Tag: travel
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Photographer Travels Around The World Taking Photos Of The People He Meets To Overcome His Social Phobia And Fear Of Flying
My name is David Tesinsky and I'm frequently traveling the world for more than 10 years. My aim is to photograph people with somehow controversial lifestyles or destinies, or just creatively capture 'normal people'. During these 10 years, I have visited around 60 countries. I must admit that it was quite challenging for me at…
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Couple Goes On A 550,000-Mile Road Trip Across 177 Countries Over 26 Years
When you've had a tough day at work and everything seems to be going wrong, you've probably thought about packing it all in and going off travelling. Many are lucky do it for a few months, or even a couple of years, but perhaps no modern travelers have been more ambitious than Gunther and Christine…
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Breathtaking Bridge In Vietnam Looks Like Something From Lord Of The Rings
A bridge outside Da Nang in Vietnam is wowing visitors with its beautiful view and elegant design – seemingly being held aloft by two giant stone hands. Known as the Golden Bridge, it stands 1,400m above sea level above the Ba Na hills, offering majestic panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. The gold-colored footbridge is…
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Map Shows All Of The Places Eagles Visited In One Year, And People Want To Know Why They Avoided The Sea
Eagles are majestic creatures – not only because of their looks (because that’d be just shallow), but they’re also admired for their intelligence and incredible predatory skills. It’s no surprise that they are symbols of entire nations and countries, appear on national emblems, coins, and works of art. If you’ve ever wondered about this grand…
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A Man Buried In The Snow Films A Mountain Rescue Dog Saving Him
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went” – is how the famed American actor Will Rogers once described his connection to these tender, selfless animals. And it’s not difficult to relate to that. Yet dogs are not only your best companions and loyal friends,…
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Fly To Iceland To See The Northern Lights For Just $99 This Winter And Fall
If you’ve ever dreamt about seeing the Northern Lights on a budget, now’s your lucky chance. One specific airline that’s known for selling cheap tickets to Iceland is at it again, and it’s offering flights to Reykjavik for less than a hundred bucks. More specifically, WOW Air’s $99 flights for fall and winter 2018 will…
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Amazingly Artful Staircases From Around the World
Although we’re used to seeing street art appear on the walls and buildings of our cities, more recently artists have started colouring the stairs that we walk on every day. When painted, public stair art is a stunning and unexpected canvas for portraits, geometric patterns, and intricate mosaics. Each rise of a step is one fraction…
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An Epic 16th-Century Sculpture In Italy Has Rooms Hidden Inside
If you have visited the Villa di Pratolino in Tuscany, Italy, you definitely would have stopped by to gaze at the wonder that is Appennino. This epic colossus, half man, half mountain, was erected in the late 1500s by renowned Italian sculptor Giambologna as a symbol of Italy’s rugged Appenine mountains. This mountain god stands 35 feet…
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24 Place Names You’ve Probably Been Mispronouncing Your Whole Life
There’s nothing more irritating to a pedant’s ear and nothing more flabbergasting than realizing you’ve been pronouncing the name of so many places wrong, your entire life! Despite the judgment we exhibit toward people who err in enunciating, we all mispronounce a word from time to time, despite our best efforts. Likewise, almost all of…