outdoors

Every year people start looking early for a place to take their families for vacation, whether its Disney World in Florida, Myrtle Beach South Carolina, Niagara falls, or the Carnaival in Brazil (not for Kids). Some people look for vacations where there are a lot of activities going on, but there are a few of us especially parents vacationing without kids who want to go somewhere quite and just relax and enjoy the history of the world. So for those of you who are looking to vacation somewhere without Taxi’s zooming around everywhere, police sirens, or yelling and screaming these 5 locations that can be seen on the travel channel are your ideal vacation spots.

The Dolomites, Italy

Probably one of the prettiest resort towns you will ever see, the mountains are glaciers that slant at a 90-degree angle. Heading up to hills you drive through windy green valleys that leads you right up to the Italian Alps where you can ski, rock climb or paraglide. Or you can just relax on your resort deck and take in the beauty as you catch up on the books you have been neglecting to read due to your busy schedule.

Sulamain- Too Sacred Mountain, Kyrgyzstan

The slopes of Sulamain is the ideal place for people seeking spiritual heeling or cures. It’s home to ancient central Asian cultures and the forgotten Islamic centers. People looking to find hidden ancient petroglyphs (rock carvings) that may lead to clues will find this to be the ultimate destination.

The Wadden Sea, Germany and the Netherlands

Germany use to be home of the Berlin Wall until it came down 20 years ago, people still venture out to various cities like Frankfurt or Darmstadt, mostly for Oktoberfest. However there is more to Germany than just the beer, visitors can also take in the stunning views of the Wadden Sea. It is one of the most beautiful ocean lines you can ever see, containing miles of mud channels, and seagrass that is home to more than 12 million birds every winter.

Ruins of Loropéni, West Africa

This is one of the most historic places on earth that many people around the world are not aware of. Even historians are not sure what the exact reason why the ruins were built for, many speculate it was a hub for the gold-trade others believe it was a hub for the slave trade. Whatever the real use was, the abandonment in the 19th century left hardly any evidence behind. This is the place for people who love to try and find the true meaning behind ancient monuments.

Mount Wutai, China

You want peace and quite this place is for you, Mount Wutai is the home of 53 Buddhist monasteries. It’s has the breathe taking mountain scenery that you see in many Asian movies like Crouching Tiger hidden dragon, The last Emperor, or The Last Samurai. When get to the top all you see is treeless mountains that seem to go on forever. When you wake up in the morning and look outside you are greeted with a foggy sunrise that makes you feel like you have been sleeping in heaven.

It takes allot of hard work and patience to become a professional golfer. It would be nice if you could just wake up one morning and tee off like Tiger woods. However ESPN sports reprters say the odds of that happening is not likely. If there is any course that shows a golfer weakness its Turnberry in Scotland.

Turnberry is the golf course for The British open which takes place July 16-19. The course is built for shot makers. With heavy down pours of rain, 50 mph wind gust that changes directions at least 3 times daily. It's enough distraction to make even the best players second guess every shot.The final three holes have been extended and the tee on the 18th hole has been moved to make a tough right to left dogleg to give the final hole an exciting finish.

While the odds on favorite to win is Tiger woods. He will be grouped together with Ryo Ishikawa Japans teenage sensation, and Lee Westwood one of Britains best Players.

Discovery Channel kicks off a string of premieres beginning August 5, when SMASH LAB, MYTHBUSTERS, MAN VS. WILD and SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED return with all-new episodes guaranteed to add excitement to the summer.

SMASH LAB returns for its second season on Tuesdays at 10PM ET/PT beginning August 5. In every episode, the new SMASH LAB team of maverick engineers -- Deanne Bell, Chuck Messer, Gadget and Nathaniel Taylor -- put their brains together to come up with the best solutions for tackling engineering problems that could have everyday applications. During season two, they smash and crash to develop potentially life-saving mechanisms like an unsinkable car, a portable submarine and a cliff-diving car. Ben Bailey, host of Discovery Channel's Emmy(R) award-winning game show, CASH CAB, narrates the series this season.

MYTHBUSTERS, the hit show that uses science to determine the truth behind urban legends, is back with all-new episodes beginning Wednesday, August 6 at 9PM ET/PT. Called "the best science program on television," MYTHBUSTERS uses scientific method and plain old-fashioned curiosity and ingenuity to test myths widely-known and obscure, potentially life-saving and seemingly trivial. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, and build team members Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara, new episodes tackle myths including: Can explosives be used to tenderize a steak? Does driving angry use more gasoline? And the gang tests one of the most widely-discussed questions of this century: Was the NASA moon landing a hoax?

Season three of MAN VS. WILD marks the series' move to Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, August 6 at 10PM ET/PT. MAN VS. WILD brings seasoned adventurer Bear Grylls face to face with the grueling task of navigating remote locations and sharing invaluable survival strategies along the way. The six premiere episodes follow Bear as he parachutes into boulder strewn desert canyons on the Baja Peninsula, trails the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and survives the rugged conditions and 2000-foot sea cliffs in the west coast of Ireland.

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED, hosted by correspondent, writer and comedian Brian Unger, will return for its second season this August. Airing Thursdays at 9PM ET/PT beginning August 7, SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED throws open the factory doors to showcase how ordinary items are manufactured and mass-produced. Season two delves into products both big and small, including fire trucks, refined sugar and washable crayons.

All shows will be shot entirely in High Definition. Watch the Discovery Channel HD on Satellite TV channel 278.