Category: TRAVEL

March 14, 2016 at 1:22 pm

Picture of the Day: Reinventing the Wheel

Picture of the Day: Reinventing the Wheel

At this year’s Geneva International Motor Show, Goodyear unveiled a concept tire dubbed the Eagle-360. The spherical, 3-D printed tire is aimed at the long-term future when autonomous driving is expected to be more mainstream, allowing for what they call ‘ultimate manoeuvrability’

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March 10, 2016 at 11:15 am

17th Century Romanian Salt Mine Gets Converted Into Wild Tourist Attraction

17th Century Romanian Salt Mine Gets Converted Into Wild Tourist Attraction

It’s like stepping into another world

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March 7, 2016 at 5:13 pm

Picture of the Day: An 1,800 Year Old Roman Road in Africa

Picture of the Day: An 1,800 Year Old Roman Road in Africa

A remarkably well-preserved 1800-year-old Roman road in Timgad, which was a Roman colonial town in the Aurès Mountains of modern-day Algeria

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March 7, 2016 at 2:29 pm

Boaters Find Sandbar in the Middle of the Ocean. Turns Out to Be the Live Birth of an Island

Boaters Find Sandbar in the Middle of the Ocean. Turns Out to Be the Live Birth of an Island

On August 12, 2006, the crew aboard the ‘Maiken’ were sailing in the South Pacific when they came across a truly bizarre sight…

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March 2, 2016 at 1:50 pm

Picture of the Day: Illuminated Cave Pools in France

Picture of the Day: Illuminated Cave Pools in France

Seen here are the illuminated cave pool formations at La Grotte de St Marcel d’Ardèche in France

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March 1, 2016 at 4:18 pm

NASA Shares the 45 Best Pics from Scott Kelly’s #YearInSpace

NASA Shares the 45 Best Pics from Scott Kelly's #YearInSpace

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and his one-year crewmate, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, have spent the last 340 days in space

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March 1, 2016 at 10:17 am

Picture of the Day: A Transparent Pool in Thailand

Picture of the Day: A Transparent Pool in Thailand

Stunning transparent pool at the Tubkaak Boutique Resort in Krabi, Thailand. The infinity-edge pool features an acrylic panel that forms the outward-facing wall

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February 29, 2016 at 4:44 pm

90-Year-Old Woman Chooses Epic Road Trip With Family Over Cancer Treatment

90-Year-Old Woman Chooses Epic Road Trip With Family Over Cancer Treatment

She told her doc, “I’m 90-years-old, I’m hitting the road”

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February 25, 2016 at 9:32 am

Picture of the Day: Neuschwanstein Castle circa 1900, 10 Years After It Was Built

Picture of the Day: Neuschwanstein Castle circa 1900, 10 Years After It Was Built

A photochrom print of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany; taken as few as ten years after the completion of the castle

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February 24, 2016 at 8:31 am

15 Finalists from Smithsonian’s 13th Annual Photo Contest

15 Finalists from Smithsonian's 13th Annual Photo Contest

Smithsonian announces the 70 finalists for their 13th annual photo contest, selected from over 46,000 submissions in 168 countries and territories

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