Showing posts from March, 2014

Toxic Algae Bloom on Lake Erie

Mar 31, 2014

Lake Erie is the fourth largest of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the eleventh largest lake in the world, by surface area. Lake ...

Gypsum Lakes or Birridas of Shark Bay

Mar 31, 2014

The most westerly point of the Australian continent, next to the Indian Ocean is called Shark Bay, an area of exceptional natural features a...

Tree in the Rock, in Wyoming

Mar 31, 2014

Located right in the middle of Interstate 80, between Cheyenne and Laramie, in southeast Wyoming is a peculiar tree. The tree is a limber pi...

The Chocolate Hills of Bohol

Mar 29, 2014

Bohol is the main island of Bohol Province and the tenth largest island of the Philippine archipelago. Bohol is a tropical haven of natural ...

What People Eat Around the World

Mar 29, 2014

Photojournalist Peter Menzel and his wife and writer Faith D'Aluisio, from California, spent three years travelling to 30 countries visi...

A Dangerous Ropeway in a Chinese Village

Mar 28, 2014

For the residents of a remote mountain village in Central China’s Hubei Province, the only connection with the outside world is a precarious...

The Melted Bricks of Fort Zverev, in Russia

Mar 28, 2014

Fort Zverev, located on the shores of the Baltic Sea in northern Kronstadt, lies in complete ruins today. One of the several forts of Kronst...

The House on Towan Island, Newquay

Mar 27, 2014

Just a few meters off the British coast near Newquay in Cornwell, lies the tiny Towan island. Perched at the top of this 80 feet high rocky ...

Cold Water Geysers of Analavory

Mar 26, 2014

About 12 km north-east from the town of Analavory in Madagascar are located four unusual geysers. There is no volcanic activity underneath A...

Kaali Meteorite Crater

Mar 26, 2014

The Kaali Meteorite Crater is located in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, 18km from its capital Kuressaare. It was t...

Palmerston Island, Where Everyone is Related

Mar 24, 2014

Palmerston Island is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in one of the most isolated part of the Pacific Ocean, about 3,200 km from New Zealan...

Lake Chagan, The Atomic Lake Filled With Radioactive Water

Mar 22, 2014

During the hey days of Cold War, the Soviet started blowing up nukes all over northeastern Kazakhstan to investigate the possibility of usin...

The Star Sand Beach of Hoshizuna-no-hama

Mar 21, 2014

Hoshizuna no Hama is a small beach located on the northern tip of the remote Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture, in Japan. Hoshizuna no H...

Aqueduct Veluwemeer in Netherlands

Mar 21, 2014

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is a navigable aqueduct over the N302 road near Harderwijk, in eastern Netherlands. It is located under a small part...

The Mysterious Stone Spheres Of Costa Rica

Mar 21, 2014

In the 1930s while clearing the Costa Rican jungle for banana plantations, employees of the United Fruit Company began uncovering large ston...

The Fortress Town of Palmanova

Mar 20, 2014

The town of Palmanova is located in northeastern Italy, close to the border with Slovenia. While Palmanova’s origins can be traced back to t...

The Volcanic Crater of Xico

Mar 20, 2014

Cerro de Xico or the “Hill of Xico” lies at the extreme southern end of Mexico City in the municipality of Xico within the Chichinautzin vol...

Edith Macefield's Legendary House in Seattle

Mar 19, 2014

In the corner between Northwest 46th Street and 15th Avenue, in Ballard, Seattle, wedged between a Trader Joe's and an LA Fitness, lies ...

Ruby Falls, An Underground Waterfall in Tennessee

Mar 18, 2014

Approximately 1,120 feet below ground within the heart of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, lies the United States’ tallest and ...

Life-Sized Elephant Created by Folding a Single Piece of Paper

Mar 14, 2014

Switzerland-based origami artist Sipho Mabona has created a life-sized elephant from just one sheet of paper measuring 15 by 15 meters. The...

Bangkok’s Multi-Colored Taxis

Mar 14, 2014

Unlike the rest of the world, where taxis are usually yellow and black, Bangkok’s taxis come in a full range of colors. There are pink taxis...

Rockall – An Isolated Rocky Islet Claimed by Four Nations

Mar 13, 2014

Rockall is a very small, unremarkable and uninhabited rocky island located around 480 km off the west coast of mainland Scotland. At just ov...

Chimney Rock in Nebraska

Mar 12, 2014

The Chimney Rock is one of the most famous and recognizable landmarks in Morrill County in western Nebraska in the United States. A remnant ...

Devil’s Golf Course, Death Valley National Park

Mar 12, 2014

The Devil's Golf Course is a large salt pan on the floor of Death Valley, located in the Mojave Desert within Death Valley National Park...

Mitchell Falls in Australia

Mar 11, 2014

Mitchell Falls is a beautiful four-tiered waterfall located in the remote north of the Kimberley Region in Western Australia, about 2,140 ki...

Ashgabat: The City of White Marbles

Mar 7, 2014

Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan and the country’s largest city. Ashgabat is a relatively young city having grown out of a village of...

A Canyon Where Gigantic Pines Grow

Mar 7, 2014

Inside the Bryce Canyon National Park , in the narrow alleys formed by towering rocks on either side, grow one of the tallest trees of the S...

Painted Hills of Oregon

Mar 6, 2014

Painted Hills is one of the three units that make up the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, located in Wheeler County, Oregon. The Pain...

Juzcar, The Spanish Village That Painted Itself Blue

Mar 6, 2014

Juzcar is a small town and municipality in the autonomous province of Andalusia, 113 km away from the city of Malaga and 25 km from Ronda. O...

Bainbridge Rocks of Galapagos Islands

Mar 5, 2014

The Bainbridge Rocks are a group of small rocky islets off the southeastern coast of Santiago Island, in Galápagos Archipelago. One of these...

The Historic Villages of Shirakawa and Gokayama

Mar 5, 2014

Shirakawa and Gokayama are two Japanese villages located in Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture, respectively, known for their traditional...

Zalipie, The Painted Village

Mar 4, 2014

Zalipie is a village in southeastern Poland, 68 km east of the regional capital Kraków, known for its wonderfully painted houses. The trad...