While wandering around in the streets, we probably never wonder of its origins. Our world is full of roads, highways, avenues and streets. There are all kinds of it: long and short, muddy and cobbled, lushes and concrete, busy and empty. But, also there is the narrowest street of them all and it is Reutlingen,…
Located in the southwest China, the Jiuzhaigou National Park is a valley on the Tibetan Plateau. The Jiuzhaigou Valley is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list for a reason. Besides, breathtaking views, the valley is home to over dozen lakes and waterfalls. But, most spectacular of all is Five Flower Lake. Five Flower Lake…
One of the largest cemeteries in Europe: Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno is famous for it’s sculptures. Located in Genoa, Italy, the cemetery has an area of around 2 square miles. In 1835, the city authorities delegated the design of the cemetery, to the Civil Architect Carlo Barabino. He was well know for designing a layout…
Gruta Casa de Pedra lies in PETAR (Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park), near Iporanga in SΓ£o Paulo state. It is not near Tiradentes or SΓ£o JoΓ£o del Rei. Its enormous entrance is a striking feature, but published height figures differ: the park lists 215 m, while a 2026 University of SΓ£o Paulo lidar study measured…
When thinking of Lapland, the first thing comes to mind is a Santa Claus, with reindeer and helpers. But Lapland, Finland is also home to a beautiful ice hotel. Its not just any other ice hotel out there: it is a Game of Thrones themed. For the construction of the hotel 350 tons of ice…
Transylvania is a home not only to a vampire hotel, but also to the Valley of the Fairies. Located in a village Porumbacu de Sus, Romania, Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies is a newly built hotel. Two years ago, Romanian couple Razvan and Gabriela Vasile decided to sell their home in the capital…
In the Italian mountain commune of Santo Stefano Quisquina is an extraordinary place: Andromeda Theater. Thirty years ago, the sculptor and a farmer Lorenzo Reina built the place, where he united his passion for art and nature. The Sicani Mountains are a home of the sculptor/shepherd Lorenzo Reina. There lays his family farm on 300…
The Salar de Arizaro is home to one of the most spectacular natural formations Cono de Arita. At first glance it looks like a pyramid, but it is all natural volcano, which sits on a bed of salt. The cone stands over 400 ft above the sea of salt. There are many questions regarding the…