The Reed Flute Cave, also known as “the Palace of Natural Arts”, is a natural limestone cave situated in the northwest of Guilin City, China. It is said that locals gave this name from the reeds growing outside it, as they were used for making flutes. With a length of 240 meters, the cave...
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“If heaven isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, send me back to Gimmelwald.” (Rick Steves) Gimmelwald is a beautiful mountain village located in Bernese Highlands region of Switzerland, on the western side of Weisse Lutschine valley just above Stechelberg. It’s a perfect place for Alp-aholics because it offers incredible views with majestic cliffs,...
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photo by Andreas Constantinou It is said that great poets have sung its praises and that its majestic shape hides the secrets of Atlantis. This post is not looking to solve any mystery, nor judge poets, but will simply give you a clue about how it feels to travel to Santorini. Naturally, these are...
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by photographer Stephen Alvarez The Tsingy Formations are located in northern Madagascar and they are a world renowned natural reserve. Imagine a miniature world, lost somewhere on a calcareous coast, composed of stone needles resembling daggers which rise up 30 meters above the ground and you will get a glimpse of what the Tsingy...
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Photo by Laszlo Reszegi The Flower Carnival is a “fresh” event that happens in Debrecen, Hungary. It lasts for a week, usually in the second half of August, but the preparations for the carnival, including the decoration of the cars with fresh or dry flowers, begin 2-3 weeks before. Being a celebration of flowers,...
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Because of their unlimited curiosity, people are always prepared to break imaginary walls in their journey to solve mysteries, to see unusual things, to live beautiful moments, to build unforgettable memories. The water is vital for our inner and outer existence, representing the fabulous world of diversity. What if we can find friends who...
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Ubud Hanging Garden Hotel & Resort is located in the heart of Bali, amongst the “smoky volcanoes and emerald rice terraces”. Built in an alluring traditional style, the resort offers 38 luxury private villas available for rent. Each villa is opened towards generous infinity pools, where one is literally surrounded by nature and can...
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Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo land near Page Arizona, in the American Southwest. It has two slot canyon sections – Upper and Lower Antelope, each one containing amazing passages carved in sandstone due to flash flooding and other sub-aerial processes. Usually, in the monsoon season, rainwater infiltrates in these canyons, picking up speed...
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The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling is a crazy annual event held at Cooper’s Hill, near Gloucester in the Cotswolds region of England. The event consists in a dangerous race with an absolute price, the cheese. It all starts when a round of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled from the top of Cooper’s Hill, and competitors...
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Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations, in order to reach a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route. It is important to say that this kind of sport is not for everyone, and those who are “meeting” a wall for the first time should...
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