Category Archives: Odd Events

Mind-blowing Opera Stage in Bregenz, Austria

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The Bregenzer Festspiele (Bregenz Festival) is famous and acclaimed for staging some of the most mind-blowing spectacles. According to the The Telegraph, Verdi’ s opera “A Masked Ball” in 1999 featured a giant book stage being opened by a skeleton. The uncommon staging and show took place on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria.( Photograph by AP )

Nuit Blanche in Paris, When Artists Bring Light on the Streets

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Aurora Borealis as Seen From Reykjavik, Iceland [Time Lapse Video]

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We found this interesting time lapse video of Aurora Borealis as seen from Reykjavik, Iceland. You are looking of 60 consecutive minutes of shots which were compressed into about 30 seconds. Check out the movie below for more technical characteristics. This movie is not as spectacular as it is… real and “doable” by any person with a camera and strong will. Enjoy!

Lenticular Clouds, Tiny Nature Spectacles

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Lenticular clouds are spectacular natural formations that appear at high altitudes, usually above mountains. They are lens-shaped clouds often mistaken for UFOs or flying saucers, due to their unique appearance. They take form as a current of moist air is forced to pass above a mountain. In this situation the moist air condenses and generates a lenticular cloud.

Fang in Veil Colorado, an Ice Climbing Challenge

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Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea, the Fun Way to Get Dirty

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Boryeong is a city in South Korea that has it all: mountains, beaches and not to mention wild and crazy inhabitants. Boryeong Mud Festival takes place every year in July on Daecheon swimming beach and is said to gather over 32 000 tourists, both foreign and local.

Monarch Butterfly Migration in Mexico, a Journey Above All Natural Laws

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 Considered one of the world’s most intriguing natural mysteries, the Monarch Butterfly Migration from Canada to Mexico is an annual event that unites billions of butterflies. So if this happens to be your unexplored passion, here is a journey that is above any natural law and a place to enjoy butterflies every step of the way.