STREET ARTIST SAINER GOES BIG IN POLAND Photograph via Fundacja Urban Forms on Facebook Amazing street art in Lodz, Poland by street artist Sainer from the Etam Crew. Gotta respect the sheer scale of this amazing piece. Love how she’s just looking down on the cars and street below. The bird (with…
Have you ever flown First Class and thought, “this is swell but I wish there was something better”? Well if you happen to be flying on Singapore Airlines A380 aircraft you’re in luck! The Singapore Airlines Suites are more than seats, they are individual cabins with sliding doors, window blinds and complete privacy.…
THE COOLEST DRAINPIPE IN DRESDEN Photograph by Erika & Rudiger Located in Neustadt Kunsthofpassage, an artsy student neighbourhood in Dresden, Germany, is a funky building with the coolest drainpipes the Sifter’s ever seen for an apartment. Designed by resident artists Annette Paul, Christoph Robner and André Tempel, the drainage system is reminiscent…
Photograph by Ross Aldershoff Completed in 2007 by Merkx + Girod Architecten, the Selexyz Dominicanen Bookstore in Maastricht in the Netherlands is an incredible church conversion that was originally consecrated in 1294. Located between Maastricht’s two major squares (the Markt and the Vrijthof), the bookstore is run by a large Dutch chain in…
STAR-SHAPED SPILLWAY IN ARMENIA Photograph by unbdaveable on Flickr A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed. In the UK they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways release floods so…
THE MILFORD SOUND FJORD IN NEW ZEALAND Photograph by Trey Ratcliff on Facebook In this incredible photograph by Trey Ratcliff @ Stuck in Customs, we see the dramatic entrance to the world famous Milford Sound Fjord in the south west of New Zealand’s South Island. Located within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford…
CLIFF CAMPING IN NORWAY Photograph by Peter Przybille on Flickr In this stunning evening photograph, we see a group of hikers camping out on the famous cliff of Preikestolen in Norway. In English this place may be known as Preacher’s Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, or by the old local name, Hyvlatonna (“the…
Photograph via UrinalCakes on Reddit Located approximately 6 km (3.73 miles) from the outskirts of the city of Dunhuang in Western China, lies Crescent Lake, an incredible oasis in the Gobi desert. Known as Yueyaquan in Chinese, the crescent-shaped lake is a major tourist attraction where one of the world’s great shrines to…
Photograph via Soneva Gili by Six Senses Soneva Gili by Six Senses is located in one of the largest lagoons in the Maldives, with jetties threading across crystal clear water out to spacious over-sized villas, providing spectacular water views of the ocean from every room. Set on the private tropical island of Lankanfushi…
WATCH YOUR STEP Photograph by Florin Biscu In this dramatic photograph by Florin Biscu, we see Les Dents du Midi as seen from Champoussin, Switzerland. We also see a hut hanging precariously over the edge of a seemingly steep drop (could just be the angle). Unfortunately I was unable to find out…
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