Category: TRAVEL

August 10, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: The Stunning Fly Geyser [Black Rock Desert, Nevada]

Picture of the Day: The Stunning Fly Geyser [Black Rock Desert, Nevada]

THE STUNNING FLY GEYSER [BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEVADA] Photograph via Reddit Fly Geyser, also known as Fly Ranch Geyser is a small geothermal geyser that is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Gerlach, in Washoe County, Nevada. The Geyser is located in Hualapai Flat less than a mile from State…

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August 4, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Holland Daze

Picture of the Day: Holland Daze

HOLLAND DAZE Photograph by ADAM SALWANOWICZ Stunning shot of a beautiful country by Adam Salwanowicz. Colours, clouds and windmills what more could you want! via Adam Salwanowicz @ deviantART

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August 2, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts in Valencia

Picture of the Day: Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts in Valencia

QUEEN SOFIA PALACE OF THE ARTS – VALENCIA, SPAIN Photograph by DAVID ILIFF The Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts (Valencian: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Spanish: Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía) is an opera house and cultural centre in Valencia, Spain. The theatre opened on 8 October 2005. The…

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August 2, 2011 at 9:05 am

The ‘Opera on the Lake’ Stages of Bregenz

The 'Opera on the Lake' Stages of Bregenz

André Chénier Stage 2011 | Photograph by Bregenzer Festspiele / KARL FORSTER Since 1946, the Bregenz Festival ‘Opera on the Lake’ in Austria has been home to some of the most incredible outdoor stages ever built. Set on the gorgeous Lake Constance, the 6,800 capacity ‘Seebuhne’ Stage has been the setting for some of…

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July 28, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: The Edge of Earth – Bunda Cliffs of Australia

Picture of the Day: The Edge of Earth - Bunda Cliffs of Australia

THE EDGE OF EARTH – BUNDA CLIFFS OF AUSTRALIA Photograph via Reddit The vast Nullarbor Plain is the world’s largest limestone karst landscape covering an area of 270,000 square km, extending 2,000 km between Norseman and Ceduna. Two thirds of the Nullarbor is within Western Australia and one third is in South…

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July 25, 2011 at 9:05 am

The Legendary Bassnectar Concert Family Photos [35 pics]

The Legendary Bassnectar Concert Family Photos [35 pics]

New York City – Photograph by BASSNECTAR.net The first time I saw Bassnectar live was at the Living Room stage at Shambhala in 2008. It was a dewy morning and I distinctly remember thinking, ‘this is one of the best live sets I’ve ever heard’. I’ve been fortunate to catch a few sets since…

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July 21, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Flooded Ruins of Villa Epecuen

Picture of the Day: Flooded Ruins of Villa Epecuen

FLOODED RUINS OF VILLA EPECUEN IN ARGENTINA Photography by JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images Back in the 1920s, a tourist village was established along the shore of Lago Epecuen, a salt lake some 600 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The resort town, named Villa Epucuen, soon had a railroad station, and it…

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July 21, 2011 at 9:05 am

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Greenland

10 Things You Didn't Know About Greenland

Northern Lights: Nuuk, Greenland – Photograph by Rune Chritianse After posting yesterday’s ‘Picture of the Day‘ of the Elephant Foot Glacier, I realized I knew very little about the gigantic island/country/landmass thingy way up in the Arctic between North America and Europe. How many people live there? What language do they speak? How…

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July 19, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Manhattanhenge

Picture of the Day: Manhattanhenge

MANHATTANHENGE Photograph by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Manhattanhenge – sometimes referred to as the Manhattan Solstice – is a semiannual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east–west streets of the main street grid in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at…

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July 19, 2011 at 9:05 am

The Stunning Beauty of Seychelles [25 pics]

The Stunning Beauty of Seychelles [25 pics]

Lemuria Praslin – Photograph via IdeePerViaggiare.it The Republic of Seychelles is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. It is part of the Mascarene Islands along with Mauritius and Reunion. Just northeast of Madagascar, Seychelles is situated with Zanzibar to the west, Reunion to the south and Comoros…

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