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  • IgluLodge – a Romantic Place to Stay in the German Alps
    Europe | Germany

    IgluLodge – a Romantic Place to Stay in the German Alps

    ByIlya January 25, 2014November 10, 2020

    IgluLodge is an ice hotel in Southern Germany’s AllgΓ€u Alps. This place, with a spectacular design featuring the sculptural and architectural work of local artists, offers an unusual experience for tourists who are seeking a snowy getaway. The lodging’s creative details are all over the place. The walls of the icy rooms are elaborately decorated…

    🏷️ hotel, hotels, ice hotel, ice hotels
  • Upside Down House – Moscow’s New Tourist Attraction
    Europe | Russia

    Upside Down House – Moscow’s New Tourist Attraction

    ByIlya January 22, 2014January 22, 2014

    The idea of ​​an upside down house attraction is not new, but continues to gain popularity worldwide. A house on display at the All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow is built to resemble a typical European summerhouse with one exception β€” it’s upside down. Visitors will discover that even the curtains and contents of the fridge…

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    🏷️ attractions, house
  • DΓΊn Briste – Ireland’s Dramatic Sea Stack Split From the Mainland
    Europe | Ireland

    DΓΊn Briste – Ireland’s Dramatic Sea Stack Split From the Mainland

    ByIlya January 20, 2014November 25, 2025

    In the Irish town-land of Knockaun, 80 meters off Downpatrick Head stands a colossal, 50 meters in height, sea-stack called Dun Briste (The Broken Fort). The surrounding cliffs, including the rock formation, were formed about c. 350 million years ago, when the sea temperatures were much higher than today. Every year, Downpatrick Head is visited…

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    🏷️ rock, rock formation, sea-stack
  • Casa do Penedo – the Stone House
    Europe | Portugal

    Casa do Penedo – the Stone House

    ByIlya January 19, 2014January 19, 2014

    Being built between four large rocks that make up the structure of the house, Casa do Penedo resembles a Stone Age building. This unusual stone building (located in the Fafe region of northern Portugal) has a ancient-look and looks like the house from Flintstones. Its construction was started in 1972 and lasted about two years….

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    🏷️ house
  • Lake Hillier – Australia’s Pink Lake
    Australia

    Lake Hillier – Australia’s Pink Lake

    ByIlya January 17, 2014January 17, 2014

    Australia is home of unusual β€˜pink lakes’. Lake Hillier is one of them. Located on Middle Island, this body of water is famous for it’s remarkable feature – its bubble gum pink color.

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    🏷️ lake
  • The Happiest House in the World – The Rizzi House
    Europe | Germany

    The Happiest House in the World – The Rizzi House

    ByIlya January 16, 2014

    Everyone in Brunswick, Germany had reason to be amazed when they saw looming in their home town the wackiest building ever built. The house’s exteriors are painted graffiti style and it also has an unique urban configuration. Even though the building does not conform to the usual standards, it’s ecologic, trees have been planted wherever…

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    🏷️ house
  • Endemic plant Dragon Blood Tree in the island Socotra
    Asia | Yemen

    Socotra Island or the Place that Seems to Be from Another Planet

    ByIlya January 9, 2014October 11, 2025

    Socotra is a place many people have never even heard of. But travelers who’ve visited this island say it was one of the most amazing trips of their lives. Here’s what makes Socotra unique and appealingβ€”and how to get there. What Makes Socotra Unique Socotra is an archipelago in the Arabian Sea, located not far…

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    🏷️ island, islands
  • The Painted Forest of Oma
    Europe | Spain

    The Painted Forest of Oma

    ByIlya December 27, 2013January 6, 2014

    Oma forest is a artwork made by Agustin Ibarrola, a Basque sculptor and painter. The forest is located in the Valley of Oma, in a forest near Kortezubi (Bizkaia, Basque Country), in the natural reserve of Urdaibai.

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    🏷️ forest

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