Category: Travel
The Lost Gardens of Heligan – The Birth Place of Eden
Do fairy tales really exist? In the terms of magical kingdoms the Lost Garden of Heligan could be a true representation of the famous Sleeping Beauty Lands. After decades of neglect following the hurricane hit in 1990 the Gardens of Heligan became swamped and choked in bramble and ivy, leaving the lands forgotten over [...]
Altiplano – A Landscape of Magic
The Altiplano landscape is a 600 mile stretch of ice, fire, wind and salt – a land that is both eerie yet majestic. The 12,000 foot high plateau ripples through the Andes of Bolivia, Peru and Argentina and holds the records for the world’s highest navigable lake, the largest salt flat and is earth’s second [...]
Advertising London – An Historical Collection of Classic Posters
They are vivid, colourful and strikingly creative, composed of bold images and tipped with sharp text. They meet their purpose beautifully – to engage London visitors in feeling passionate about what the capital has to offer. The London zoo, Natural History museum, Covent gardens, a steam boat tour… the list is an endless supply of [...]
Metalmorphosis – A Rotating Visual Beauty
Welcome to “Metalmorphosis” – a giant sculpture that forms part of a public fountain bringing an office park to life in the city of Charlotte, USA with its reflecting flashes of light and imposing metallic surface. This marvellous creation from David Cerny is a seven metre high structure of a three-dimensional male’s head, composed of [...]
12 Events that Shaped 2011
Below is a snap shot of some of the headlines that took place across in the world in 2011. 2011 surely was an eventful year with most events evoking sadness and worry across the globe, with the occasional glimpse of hope. But more importantly is the positive turn around we are willing to put in [...]
Phenomenal Photography From Gelot Antony
Image Credit: A.G. Photographe Gelot Anthony is one of the most flourishing and impacting photographers throughout Paris. Once you catch a snippet of this work, it becomes very addictive. Why? Take a look at the colours and detail saturated in each of his photographs, some so peculiar and never-before seen its almost convincing that they [...]
Europes Most Visited Zoo
The Beautiful Berlin Zoological Gardens is not only the best known and oldest in Germany, but is the Europe’s 9th zoo to open and Europe’s most visited. Its elegant elephant gates opened in 1844, covering 84 acres. Consisting of a zoo and aquarium, in 2010 alone the zoo received almost 3 million visitors. Image Credits: [...]
10 Beautiful Fall Foilage Spots in United States
Autumn is the season when we see the nature slowly going to sleep before wake up again in springs. That process offers some of the best nature scenery that a man can see – golden, yellow and red hillsides creating amazing landscapes. On this list you can read about ten beautiful foil foliage spots in [...]
5 Environmental NGOs Where You Can Volunteer
If you’re tired of listening and reading about what’s wrong with the people and the environmental issues, you probably feel that it’s time to make your own impact for better planet and better society. People who want to take action usually organize themselves in NGOs. So, here’s a list of five environmental NGOs where you [...]
An Explosion of Colour
The UK calls it “Colour” whilst Americans call it “Color” but regardless of its spelling, the meaning of the word holds just as much passion and power within. Color is the most dominating feature around the globe, and without it, many significant emotions, signals and atmospheres would be lost. Each autumn trees display their leaves [...]
7 Underrated National Parks in United States
Sites such as Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are world famous sites, visited by millions of people who enjoy the breathtaking views of these National Parks. However, America has a lot more to offer. There are many national parks, a lot of them not-well-known for the majority of people. Here are seven of them. 1. [...]
10 Weird Urban Ecosystems
Life can burst in many strange and unexpected places. From goldmines to heavily polluted canals, and from toilets to radioactive areas, some species, as well as people, can find their perfect habitat, no matter how weird it is. Here is 10 Weird Urban Ecosystems 1. Medina Zabbaleen, Egypt Medina Zabbaleen is so full of thrash, [...]
8 of the World’s Most Polluted Places
While some governments have understood the danger of the pollution and have taken measures against it, there are still parts of the world, mostly underdeveloped, which still ignore the warnings. It’s hard to measure which ones are the most polluted, but we made a choice of eight of them. 1. Chernobyl, Ukraine The world heard [...]
