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
Look what is outcome if one family plays with GoPro HD camera on Alpine skiing mountain. Fantastic slopes, views, speed. Enjoy Nassfeld located on Austrian and Italian border in Alps. we managed to take also few pictures on the way:)
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
Its ongoing. Volcano is active.
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
Last 2 weeks in a small company of friends we traveled across Vietnam. One of the main goals for our expedition was to reach the so-called Roof of Indochina, the highest peak of Vietnam and Indochina – Fansipan. We did not expect the climb to be so heavy. The trail was very steep and mostly … Continue reading Climbing Fansipan – highest peak of Indochina
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:
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
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)
And so 1001 Milez Expedition in Turkey has reached marvelous Pamukkale. From ancient times springs have washed out calcium here. Yes, yes, not salt but calcium. From Roman times this hill was used as SPA and thermal resort. Nowadays its under UNESCO protection. See how it was looking during Roman times – with main street … Continue reading Pamukkale natural pools and around – travel report
Alta Via 2 runs from Brixen to Feltre.
The Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP) is a long-distance footpath in the Pyrenees. Like the GR 10 and the GR 11, the path travels the length of the Pyrenees from coast to coast. However, where the GR 10 and GR 11 stick mainly to lower routes and mountain passes on the French and Spanish sides of … Continue reading Haute Route Pyrenees (HRP) trekking, Spain and France
The world’s largest collection of living plants. Especially challenging seems Treetop walkway.
