Pamukkale mineral terraces, Turkey
Fantastic place. You can swim in some natural pools. Check also our travel report: Pamukkale natural pools and around
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Dragons blood forests, Socotra Island, Yemen
Baliem valley ethno tourism, Indonesia, New Guinea
Neighbourhoods of Hong Kong after dark
Kawah Ijen acid lake, Java, Indonesia
Cross country skiing in Lapland behind Polar circle
Beginning of April is great for skiing in Lapland (north of Finland) – days become longer and snow is still more than 1 m deep. Here comes short expedition video to get rough impression: So, just before Easter together with couple of polar animals we await for our luggage in Rovaniemi airport. Ski bus brings … Continue reading Cross country skiing in Lapland behind Polar circle
Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
Ever since the anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski wrote about the courtship and marriage ritual of Trobriand Islanders in the 1920s, in books such as “The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia”, these islands have been visited by people interested in the unique cultural expressions of the islanders and the opportunity to see life relatively unchanged … Continue reading Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
Kokoda Track, Owen Stanley range, New Guinea
Hot Air Balloon festival in Myanmar (Burma) – balloon crash episodes
Hot Air Balloon Festival and contest happens in Taunggyi, Myanmar (Burma) each year between 27 October and 1st November. Balloons are made from shan paper. To fly they need some 50 kg of firewood burned. It is attached to balloon in special basket. Imagine paper balloon with 50 kg burning firewood flying above 10 – … Continue reading Hot Air Balloon festival in Myanmar (Burma) – balloon crash episodes
Angel Falls – world’s highest waterfall, Venezuela
Angel Falls or Salto Ángel is the world’s highest waterfall, dropping a total of 978m from the summit of the Auyan Tepuy, and with an 807m uninterrupted drop. It is known as Parekupa-meru by the local Pemon Indians but gained the Angel name after US pilot Jimmy Angel crash-landed on the Auyan Tepuy while searching … Continue reading Angel Falls – world’s highest waterfall, Venezuela
Tepui table-top mountains, Venezuela
There are 115 such tabletop mountains in the Gran Sabana region in the south-east of Venezuela where the highest concentration of tepuis are found. The precipitous mountains tower over the surrounding area by up to 1,000 meters. On top of the mountains grow various types of forests with a wide variety of orchids and bromeliads … Continue reading Tepui table-top mountains, Venezuela
Mt Wilhelm and Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Mount Wilhelm (4,509 metres, 14,793 ft) may be considered the highest mountain in Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand). A Seven Summits list sometimes include Mount Wilhelm. Mount Wilhelm received its name in 1888 when a German newspaper correspondent, Hugo Zöller, climbed the Finisterre Range, south-east of Madang, and named the Bismarck Range after the … Continue reading Mt Wilhelm and Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Rabaul volcano ash eruption, Papua New Guinea
Its ongoing. Volcano is active.
Timbuktu – old trade and university town in Sahara desert, Mali
Timbuktu was a world centre of Islamic learning from the 13th to the 17th century. In its Golden Age, the town’s numerous Islamic scholars and extensive trading network made for a important book trade: together with the campuses of the Sankore madrassah, an Islamic university, this established Timbuktu as a scholarly centre in Africa. Timbuktu … Continue reading Timbuktu – old trade and university town in Sahara desert, Mali
Goreme Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey
Main attraction here is ballooning. Allow 2-3 days to explore all the wonders. There are great trekking routes, underground cities and plenty of natural formations to explore. Find our experience here:
Erta Ale Lava Lake trek, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Lava bubbles and oozes inside a lava lake in Ethiopia’s Ertale volcano. Molten surface temperatures range from 550 degrees Fahrenheit (288 degrees Celsius) to nearly 1000 degrees Fahrenheit (540 degrees Celsius) at the center of the pit. Best attraction – walk to the edge of crater by fragile ash. Danakil Depression
Chamonix – Zermatt Haute Route trek, France to Switzerland
Old American cars of Cuba (latest travel report)
Last new car in Cuba appeared in 1958. Until 1958 Cuba was tropical casino of U.S. with hotels, restaurants and, of course, top class American cars. Then revolution of Fidel and Che changed everything, Batista left country, relationship with U.S. crashed and Cuba’s car industry got frozen as it was until 1958. Except few donations … Continue reading Old American cars of Cuba (latest travel report)
Alta Via 2 trek in Dolomites, Italy
Alta Via 2 runs from Brixen to Feltre.
