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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, Hallstatt is More »

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Banaue Rice Terraces, the Eighth Ancient World Wonder?

The Banaue Rice Terraces are ancient sprawling man-made structures said to date back 2000 to 6000 years, that were carved into the Ifugao in Cordillera Mountains in the Philippines by ancestors of More »

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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) More »

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

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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, being associated with exceptional appearances and complex open-air theater stunning millions of people from all over the world.

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

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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 forms populate this generous golf, some of them reaching up tp 275 meters in height. Most of them have caves or flooded canals.

The Evolver Spiraling Platform in Switzerland for Unobstructed Nature Observation

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The Evolver is an original project envisioned and put to practice by the students from Alice Studio.

5 Extreme Ways to Practice Power Kiting and Get High on Adrenaline

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Power kiting is an explosion of life into one indescribable element: adrenaline. The interesting part is that kiting can be practiced on any surface whether it is water, snow, ice or sand. That is why, in the following photos and texts we will try to get you familiar with some of the extreme sides of kiting:  snow-kiting, ice-kiting, kite-surfing, land-kiting and buggy kiting.

The Dragon’s Blood Trees of Socotra

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An intriguing natural combination of limestone cliffs, ancient granite massifs and red sandstone plateaus, Socotra is the largest island within the archipelago with the same name and home to a spectacular species: the Dragon Tree.

Diving in the Tectonic Plate Gap Between Europe and America

Diving in the Tectonic Plate Gap Between Europe and America

Alexander Mustard, from Southampton, USA, does not take photography lightly. Nor what his Geography teachers taught him at school. These incredible photos were taken by the artist and extreme diver in the plate gap between Europe and America.