Archive for the ‘Travel’
Adventure Is Calling
Photographer Shane Black and two of his friends quit their jobs this past summer to spend two months traveling around the country (and teach photography workshops). It was a trip filled with endless hours cooped up in a van, exploring breathtaking landscapes, sharing stories and laughs, meeting some of the nicest people, making new friends, […]
Read More →Costa Concordia resurrected
It took nineteen hours, about seven hours longer than intended, but since early this morning, the Costa Concordia is resurrected to it’s original position. This was accomplished by using a complex system of steel cables, pulleys and counterweights. A short three-minute timelapse shows the progress of the operation:
Read More →Rio time lapsed
Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the southern hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, carnival celebrations, samba, Bossa Nova, balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. Some of the most famous landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Christ the […]
Read More →Holland vs the Netherlands
So, what is the difference between Holland and the Netherlands?
Read More →Huge impressive pieces of art
Since 2002, the city of Dubai (capital of the United Arab Emirates) has seen an increase in private real estate investment in recreating Dubai’s skyline with projects as The Palm Islands, The World Islands and Burj Dubai. The Palm Islands is a series of artificial islands for the coast of Dubai on which major commercial […]
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