan-Tibet highway runs through 14 high mountains averaging 4,000-5000m, spanning tens of popular rivers, crossing primeval forest and countless challenging parts.
Oxygen is also scarce-at only half of that at sea level.
There are constant fights, theft, harassment, and even kidnappings for money when drivers are stuck in the mud for weeks.
Before riding this highway, make sure you get your car and yourself well-prepared.
A common scene is the sight of wrecked cars spread along the highway.

4.Taroko Gorge Road, Taiwan

The Taroko Gorge is a must-see site in Taiwan as it is located on the country’s east side in a 19-kilometer-long valley, Taroko Gorge is just one of Taiwan’s eight national parks.
It is one of the scariest roads in the world; The highway itself is sculpted out of the face of the hill.
Also recognized as the Central Cross-Island Highway, the Taroko Gorge Road has hall the aspects that a safe highway should have except one— the road is very narrow and runs across the mountain’s face.
Only one big car can move through at one moment (such as a tourist bus).
The Taroko Gorge Road is a dangerous mountain corridor, like the Guoliang Tunnel Road in China.
Taiwanese guidebooks mention that it took 450 lives to build.

3. Complete Himalayan Road Network, India, Nepal,China & Pakistan

Road networks across the Himalayas are infamous in locations for their bad quality of construction.
There are often unfenced, narrow, slippery roads packed with crashed vehicles and tumbled over buses.
You can plan to discover risk waiting whenever you’re heading to the top of the world.
Some of the most dangerous in the world are the highways leading up to the Himalayan mountain range.
The famous Zojila Pass & our top ranker are some of the Himalayan roads in this list.
The 11,578-foot highway, which lies on the Himalayan range’s lower level, is nothing more than a one-lane collapsing gravel path that covers some world’s highest mountains, with imminent death waiting for those unprepared to catch up.

2."Road of Death", Bolivia

It’s not a good idea to travel on a road called “The Road of Death,” stay away!
The Road of Death, which leads from La Paz to Coroico, is almost 50 miles from a one-lane road, with vertical drops of as much as 3,000 feet down into the Amazon rainforest.
Shockingly, there are over 200 hairpin turns on the road.
Nearly 300 travelers regularly died on the road each year until 1994.
In places where unsuspecting people have plunged over precipices and crashed into the jungle ravines below, we can see many improvised memorials.
Fortunately, a two-lane paved road has now bypassed the worst part of the road, thus reducing vehicle traffic on the road.
But cyclists still challenge the death Road, unsurprisingly some of them die.
We can almost consider the road from South Yungas to Cochabamba is a death trap.

1. Killar to Pangi Road, via Kishtwar, India

This gut-wrenching highway only applies to individuals who regularly drive in the hills and have steel nerves & is considered as the most dangerous road in the world.
This rocky, fragile road is about 70 miles long, open only during the summer months.
Especially deadliest is a six-mile stretch of it; rocky overhangs look like they might collapse on at any moment.
The road was built by local villagers hundreds of years ago and hasn’t been fixed over the decades.
This dirt-and-gravel highway is terribly unstable in some spots, only wide enough for one jeep at a time and that too without guardrails.
A wrong driver’s move might send a car down a vertical 2,000-foot 90-degree cliff.
This highway is so frightening that it is even difficult to view people’s pictures or videos riding over it as some time it feels like watching a slasher horror movie.

This list was for the deadliest roads according to my research according to its past historical data & construction.
If you have other roads that you consider is more dangerous from any of them, please let me know in the comments.
And if you are a daredevil & planning to have a ride with your friends, please share this article with your friends on social media.

Top 10 Netflix Series to Binge Watch in 2019

23/10/201929/07/2019 by PickyTop

If you are looking for the Top 10 Netflix series interesting enough to binge-watch this weekend, you are in the right place.
It’s challenging to choose something good to watch, especially from live streaming services like Netflix while going through countless reviews on IMDb.
So, to make your life easier (and hopefully save your time),
I’ve created the list of best Netflix shows for you to choose from and not necessarily released in 2019, some shows in the list are released in 2018 while some in 2017.
My favorite is number 5! What’s yours?
Here are my favorite top 10 Netflix series 2019 list:

10. Maniac

IT’S MULTI-REALITY BRAIN MAGIC SHIT

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Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim are one of many participants drawn into the later phases of a secret pharmaceutical experiment.
Every participant has a different purpose behind taking part in the test — she has depression and is aimless, but focused on broken relationships with her mom and sister.
While he has been suffering from schizophrenia for a long time.
At early stages, as an essential treatment, experimenters give subjects pills which, the inventor states that it can fix anything about the psyche.
It draws Annie, Owen, and 10 different subjects into a three-day drug trial test and they’re told that it will take care of most their issues, with no complications or symptoms.
Shockingly, things don’t go as arranged.
My review-
This one of the best drama Netflix series was rather exceptional in bringing on a funny 80s classy fantasy of retro-futurism.
Essentially, the atmosphere made the show.
Every one has been different. There were some special scenes, but some would gradually take you out of the show’s world.
Emma and Jonah performed well in the series. In her hallucinations, Emma easily moves through the different characters she plays.
Released in 2018, but still one of the best Netflix original series holding its position in 2019.

09.Stranger things

show manages to offer great nostalgic entertainment for people who grew up in the early to mid-1980s and love movies like E.T., Poltergeist, and other classics.

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Joyce Byers, who lives in a tiny Indiana town in 1983, inspired by a period when tales of science fiction entertained audiences.
When Joyce’s 12-year-old son, Will, goes missing, she launches an investigation into his disappearance with local police authorities.
They discover a series of uncommon mysteries as they search for answers, involving secret government experiments, unsettling supernatural entities, and a strange little girl.
My review-
Stranger Things has tons of mystery with a blend of 90s nostalgia and horror-humor genre.
The direction of the plot and it’s playing out a clear and concise narrative with a lot of unanswered questions and then telling all of its pieces, giving us enough clues to make feel satisfied, but holding us back enough to keep the ball rolling.
Its third season is about to be released soon now released four years ago, but this TV series still holds the ninth position in our list.

08.Peaky Blinders

rich and convincing Netflix TV show of strangely high caliber. A lavish treat for grown-up watchers

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England is a blend of sadness and pleasure in 1919 in the consequence of the First World War.
Returning soldiers, communists, and groups of hoodlums are battling for survival in a country shaken by financial trouble.
A standout amongst the most dominant gangs of the time is the Peaky Blinders, kept running by returning war legend Thomas Shelby and his family.
Thomas has greater goals than running the streets.
At the point when a case of firearms disappears,
He perceives a chance to progress in the world since wrongdoings may pay, however authentic business pays better.
Attempting to free Britain of its criminals is Inspector Chester Campbell, who lands from Belfast to accomplish that aim, and things go bad between two of them.
My review-
Personally, I think this show is best series to watch on Netflix, which was released in 2014 on BBC Two, but still holds the eighth spot in our best TV shows countdown.
Peaky Blinders’ very first scenes, let watchers know they’re in for a feast, as serious-faced Shelby marches through the dull avenues of mid-twentieth century Birmingham on a black horse.
A thought comes to mind,
Does he want to murder someone?
Is he looking for a rival or his love? Is he about to wreak havoc on what looks like a rough urban area?
Nope. He’s doing some superstitious activity, paying to have a spell cast on his horse so he’ll win the horse-race tomorrow.
Does our protagonist Shelby really believe this spell will make his horse a winner? Nah. He just wants to attract more betting customers towards his horse.
Peaky Blinders is loaded with scenes like this, which zigs when you expect something and take the drama to a sudden new way.

07.When they see us

strikes the right chord, portraying the relentlessness of a Not-so-Perfect justice system

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When They See Us is a TV Netflix drama series of how police capture five young men, indicted they arrest them and for raping and,
nearly pounding the life out of Trisha Meili–“the Central Park jogger”–a young white lady Cops discover her ambushed body that same night these people are busted.
All the underlying signs point to a single attacker having dragged her away from the way into the bushes & there is little evidence against those people.
Yet, when the leader of the DA’s sex wrongdoings unit, Linda Fairstein, hears that they have captured some people somewhere else in the park, a new narrative began to frame.
Police names their night as frenzy, the young men as creatures moving in a pack, hellbent on killing people.
Similarly, as with the early foundation of the young men’s ordinariness, Fairstein and her team are never expressly marked as a racist.
Their preference is basically implanted in each supposition, an inferred understanding among all the white grown-ups that the young men are the undeniable suspects, that they must have done it.
Fairstein inhales convictions like air and show rotates around it.
My review-
With When They See Us, Director is telling an important story, bringing one of New York City’s most infamous cases of wrongful conviction to life.
The four-episode series of DuVernay is a darkly-filmed story that sometimes feels like a drama in the courtroom and alternates expertly between tense, moving and sometimes lighter-hearted moments.

06.The Umbrella Academy

The story many mysteries and conflict made it highly engaging, with many unexpected turns

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On one day in 1989, 43 newborn children were mysteriously born at random, to unconnected ladies who hinted at no signs of pregnancy before.
Seven of them are in the foster home of billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreaves, who makes the Umbrella Academy and prepares his “children” to save the world.
During their adolescent years, however, the family breaks and the group scatters.
Quick forward to the present, when the six living individuals from the team rejoin upon the news of Hargreaves’ passing.
They cooperate to tackle a puzzle encompassing their dad’s mysterious death.
But their different personalities and abilities again pull the already estranged family apart, and a global apocalypse is another imminent threat.
The series, based on the collection of comic books made and written by My Chemical Romance lead artist Gerard Way.
My review-
The Umbrella Academy holds the sixth position in our Top 10 Netflix series for a specific reason and that in one word is “Twist”
As someone who likes superhero films, but doesn’t read the comics, this show was (almost) all I hoped for.
Yes, it’s predictable, and yes, it’s comparable to a lot of other superhero TV series playing out there.
However, I will say two twists took me by full surprise for every twist I predicted. It’s been an action-packed, wacky, funny, and mysterious, and, just straight-up weird Netflix show.
Still, I was eagerly awaiting the next episode for answers to the curious questions that after each new episode seemed to pile up.

05.The Haunting of Hill House

A good dash of traditional horror & mystery

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Dr. James Montague is studying paranormal aspects scientifically. His latest project is researching the bleak Hill House — whose residents have encountered morbid and often untimely deaths over the 80 years since it was built.
He intends to collect individuals who have had psychic experiences for his research;
Two people agree, a young girl who has been taking care of her invalid mom over the past several years, and Theodora, a lively artist.
Luke, the son of Hill House’s present owner, accompanies Dr. Montague and an eccentric and elderly couple — a Mr. and Mrs. Dudley — who serve the house as caretakers.
The group initially has a good enough time for themselves with the food, huge house, and its surrounding woods. But things go catastrophically wrong quickly.
My review-
The only horror genre in our top 10 Netflix TV series list worth mentioning.
It requires only one hour, potentially two, to ping pong between dual timelines — flashback mode and present time — to get a sense of what’s really going on here.
Speaking of horror, viewers should come for the jump scares and varying bits of creepiness.
Insects crawling out of mouth corpses drastically rising from slabs, spirits ranging from fairly young stuff to ancient crones rotted, suddenly gaping mouths and melting faces — all present and accounted for.

04.Sex Education

light-hearted comedy if you love movies like american pie

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Socially awkward high school student Otis may not have much knowledge in the lovemaking department.
But he gets good guidance on the topic in his personal sex-ed course living with mom Jean, who is a sex therapist.
Being surrounded by manuals, videos and tediously open conversations about sex, Otis becomes an unwilling expert on the subject.
When his classmates learn about his home life, Otis uses his insider knowledge to improve his status at school.
So he teams up with whip-smart bad girl Maeve Wiley to set up a clinic for underground sex therapy to figure out how to deal with the issues of their classmates.
But through his teenage sexuality research, Otis understands he might need some of his treatment.
My review-
I had one big problem with sex education: director did not display a British secondary school as it was supposed to be in sex education.
It feels more like an American high school, but the plot is set to be in Britain.
Nevertheless, The mixture of sexual humor and the friendliness of the show reflects the tradition of likewise mixed teen comedies from American Pie to Netflix’s Big Mouth.
Unlike by your expectations, this show is focused foremost, on relationships between parents and children, best friends, older and younger generations, and young individuals who fall in love and out of love.
Overall, good and lighthearted original drama series if you love teen comedy

03.Russian Doll

twisted it into something darker, and at least makes you think that's what you are watching.

Plot-
A young lady named Nadia is on a visit to be a guest at a party.
But she is caught in a strange time loop because she repeatedly attends the same event and dies every time at night — only to wake up uninjured the next day as if nothing had happened.
Nadia attempts to find out what’s going on with her and discovers,
Then she discovers that she has to appreciate her own life enough to want to save someone else’s, and Alan (who is also stuck in the loop with her) has to do the same.
Together they are repeating her birthday party and their death after-party in a time-loop, in an endless repeat of the same day.
Both at first refuse to accept their new reality: Her friends & family beg her to be acknowledged, but she doesn’t do it, she does whatever she wants.
As she tries to find a way out of this strange time loop, the situation loop becomes more complicated.
My review-
Russian Doll may be the best thing that Netflix has ever made,
It skillfully tackles some heavy subjects with a proper blend of shades in humor & emotions.
While watching this web series you’ll likely go from stomach aching laughter to tears of very relatable heartbreak in every episode.
You could attempt to kick back and appreciate the zippy jokes and the agonizingly hip soundtrack.
Regarding my opinion, Russian Doll is the best Netflix original series 2019.

02.Mindhunter

If you are interested in behaviour, psychology and how the criminal mind thinks then I highly recommend watching this

Plot-
FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) travel around the U.S. to interview and monitor serial killers.
They are eventually joined by Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), a Boston University psychology teacher who helps them create a system to categorize the murderers and probably predict future behaviors.
Interviewing criminals who are known serial killers by the investigators to know how they think and profile them in such a manner that they will describe a serial killer in the future.
This is their primary goal and they go about teaching about these serial killers to the others in the nation.
Both of them begin to profile them by speaking to them in the prisons in which they are being kept.
My review-
The show gradually evolves and develops for you, and by exploring the psychology they have also beautifully shown how the Quantico agents coin the word “serial killers” for the very first time.
It’s worth watching, Mindhunter is one of the most artistic, meaningful series on Netflix.
It has none of the cheap, dull quality of the many characteristics of the streaming service, nor does it deal with the traveling, wheel-spinning storytelling of some famous names that are more appropriate as premises than real shows.
It works well as an intense, intellectual crime procedural and it do have all qualities to be on the top spot of this Top 10 list but there is an another show to hold the title for best Netflix Original series.

01.Better Call Saul

Breaking Bad-Walter White & Jesse+New Characters+Humor=Better Call Saul

Plot-
Better Call Saul pursues the life of the character Saul Goodman starting around six years before the events of Breaking Bad.
In 2002, Goodman, known as James McGill, is an ex-conman attempting to pursue a genuine profession as a hopeful legal counselor in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He tries to turn into a partner in the law office in which his more established brother Chuck McGill is a senior accomplice.
Jimmy’s (Saul’s) work is as often as possible dominated by his past reputation of a con man, and he battles to figure out how to substantiate himself,
Even with the help of another co-worker in the firm, Kim Wexler, with whom he additionally turns out to be romantically involved.
In the meantime, Jimmy every now and again deals with Chuck, who professes to have a skin disease,
A condition that makes him physically sick within the sight of anything with an electrical segment and has made him take an all-inclusive leave from his firm and customary law work.
Mixed within Saul’s activities are the earlier chronicles of other Breaking Bad characters, including
Mike Ehrmantraut, an ex-cop who winds up associated with illicit drugs dealing plans,
and drug lords like Hector Salamanca and Gus Fring, who distribute drugs illegally brought to the territory from Mexico.
My review-
This choice on the no.1 spot in our top 10 Netflix series list was easy for me and I find it very hard exactly what to say about this another Vince Gilligan’s masterpiece
If you are a fan of super-hit Breaking Bad, you surely should not miss Better Call Saul.
It follows the same style of storytelling, despite being a spin-off, it stands out with a unique story-line which provides the origin stories of all the people that orbited Walter White.

Some honorable mentions,

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10. DJ Snake - France

9. Skrillex - USA

8. Marshmello - USA

7. Hardwell - Netherlands

6. Tiësto - Netherlands

5. Calvin Harris - UK

4.David Guetta-France

3.Armin van Buuren-Netherlands

2. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Belgium

1. Martin Garrix - Netherlands

Honorable mentions,

10. Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy

9. Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland

8. Dublin Airport, Ireland

7. Copenhagen Airport, Denmark

6. Gatwick Airport, London, UK

5. Madrid–Barajas Airport, Spain

4. Paris Orly Airport, France

3. Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden

2. Budapest Airport, Hungary

1. Keflavík Airport, Iceland

10. Too Big to Fail (2011)

9. Trading Places (1983)

8. Barbarians at the Gate (1993)

7. Margin Call (2011)

6. Glengarry Glen Ross (2011)

5. Boiler Room (2000)

4. Rogue Trader (1999)

3. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

2. The Big Short (2015)

1. Wall Street (1987)

10. Summerfest

9. EDC Las Vegas

8. Donauinselfest

7. Lollapalooza Chicago

6. Rock in Rio

5. Ultra Music Festival

4. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

3. Pol'and'Rock Festival (Woodstock Festival)

2. Glastonbury Festival

1. Tomorrowland

10. Elante Mall, Chandigarh (1,150,000 sq ft)

9. Select CityWalk, New Delhi (1,300,000 sq ft)

8. Phoenix Market City, Bangalore (1,400,000 sq ft)

7. Sarath City Capital Mall, Hyderabad (1,930,000 sq ft)

6. VR Mall, Chennai (2,000,000 sq ft)

5. DLF Mall of India, Noida (2,000,000 sq ft)

4. World Trade Park, Jaipur (2,400,000 sq ft)

3. High Street Phoenix, Mumbai (3,300,000 sq ft)

2. LuLu Int. Shopping Mall, Kochi (3,900,000 sq ft)

1. Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai (4,100,000 sq ft)

10. Strangers on a Train (1951)

9. Shutter Island (2010)

8. Gone Girl (2014)

7. Prisoners (2013)

6. L.A. Confidential (1997)

5. Mulholland Drive (2001)

4. Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Rear window (1954)

2. The Prestige (2006)

1. The Sixth Sense (1999)

10. Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

Why should you visit-Visiting this city you may feel its architectural history with eastern European culture.

9. The Nubian Monuments, Egypt

Why should you visit-A deeper look into ancient Egyptian civilization & symbol it represents.

8. Cape Floral Region, South Africa

Why should you visit– Flowers everywhere, closest resemblance to paradise.

7. Hampi

Why should you visit-A look into classical ancient Indian architecture and its unique topography.

6. Great Barrier Reef, Australia

5. Acropolis, Greece

Why should you visit-It’s perfect for history buffs hoping for a closer look at ancient Greek civilization.

4. Kathmandu valley, Nepal

Why should you visit-Ancient Hindu & Buddhist temples with magnificent natural surroundings.

3. Yellowstone National Park, USA

2. Machu Picchu, Peru

Why should you visit-You’ll find a rich landscape with a diverse flora and fauna

1. Angkor wot,Cambodia

Why should you visit-Inside a look into Javan style architecture with beautiful forest around it.

10. Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India

Why should you visit-
Visiting this city you may feel its architectural history with eastern European culture.

Why should you visit-
A deeper look into ancient Egyptian civilization & symbol it represents.

Why should you visit–
Flowers everywhere, closest resemblance to paradise.

Why should you visit-
A look into classical ancient Indian architecture and its unique topography.

Why should you visit-
It’s perfect for history buffs hoping for a closer look at ancient Greek civilization.

Why should you visit-
Ancient Hindu & Buddhist temples with magnificent natural surroundings.

Why should you visit-
You’ll find a rich landscape with a diverse flora and fauna

Why should you visit-
Inside a look into Javan style architecture with beautiful forest around it.