Category: TRAVEL

August 12, 2012 at 3:37 pm

Picture of the Day: Beautiful Lake Bondhus in Norway

Picture of the Day: Beautiful Lake Bondhus in Norway

BEAUTIFUL LAKE BONDHUS IN NORWAY Photograph by Alchemist-hp In this incredible photograph, we get a view of the beautiful Lake Bondhus in Norway. In the background you can see the Bondhus Glacier (Bondhusbreen) which is an offshoot of the large Folgefonna glacier, with a length of approximately 4km and a height…

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August 10, 2012 at 4:45 pm

Picture of the Day: For Better or For Worse

Picture of the Day: For Better or For Worse

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE Photograph via moctodtidderptth on Reddit For almost two weeks, Manila, the capital city of the Philippines has been drenched by deadly rainfall with arrival of Typhoon Saola last week. For a startling gallery of the monsoon, check out this post on The Atlantic. While the weather…

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August 9, 2012 at 4:30 pm

25 Pictures of Life Captured by Google Street View

25 Pictures of Life Captured by Google Street View

Jon Rafman (1981) is an artist, filmmaker, and essayist. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Literature from McGill University and a M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His films and new media work have been exhibited internationally including at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome and the New…

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August 8, 2012 at 5:12 pm

Picture of the Day: Room With a View

Picture of the Day: Room With a View

ROOM WITH A VIEW Photograph by Jeremy Duguid on Flickr In this beautifully ‘framed’ photograph, we see the stunning Teton Mountain Range from the inside of Cunningham Cabin in Wyoming. Photographer Jeremy Duguid said he wasn’t even sure if he was going to post the photo to his Flickr account. It’s…

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August 8, 2012 at 10:31 am

The Iconic Casa Batllo by Antoni Gaudi

The Iconic Casa Batllo by Antoni Gaudi

Photograph by Henrique Alex on Flickr The iconic Casa Batlló is a key feature in the architecture of modernist Barcelona. Commissioned by the textile industrialist Josep Batlló, it was built by Antoni Gaudí between 1904 and 1906. In 2002, Casa Batlló was opened to the public as a museum and cultural event space.…

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August 7, 2012 at 4:27 pm

15 Stunning Photos of Lavender Fields Around the World

15 Stunning Photos of Lavender Fields Around the World

Lavender is a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found from Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, southern Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, south west Asia to south east India. Many members of the genus…

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August 6, 2012 at 11:37 am

Volcano Boarding at Cerro Negro in Nicaragua

Volcano Boarding at Cerro Negro in Nicaragua

Photograph by Oswaldo Rivas (via NBC News) Located just outside of León, Nicaragua is Cerro Negro (Black Mountain), a volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range. Cerro Negro first appeared in April of 1850 and is the ‘youngest’ volcano in Central America. It is quite active and has erupted 23 times…

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August 5, 2012 at 6:40 pm

Picture of the Day: The Umbrella Covered Walkway in Portugal

Picture of the Day: The Umbrella Covered Walkway in Portugal

THE UMBRELLA COVERED WALKWAY IN PORTUGAL Photograph by Patricia Almeida on Flickr Photographer Patricia Almeida took this beautiful photograph of an umbrella-covered walkway in Águeda, Portugal last month. The sunny day lit up the brightly covered umbrellas, as they provided some shade to the pedestrians below. The gentleman’s expression on the…

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August 4, 2012 at 6:35 pm

Picture of the Day: An Olympic Full Moon

Picture of the Day: An Olympic Full Moon

AN OLYMPIC FULL MOON Photograph by REUTERS/Luke MacGrego (via Reuters Olympics on Facebook) On August 3rd, 2012 a full moon graced the London skies. Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor took this incredible shot of the moon rising through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath the Tower Bridge. This was one of eight captures…

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August 2, 2012 at 10:06 am

The Kitchen at the Golden Temple Feeds up to 100,000 People a Day for Free

The Kitchen at the Golden Temple Feeds up to 100,000 People a Day for Free

The Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), located in the city of Amritsar, India is a Sikh gurdwara (place of worship). It is the most well-known gurdwara and is considered a sacred place by Sikhs. It was first constructed in 1604 and was later rebuilt in 1764. Located inside many gurdwaras are common kitchens/canteens known…

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