Category: Travel
7 Places you should visit in 2013
New Year’s Eve will be upon us before you know it, so we feel that the time has come for us to give you a few suggestions on places you should visit in 2013. Grenada Grenada is the living proof of the undeniable beauty of the Caribbean Island. St. George, the capital of Grenada, is [...]
Some of The 10 Most Intriguing Ancient Cities
If you think that today’s cities are awesome, you might as well be right, but history can show us that there were truly astonishing cities back in the ancient times. Wouldn’t be great if we can get to know some of these ancient cities? Well, that is exactly what we are going to do. Brace [...]
5 Most Breathtaking Cities in the World
Venice, Italy img source travel.thinkatrip.com Even the crispest HD picture available through cable-tv.com doesn’t do Venice the justice it deserves. You need to visit the city in person to really appreciate the heart-stopping beauty of this Italian paradise. Between the unique architecture in Piazza San Marco to the labyrinth of canals and alleyways crisscrossing [...]
Places You Should Visit Before They Disappear
From Italy to Greece, Tuvalu to Spain, some of the earth’s most ancient and wonderful places-not to mention greatest populations-are under threat by climate change. Here are the 10 places to see before they disappear. Olympia, Greece Photo credit: Connie Coleman/Getty Images/Abrams Books One of them is Olympia, Greece. Home to the Temple of [...]
Abandoned Hell Island in Croatia – Goli Island
1949th year, in response to the Cominform resolution and increasing the chances of war with the USSR, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia established a “working administratively punished men / women socially useful work” on the island Goli, with the intention to isolate Stalin’s supporters on a remote island where, in the event of Soviet attack [...]
The Largest Greenhouse in the World – The Eden Project
It’s a dream come true – a magical story of how restoration can transform an exhausted site into the world’s largest captive rainforest and greenhouse, showcasing plants which have changed the world, connects culture and communities and has even been called the 8th wonder. Image Credits: Stuart Herbert The 21st century will provide enormous challenges [...]
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 [...]
Berlin Zoo – 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 [...]
