Tag: travel

April 21, 2015 at 5:10 pm

Fighting Kites in the Favelas of Brazil

Fighting Kites in the Favelas of Brazil

After football, soltar pipas is Brazil’s most popular sport. In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, flying kites is more than a leisurely escape from on-the-ground realities—it’s a venue for battle, with the entire sky as the arena. Kite designs and airborne “cutting” strategies have been passed through generations, from rooftop to rooftop. Filmmakers…

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March 24, 2015 at 7:06 pm

Aerobatics Pilot Takes His Friends for the Ride of a Lifetime

Aerobatics Pilot Takes His Friends for the Ride of a Lifetime

Watch this aerobatics pilot take his friends for a ride they will never forget! For those curious, the aircraft flown is a Slingsby Firefly T-67.

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March 16, 2015 at 7:27 pm

A Breathtaking Timelapse Tour of North American Landscapes

A Breathtaking Timelapse Tour of North American Landscapes

After 4 months, 14,000 miles and 20,000 still images, photographer Shane Black returns with Adventure is Calling II, a beautiful timelapse tour of US and Canadian landscapes (see Part I here). Shane captured the scenes last summer as he travelled across the United States and Canada teaching workshops, shooting whenever he could along the…

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March 15, 2015 at 5:51 pm

Drone Explores Hang Son Doong, the Largest Cave in the World

Drone Explores Hang Son Doong, the Largest Cave in the World

Experience the world’s largest cave, Vitenam’s Hang Son Doong, from a quadcopter’s POV. The video was filmed by Ryan Deboodt near the entrance and the first and second dolines (skylights), which are 2.5 and 3.5 km inside the cave respectively. Deboodt used the following gear: Canon 6D, Canon 16-35mm f4, DJI Phantom 2, GoPro…

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March 10, 2015 at 8:57 am

A Hyperlapse Tour of Austria Made from 5 TB of Footage Shot Over 2 Years

A Hyperlapse Tour of Austria Made from 5 TB of Footage Shot Over 2 Years

“A Taste of Austria” is the culmination of 2 years of extensive filming (2013-2015) of the Austrian cities and landscapes. Thomas Pöcksteiner and Peter Jablonowski of Film Spektakel shot over 600 time-lapses from over 5 TB of footage to create the mesmerizing hyperlapse above. Equipment used: + Dynamic Perception Stage One + Emotimo TB3…

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March 6, 2015 at 2:45 pm

Robot Room Service is Here

Robot Room Service is Here

At the Aloft Silicon Valley Hotel in Newark, California, robots provide the room service! When the robot is outside your door it will call your room and let you know your delivery is outside.

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March 6, 2015 at 2:10 pm

Teton Gravity Debut First-Ever Ultra HD Footage of Himalayas Above 20,000 ft

Teton Gravity Debut First-Ever Ultra HD Footage of Himalayas Above 20,000 ft

The aerial cinema experts at Teton Gravity Research release the first ultra HD footage of the Himalayas shot from above 20,000 ft. with the GSS C520 system, the most advanced gyro-stabilized camera system in the world. Filmed from a helicopter with a crew flying from Kathmandu at 4,600 ft. up to 24,000 ft. on…

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March 5, 2015 at 3:17 pm

This is What an 81 degree, 325 ft Drop at 95 mph Looks Like

This is What an 81 degree, 325 ft Drop at 95 mph Looks Like

An incredible first-person POV of the first test run on the Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds Park. Debuting this spring, Fury 325 will be the world’s tallest & fastest ‘giga’ coaster (a type of roller-coaster with a height or drop ranging from 300 ft to 399 ft and completes a full circuit). The…

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March 4, 2015 at 5:31 pm

Incredible Video Shows Just How Low the Planes at Maho Beach Get

Incredible Video Shows Just How Low the Planes at Maho Beach Get

View this post on Instagram Flying frequently tends to make one either bitter or obsessed with aviation. I fall into the latter category. Visiting Maho Beach in Saint Marteen was always on my bucket list. It's as crazy as it looks — planes landing just feet from a public beach. A post shared by Paul…

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March 2, 2015 at 10:59 am

Amazing POV Shows Rider Tear Through Downhill Street Course in Taxco, Mexico

Amazing POV Shows Rider Tear Through Downhill Street Course in Taxco, Mexico

Ride through the streets of Taxco, Mexico in this exhilarating first-person POV of Rémy Métailler as he pushes his downhill mountain bike to the limits through this amazingly designed street course.

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