Category: TRAVEL

February 21, 2012 at 5:15 pm

Picture of the Day: Shenzhen, China, 30 Years Later

Picture of the Day: Shenzhen, China, 30 Years Later

SHENZHEN, CHINA, 30 YEARS LATER Top Photograph via Gaoloumi.com | Bottom Photograph by SSDPenguin on Wikimedia Commons Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China’s Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China’s first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Shenzhen’s modern cityscape…

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February 19, 2012 at 6:19 pm

Picture of the Day: Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria, Australia

Picture of the Day: Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria, Australia

NINETY MILE BEACH, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA Photograph via aureliusantoninus on Reddit The Ninety Mile Beach is a sandy stretch of south-eastern coastline of Victoria, Australia along the Gippsland Lakes region of East Gippsland on Bass Strait. The beach is just over 151 kilometres (94 mi) long running north-eastward from a spit near Port…

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February 18, 2012 at 4:00 pm

Picture of the Day: The Langkawi Sky Bridge in Malaysia

Picture of the Day: The Langkawi Sky Bridge in Malaysia

THE LANGKAWI SKY BRIDGE IN MALAYSIA Photograph by The Dilly Lama on Flickr The Langkawi Sky Bridge is a 125 metre (410 ft) curved pedestrian cable-stayed bridge in Malaysia. It is located 700 metres (2,300 ft) above sea level at the peak of Gunung Mat Chinchang on Pulau Langkawi, an island in…

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February 18, 2012 at 10:10 am

Dramatic Fog Rolls Over High-Rise Condos on the Florida Coastline

Dramatic Fog Rolls Over High-Rise Condos on the Florida Coastline

Photograph by JR Hott @ PanhandleHelicopter.com Helicopter pilot Mike Schaeffer and Panhandle Helicopter owner JR Hott captured this incredible phenomenon along the coast of Panama City Beach in Florida. When the conditions are just right (a perfect mix of temperature, humidity and winds), a dramatic fog rolls over the high-rise condos located right…

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February 17, 2012 at 3:01 pm

Picture of the Day: A Tale of Two Eruptions

Picture of the Day: A Tale of Two Eruptions

A TALE OF TWO ERUPTIONS Photograph by JAMES APPLETON Witnessing one of these events in momentous enough, but both at the same time? That’s what happened to photographer James Appleton when he captured this fantastic shot in Iceland. Check out his description below [via National Geographic]: A volcanic eruption and the eruption…

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February 16, 2012 at 6:02 pm

Picture of the Day: Striking Artistry of Multiple Takeoffs at Hannover Airport

Picture of the Day: Striking Artistry of Multiple Takeoffs at Hannover Airport

STRIKING ARTISTRY OF MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AT HANNOVER AIRPORT Photograph by HO-YEOL RYU In this striking multiple exposure shot, Korean photographer Ho-Yeol Ryu shows an assortment of planes taking off at Hannover Airport in Germany. While it may seem like a lot of airplanes, this scene is quite typical. Now just imagine this…

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February 14, 2012 at 9:07 am

The Seaside Restaurant Set Inside a Cave

The Seaside Restaurant Set Inside a Cave

In the town of Polignano a Mare in southern Italy (province of Bari, Apulia), lies a most unique dining experience at the Grotta Palazzese. Open only during the summer months, a restaurant is created inside a vaulted limestone cave, looking outwards toward the sea. The restaurant is part of the Grotta Palazzese hotel…

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February 13, 2012 at 8:50 am

The Eclectic Architecture of Doha, Qatar [25 pics]

The Eclectic Architecture of Doha, Qatar [25 pics]

Photograph via Alexey Sergeev Last month I saw a fascinating segment on Qatar by 60 minutes (video can be found at the bottom of the post), a natural gas and oil-rich country with the highest GDP per capita in the world. I recalled numerous aerial shots of their cityscape displaying an eclectic collection…

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February 12, 2012 at 10:02 pm

Picture of the Day: A Sea of Purple in the Badlands of Utah

Picture of the Day: A Sea of Purple in the Badlands of Utah

A SEA OF PURPLE IN THE BADLANDS OF UTAH Photograph by GUY TAL PHOTOGRAPHY | Print Available for Sale This is an incredible capture by photographer Guy Tal of a rare event in the badlands of Utah that occurs every few years when the conditions are just right and the arid lands…

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February 10, 2012 at 5:08 pm

Picture of the Day: Osaka Stadium Redux

Picture of the Day: Osaka Stadium Redux

OSAKA STADIUM REDUX Photograph by Naoya Hatakeyama Photograph by Hugh Cree The images above show the former Osaka Stadium in Japan around 1998-1999. Prior to this, it was the home of the Nankai Hawks baseball team until the owner sold it to the Daiei Group and the team was moved to…

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