Tag: travel

October 15, 2014 at 11:55 am

Gunther Holtorf has Been on a Road Trip Since 1989

Gunther Holtorf has Been on a Road Trip Since 1989

In 1989, Gunther Holtorf and his wife Christine set out on what was meant to be an 18-month tour of Africa. 25 years later, with more than 885,000 km (550,000 miles) on the clock and 177 countries visited, Gunther is still going. The former airline executive has travelled the equivalent of 20 times around…

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October 14, 2014 at 11:24 pm

Tour of Boston Shows Fresh Take on Traditional Timelapse

Tour of Boston Shows Fresh Take on Traditional Timelapse

Julian Tryba gives a tour of Boston using a new technique called a ‘layer-lapse’. In the video description Tryba states: “Traditional time-lapses are constrained by the idea that there is a single universal clock. In the spirit of Einstein’s relativity theory, layer-lapses assign distinct clocks to any number of objects or regions in a…

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October 3, 2014 at 11:23 am

Danny MacAskill Rides the Infamous Ridge on the Isle of Skye

Danny MacAskill Rides the Infamous Ridge on the Isle of Skye

For the first time in one of his films, legendary trials cyclist Danny MacAskill climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along the notorious Cuillin Ridgeline. ps. look out for that front flip at 6:10!

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October 1, 2014 at 6:45 pm

This Timelapse Will Make You Want to Visit Norway

This Timelapse Will Make You Want to Visit Norway

This timelapse is the result of a 15,000 km road trip and tens of thousands of images taken over the last 5 months. The journey has covered all of Norway’s 19 counties, from the far south to the Russian border in the Northeast. Filmed and edited by MORTEN RUSTAD Video soundtrack composed by Jogeir…

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September 30, 2014 at 2:29 pm

GoPro Announces Hero 4 with Jaw-Dropping 4K Video

GoPro Announces Hero 4 with Jaw-Dropping 4K Video

What better way to announce their newest product, HERO4, than with a video shot entirely on their latest camera? The HERO4 features ultra high resolution quality of 4K at 30 frames per second. Visit GoPro for more info. Audio is “Run Boy Run” by Woodkid. TOMORROWLAND (Boom, Belgium): Erin Edenholm, Joanna Piotrowska, Krewella…

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September 8, 2014 at 10:40 am

Man Descends 1200 ft Into Active Volcano to Experience Lava Lake Up Close

Man Descends 1200 ft Into Active Volcano to Experience Lava Lake Up Close

Sam Cossman and George Kourounis guided by volcanic pioneers Geoff Mackely and Brad Ambrose become among the first explorers to step foot inside one of the worlds most dangerous and inaccessible volcanoes, Marum Crater. More people have visited the moon than the fiery bottom of this spectacular and deadly place. Ambrym is a volcanic…

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September 5, 2014 at 11:58 am

Astronauts in Space Give Video Geography Tour of Earth

Astronauts in Space Give Video Geography Tour of Earth

Watch Expedition 38 crew members Mike Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio give a brief geography lesson as they hurtle through space at 27,600 km/h (17,100 mph) onboard the International Space Station.

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August 9, 2014 at 3:08 pm

A Timelapse Tour of North Korea Like You’ve Never Seen

A Timelapse Tour of North Korea Like You've Never Seen

Enter Pyongyang is a collaboration between JT Singh and Rob Whitworth. Blending time-lapse photography, acceleration and slow motion, HD and digital animation, they have produced a cutting‐edge panorama of a city still hardly known to the outside world. Below is a FAQ from their video description which provides insight into how the video came…

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August 6, 2014 at 1:37 am

A Restaurant Staffed by Deaf Waiters and Waitresses

A Restaurant Staffed by Deaf Waiters and Waitresses

Signs is Canada’s first restaurant staffed by deaf waiters and waitresses. Patrons are encouraged to use sign language to order and the menu comes with handy icons and a ‘cheat sheet’ to assist you. According to the Toronto Star: In 2006, Statistics Canada reported an unemployment rate of 10.4 per cent for those with…

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July 27, 2014 at 3:41 pm

30 Country Timelapse Tour of Europe

30 Country Timelapse Tour of Europe

One family, 2 cameras, 30 countries, 60 flights, 1000+ timelapse videos, 200,000+ images and almost 20 terabytes of data. An amazing compilation of timelapse videos shot over the last two years by Stan Chang while travelling Europe with his wife and son. How many places did you recognize?

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