Travel | Tourism On The Edge

The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling, a Crazy and Unusual Event

February 26, 2011 Tudor No comments

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Rock Climbing, a Breaking Limits Experience

February 03, 2011 Tudor No comments

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Ephemeral ICEHOTEL in Sweden, a Handcrafted Winter Marvel

December 14, 2010 Tudor No comments

The ICEHOTEL, located in the village of Jukkasjärvi, about 17 km from Kiruna, Sweden, rebirths each year from December to April and is the world’s first ice hotel. It all started in 1990, when a French artist Jannot Derid held an exhibition in an igloo within the area. One night, when there were no rooms available in the town, some of the visitors asked for permission to spend the night in the exhibition hall, so they became the first guests of the “hotel”.

Autumn in Owens Valley [Time Lapse Video]

October 20, 2010 tote No comments

The movie below belongs to Henry Jun Wah Lee, who managed to capture some amazing footage of Owens Valley, an otherwise arid zone situated in Eastern California. We don’t know about you guys, but where we’re from, autumn currently reigns with its rainy days, cold weather and …plenty of colors. Have fun watching this in full screen mode!

Brousse-le-Château, Probably the Most Beautiful Village in France

October 20, 2010 tote 1 Comment

Brousse-le-Château is a fascinating and picturesque French county located in the Aveyron region, South-West of France. Some people like to refer to this medieval wonder as the most beautiful village in France. With a rich and well preserved history, Brousse-le-Château is not just a place where one can feel safe in the comfort of nature, but also a location for exploring traditions and architecture of past centuries.

Climbing the Devil’s Tower- a Heavenly Feeling

August 07, 2010 tote No comments

Devil’s Tower is a monolithic structure located within the Black Hills, in northeastern Wyoming, USA. The unusual looking rocky tower seems to reign over the surrounding lands, as it rises 1,267 feet (386 meters) above them. Its total hight is 5,112 feet (1,558 meters).