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Tourism On The Edge
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Encouraging Unusual Traveling
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Exotic Bamboo Forests, Where Things Get… Mystical

For Europeans bamboo forests are of unnatural beauty and bear an exotic meaning. This is probably due to the fact that they only grow in China, Japan and the East and Southeast Asian regions, places ...

7 h ago

35 Beautiful Photo Captures of Timber and Thatch Villas in Maldives

Honestly speaking, if we had the money to splurge on a week of self-pampering in Maldives, we would probably take these money and go explore Thailand for a month or two. Nevertheless, a soft spot for...

18 h ago

Nature As a Way of Expression: Rice Field Art in Japan [VIDEO]

Rice field art or tanbo art is a Japanese project originated in the village of Inakadate, Aomori in the Tōhoku region. It all started in 1993 when the locals searched for a way to revitalize their vi...

1 day ago

Northern Lights from the Comfort of Your Own Igloo: Hotel Kakslauttanen

Hotel Kakslauttanen is the home of the famous Igloo Village in Finland, an unusual place to travel to, where one can see the Northern Lights in “comfort”. And we are talking about physica...

2 days ago

Deepest Indoor Swimming Pool in the World: Nemo 33

Nemo 33 is an ingenious complex designed by John Beernaerts, located in Brussels, Belgium. It is considered the deepest indoor swimming pool in the world, having a maximum depth of 33 meters and cont...

5 days ago

Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan, A Witness of Early Buddhism

Bamiyan Valley is situated in the region of Hazarajat, central Afghanistan, at an altitude of about 2500 m. With an outstanding history and a strategic placement in the Middle East, the Bamiyan Valle...

6 days ago

Český Krumlov, a Bohemian Town from the Middle Ages

Český Krumlov is a small city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic and is well known for its fine architecture and art of the historic old town. In 1992, Old Český Krumlov has been desi...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

Scenic Village in the Swiss Alps: Gimmelwald

“If heaven isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, send me back to Gimmelwald.” (Rick Steves) Gimmelwald is a beautiful mountain village located in Bernese Highlands region of Switzerland, on the western s...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

Base Jumping or How to Defy All Human Limits

B.A.S.E. jumping, also sometimes written as BASE jumping, is a dangerous activity that involves an impressive amount of courage and an exaggerated will for adventure. The sport employs an initially p...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

The 58 National Parks in the United States (2): Arches and Badlands

Arches National Park is located outside of Moab, in eastern Utah, and it is well known for preserving over 2000 natural sandstone arches. The most representative landmark of the park is Delicate Arch...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

Work Less, Play More: Monkey Beach, Phi Phi Islands

Ko Phi Phi (or the Phi Phi Islands) is an archipelago of 6 small islands located in the South of Thailand, within the Andaman Sea. For some, getting a tan alongside a bunch of monkeys may seem a bit ...

22 may 12

The 58 National Parks in the United States (part 1): Arcadia and American Samoa

Arcadia National Park is located in Maine, in the North-Eastern part of the US and covers a large portion of Mount Desert Island and other small but beautiful islands. Including amazing woods, pristi...

22 may 12 1 person likes this

Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs in England, An Epic Escape

Seven Sisters are a series of chalk cliffs situated in East Sussex, between the towns of Seaford and Eastbourne in southern England. Usually, people confuse them with the White Cliffs of Dover, a mor...

21 may 12 1 person likes this

A Striking Modern Sculpture: Expansion by Paige Bradley

Expansion is the name of an impressive art project envisioned by Paige Bradley, an artist whose work is said to be focused on tensions and liberations: “I feel most of our emotions are locked i...

21 may 12

Rock Climbing, a Breaking-Limits Experience

Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations, in order to reach a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route. It is important to say that this kind ...

21 may 12

Giant’s Causeway, a Rampart Standing Before the Fury of the Atlantic

Said to be the result of a massive volcanic eruption, Giant’s Causeway is a place of scenic views and impressive basalt columns in Northern Ireland, about two miles (3 km) away from Bushmills t...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

403 Underwater Human Life-Sized Sculptures: Cancun Underwater Museum in Mexico [VIDEO]

Cancun Underwater Museum or MUSA is an unusual exhibition of sculptures made by Jason DeCaires Taylor placed in the waters surrounding Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Punta Nizuc in Mexico. The amazing proj...

16 may 12 1 person likes this

The Seven Giants of the Urals: Man-Pupu-Nyor, Russia

Man-Pupu-Nyor (little mountain of the gods) is a magical geological legacy sculpted deep within the Ural mountains in Russia. It consists of seven impressive rock formations with heights varying from...

15 may 12

Beauty all Around: Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

Depending on the visiting moment, the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland can seem either friendly and inviting or mysterious and cold. In any case, this is a place of breathtaking beauty, one that captures y...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

Hidden Tunels and Sacred Wall Paintings: Cave City of Vardzia, Georgia

The Cave City of Vardzia is a house of religious retirement, also referred to as a cave monastery, located near Aspindza, towards the southern end of Georgia. Queen Tamar founded the cave monastery i...

13 may 12 1 person likes this

Scenic Cave Hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey: Yunak Evleri

For anyone in love with tradition in its purest, organic form, Capadoccia, Turkey is a place likely to leave a mark. Seeing some representative photos of the region made us want to research more abou...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

Hallstatt, Austria’s Most Beautiful Lake Town

Located between Salzburg and Graz, in the Salzkammergut Lake District of Austria, Hallstatt is a little town of breathtaking views. Considered to be the oldest still inhabited settlement in Europe, H...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

Soothing Baths in Pamukkale Hot Springs, Turkey

Pamukkale is an amazing display of natural hot water pools in Denizli Province, south-western Turkey. What you see in the photos below are known as travertines or the terraces that form due to the ca...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

Relax and Contemplate: 27 Breathtaking Infinity Pools Across the World

We have to say we are not exactly fans of indoor pools. We would much rather take a jump in an open air natural spring or in a crystal clear sea water. However, these infinity pools did not leave us ...

10 may 12

China from a Vantage Point: Glass Skywalk in the Tianmen Mountain

The glass skywalk in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in the Tianmen Mountain, China, seems especially built for the fearless. But walking on this incredible pathway, suspended 1,430 meters high up i...

08 may 12 1 person likes this

Home of Over 4000 Glaciers: Kluane National Park, Canada

Kluane National Park is located in the south-west corner of Yukon Territory, Canada and covers an area of 22,016 square kilometres. Mountains and glaciers dominate the park’s surface, covering ...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

Fascination of the Amalfi Coast: Positano, Italy

Positano is one of Italy’s most luxurious and romantic vacation destinations. It is a small scenic town with fabulous coastal views, on the renowned Amalfi Coast in Campania, Italy. The picture...

04 may 12 1 person likes this

Bringing Street Theatre to Its Rightful Proportions: Royal de Luxe [Video]

Royal de Luxe is a French mechanical marionette street theatre company founded in 1979 by Jean Luc Courcoult. In its long existence, Royal de Luxe became one of the most famous performance companies,...

04 may 12

Odd Natural Shapes in Thailand: Ko Tapu Island in Phangnga Golf

Limestone Islands displaying odd shapes rise up from the clear, green waters bordered by the wooded Phangnga golf in the south of Thailand. Approximately 40 cliffs and small islands with fantastic fo...

03 may 12 1 person likes this

The Evolver Spiraling Platform in Switzerland for Unobstructed Nature Observation

The Evolver is an original project envisioned and put to practice by the students from Alice Studio. Located in Zermatt, Switzerland and overlooking Lake Stelli, the structure is composed of 24 woode...

26 apr 12

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