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  • Deep Fishing 101 – Things to Prepare To Enjoy the Trip
    Australia | Travel

    Deep Fishing 101 – Things to Prepare To Enjoy the Trip

    ByIlya October 8, 2020

    When you are about to go out on the water, you want to make sure that you are set up to actually attract and catch fish. If you are going to spend a day on the water, you want to have fun but you also want to have something to show off to others at…

    🏷️ deep-sea fishing, fishing
  • Interpretive Park , El Paso County, Colorado
    Colorado | North America | USA

    An Explosion of Colorado Color: Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan

    Bymikejhall October 7, 2020

    If you’re passionate about hiking, then Colorado‘s East Paso county is the perfect place for you. Paint Mines Interpretive Park is located just a mile south of the town of Calhan and 30 miles east of Colorado Springs. It offers four miles of trails rising to elevations of 500ft. However, what sets these trails apart…

    🧠 Evergreen
    🏷️ geological formations, rock formations, rocks
  • International car forest
    Nevada | North America | USA

    US-95: Nevada’s Highway of Oddities

    ByAiLili October 5, 2020February 16, 2025

    Home to Area 51 and Vegas casinos, Nevada is one wild ride in the desert and most definitely a go-to place for Sci-Fi and extraterrestrial enthusiasts. It is a playground for the weird, but what makes it wonderful is the acclaimed US-95 freeway that stretches northwest from Vegas. In order to make the most of…

    πŸ’Ž Legendary
    🏷️ attractions, ghost town, highway, hotels, motels, roadside attraction, tourist attractions
  • St. Peter's Pool, Malta
    Europe | Malta

    A Natural Beauty: St. Peter’s Pool, Malta

    Bymikejhall October 1, 2020August 10, 2024

    In the far south of the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta, away from the endearingly ramshackle resorts with their throngs of tourists, lies St. Peter’s Pool, a stunning, natural inlet of azure and light green surrounded by limestone rocks. Although popular with swimmers, snorkellers and divers enjoying its crystal clear water, St Peter’s Pool is…

    πŸ’Ž Legendary
    🏷️ beach
  • Rainbow mountains, China
    Asia | China

    True Colors: Rainbow Mountains, China

    Bymikejhall September 30, 2020

    Sometimes, nature has a way of throwing the unexpected at you, even when you thought you must have seen everything by now. If you venture to the northern foothills of China’s Qilian Mountains, in the province of Gansu, you’ll see one such example of her apparently limitless capacity to amaze. However, this particular place is…

    πŸ’Ž Legendary
    🏷️ mountains
  • Tumpak Sewu Waterfalls
    Asia | Indonesia

    Fury Meets Serenity: Tumpak Sewu Waterfalls, Java, Indonesia

    Bymikejhall September 28, 2020

    Tumpak Sewu or Coban Sewu is situated in the east of the Indonesian island of Java. It is an almost impossibly perfect semi-circle of tiered waterfall, cascading into the mass of dense and lush tropical rainforest surrounding it. Translated as “a thousand waterfalls” from Japanese, Tumpak Sewu may not contain quite that number. Still, this…

    πŸ’Ž Legendary
    🏷️ waterfall, waterfalls
  • Lake Retba, Senegal
    Travel

    Most Unusual Places Every College Student Should Visit

    ByIlya September 28, 2020December 18, 2020

    If you can’t decide where to go on your trip, our guide will tell you about Earth’s most beautiful places. In the check-list, you will find natural objects and human creations, popular resorts, and places. These amazing places are worth seeing at least once in your life. Lake Retba, Senegal There are a huge number…

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  • Cliff Preikestolen in fjord Lysefjord - Norway
    Europe | Norway

    Nature’s Finest Viewing Platform: Preikestolen in Norway

    Bymikejhall September 28, 2020November 20, 2024

    Preikestolen (or Pulpit Rock) Norway, is a result of a mountain frozen glacier breaking off large, angular blocks of the cliff. Over the years it formed a spectacular 604 meter viewing point, offering incredible views of the fjord of Lysefjord. Formed around 10,000 years ago during the last ice age, Preikestolen is one of Norway’s…

    🏷️ cliffs, rock formations, viewing platform

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