Photograph by SIEMA @ Panoramio.com     The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is an international mountain sightseeing route some 90 kilometers (56 miles) long. The route goes across the 3,000-meter-high North Alpine mountains, the so-called “roof of Japan,” and connects Toyama and Shinano Omachi. You can enjoy the panorama by taking a train, highland bus, [...]

Photograph via Kulula on Facebook     Kulula (Zulu for ‘easily’), first took to the skies in August 2001 as South Africa’s first low fare airline. Their fleet consists of one Boeing 737-200 (118 seats), one Boeing 737-300 (136 seats), seven Boeing 737-400′s (162 seats) and two 737-800′s (186 seats). While most airlines have the [...]

South Bridge, Kiev | Photograph by Vadim Mahorov @ dedmaxopka.livejournal.com     Russian photographer Vadim Mahorov goes to death-defying heights for the perfect shot. While the thrill of scaling buildings, towers and monuments is part of the allure, the dramatic aerial landscapes Vadim captures are absolutely breathtaking. Although many are quick to lump Vadim with [...]

  THE CONCRETE JUNGLE   Photograph by Edward Burtynsky   The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange is a stack interchange near the Athens and Watts communities of Los Angeles, California. Though the interchange permits traffic entering the interchange in all directions to exit in all directions (cf. Hollywood Split, East Los Angeles Interchange), the interchange also [...]

  THE BREATHTAKING SKOGAFOSS FALLS IN ICELAND   Photograph by annag @ visir.is (on Panoramio.com)   Skógafoss is a waterfall situated in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from Skógar), the former [...]

  PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK IN AUTUMN   Photograph by Maurizio Biancarelli / www.wild-wonders.com   Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia. The park was founded in 1949 and is situated in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to [...]