Category: TRAVEL

May 3, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Picture of the Day: The Roman Pool at Hearst Castle

Picture of the Day: The Roman Pool at Hearst Castle

THE ROMAN POOL AT HEARST CASTLE Photograph by Trey Ratcliff @ stuckincustoms.com The Roman Pool at Hearst castle is a tiled indoor pool decorated with eight statues of Roman gods, goddesses and heroes. The pool appears to be styled after an ancient Roman bath such as the Baths of Caracalla in Rome…

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May 1, 2013 at 4:41 pm

Picture of the Day: The Seaside Town of Vernazza

Picture of the Day: The Seaside Town of Vernazza

THE SEASIDE TOWN OF VERNAZZA Photograph by Christopher Schoenbohm Portfolio | Travel Blog | Tumblr | YouTube | Flickr Vernazza is a town and commune located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northwestern Italy. It is one of the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre region. Vernazza is the…

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April 30, 2013 at 4:04 pm

Picture of the Day: Abandoned Railway in Paris

Picture of the Day: Abandoned Railway in Paris

ABANDONED RAILWAY IN PARIS Photograph by Mister Boubou on Flickr The Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture (French for “little belt railway”) was a Parisian railway that, from 1852, was a circular connection between Paris’ main railroad stations within the fortified walls of the city. In a partial state of abandonment since…

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April 30, 2013 at 11:17 am

The Painted Landscapes of China Danxia

The Painted Landscapes of China Danxia

China Danxia is a UNSECO World Heritage Site and the name given in China to landscapes developed on continental red terrigenous sedimentary beds influenced by endogenous forces (including uplift) and exogenous forces (including weathering and erosion). The inscribed site comprises six areas found in the sub-tropical zone of south-west China. They are characterized by…

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April 29, 2013 at 4:28 pm

Skyward Photos Capture Hong Kong’s Architectural Verticality

Skyward Photos Capture Hong Kong's Architectural Verticality

Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze is a French graphic artist with a Masters in multimedia and art from East Paris University. His interest in photography began during his period of working in Los Angeles and Tokyo, and subsequently blossomed into a passion after his arrival in Hong Kong. Stunned by its architectural “race to the sky”, he…

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April 27, 2013 at 8:19 pm

Picture of the Day: Maletsunyane Falls, Lesotho

Picture of the Day: Maletsunyane Falls, Lesotho

MALETSUNYANE FALLS, LESOTHO Photograph by BagelBelt Maletsunyane Falls is a 192 meter (630 ft) high waterfall in the Southern African country of Lesotho. It is located near the town of Semonkong. Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, completely surrounded by its only neighbouring country, South Africa.…

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April 26, 2013 at 4:02 pm

Picture of the Day: The Swarovski Giant

Picture of the Day: The Swarovski Giant

THE SWAROVSKI GIANT Photograph by Gegengoliath Wattens is a market town of 7,689 people, located in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is best known as the home of the Swarovski crystal glass company, the town’s main employer. In 1995, Swarovski celebrated its one-hundred-years jubilee by the establishment of the Swarovski Kristallwelten…

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April 25, 2013 at 3:05 pm

Picture of the Day: The Rocky Wave

Picture of the Day: The Rocky Wave

THE ROCKY WAVE Photograph by G.A. KOUT | gakout.tumblr.com The Wave is located on the Colorado Plateau, near the Utah and Arizona border. The area is a gallery of twisted sandstone, resembling deformed pillars, cones, mushrooms and other odd creations. Deposits of iron claim some of the responsibility for the unique blending…

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April 24, 2013 at 8:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Northern Paradise

Picture of the Day: Northern Paradise

NORTHERN PARADISE Photograph by STEPHANE VETTER | nuitsacrees.fr In this breathtaking photograph we see a stunning aurora over an icy Gullfoss waterfalls in southwest Iceland. The photograph was taken in late March. The auroras followed a M-1 class solar flare and powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) two days prior. Also visible is…

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April 23, 2013 at 6:28 pm

Picture of the Day: Into the Dragon’s Lair

Picture of the Day: Into the Dragon's Lair

INTO THE DRAGON’S LAIR Photograph by TOBIAS LINDMAN In this vivid capture, we see the entrance to Rådhuset metro station. Rådhuset (Court House) is a rapid transit station in Kungsholmen in central Stockholm, part of the Stockholm metro. The station is located on the blue line between T-Centralen and Fridhemsplan and was…

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