Category: TRAVEL

September 21, 2012 at 5:04 pm

Picture of the Day: Hiking in the Andes

Picture of the Day: Hiking in the Andes

HIKING IN THE ANDES Photograph by Trey Ratcliff (Stuck in Customs on Flickr) HDR wizard Trey Ratcliff of the wildly popular Stuck in Customs blog took this ‘painting-esque’ photo while hiking in the Andes. The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world. It is a continual range of…

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September 20, 2012 at 5:42 pm

Picture of the Day: Lionesses at the Watering Hole

Picture of the Day: Lionesses at the Watering Hole

LIONESSES AT THE WATERING HOLE Photograph by Ranger Chad Cocking of the Motswari Private Game Reserve Taken at the Motswari Private Game Reserve in South Africa, we see two lionesses having a drink at a watering hole. On the right is a rare white lion from the Xakubasa Pride. The photograph…

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September 20, 2012 at 9:43 am

20 Breaking Bad Locations in Real Life

20 Breaking Bad Locations in Real Life

Albuquerque, New Mexico resident and Breaking Bad fan Nancy Bymers (WallDruggie on Flickr), has undertaken an incredible mission to source out the real life locations of scenes from the television series Breaking Bad. If you’re a fan of the show you will undoubtedly recognize all of the locations in the gallery below. On her…

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September 19, 2012 at 4:00 pm

The Largest Vertical Garden in the World

The Largest Vertical Garden in the World

Located in Rozzano, Italy, the vertical garden at the Fiordaliso Shopping Center was recognized this week by the Guiness World Records as the largest vertical garden in the world. Covering a surface of 1,263 square meters (13,594 square feet) with a total of 44,000 plants, the massive vertical garden surpassed the former record-holder, a…

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September 18, 2012 at 4:55 pm

Picture of the Day: The Hall of Mirrors

Picture of the Day: The Hall of Mirrors

THE HALL OF MIRRORS Photograph by Ed Roppo (rustyjaw on Flickr) In this fantastic capture by Ed Roppo (rustyjaw on Flickr), we see how a thin layer of water on the floor creates the perfect reflection, turning this space into a hall of mirrors. The shot was taken at an abandoned…

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September 17, 2012 at 6:36 pm

Picture of the Day: Death Begets Life

Picture of the Day: Death Begets Life

DEATH BEGETS LIFE Photograph by Ireena Worthy on Flickr In this stunning capture by Ireena Worthy we see a small fir tree (which has become a bonsai) growing atop a dead log in the waters of Fairy Lake, which is near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Fairy…

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September 17, 2012 at 4:34 pm

A Full Scale Gundam Model in Japan

A Full Scale Gundam Model in Japan

The RX-78 Gundam is a fictional manned robot, introduced in 1979 in Yoshiyuki Tomino’s and Sunrise’s anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. In the series, it is a testbed weapon for the Earth Federation when it falls into the hands of Amuro Ray, the son of a weapons designer, who goes on to pilot it…

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September 17, 2012 at 9:37 am

Patterns of Human Development Found on Google Maps

Patterns of Human Development Found on Google Maps

Back in 2010, The Big Picture did a fascinating series entitled, Human Landscapes in SW Florida. Using satellite photography from Google Maps, a variety of examples of human development were found. From artificial lakes and densely populated sprawls, to circular developments and incomplete projects (abandoned due to lack of funding), this gallery of aerial…

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September 13, 2012 at 5:57 pm

Picture of the Day: Mount Fuji From Above

Picture of the Day: Mount Fuji From Above

MOUNT FUJI FROM ABOVE Photograph via news.mydrivers.com In this jaw-dropping photograph we see the majestic Mount Fuji soaring above the clouds. The picture, along with two others (that are equally amazing), was posted to the Chinese website news.mydrivers.com. I was unable to find the name of the photographer but this aerial…

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September 13, 2012 at 10:22 am

The Largest Greenhouse in the World

The Largest Greenhouse in the World

The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, UK, and it is home to the world’s largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit (clay China), located 1.25 mi (2 kilometres) from the town of St…

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