POMPEII- THE DESTROYED CITY

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE

KILAUEA

Interesting accounts of varied travel experiences are aired on Discovery and Travel and Living.The hallmark of such narratives is the amazing amount of detail that is interesting in nature.One of them that i particularly liked was a documentation of active and dormant volcanoes that have been instrumental in the rise and decline of civilizations in past as well as present.
VOLCANOES : RING OF FIRE

The journey began with the Kilauea volcano situated in the Hawaiian islands in the Pacific ring of fire.The latter is a horseshoe shaped area where a lot of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.The volcano is a "wicked, flowing, incredible....orange glowing mass of lava" having a sublime,awe inspiring effect on the spectator.Similiar was the experience of the Aeolian islands situated near the coast of Italy.Quite amazingly the very shape of these islands has been the outcome of active volcanic activity for the past thousands of years. In the annals of history the city of Pompeii is a telling reminder of the havoc that these lava spewing mountains have caused.At Pompeii a piece of history has been preserved under the ash of the volcano which can erupt anytime again.But people ignore its terrifying power. The volcano which when hit Pompeii in 79 A.D. enveloped one of the most advanced civilizations.