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Here fishy fishy

Here fishy fishy fishy… snorkeling in the sea off Ko Tao in Thailand, with GoPro in hand Krzysztof sets out to film his experience unknowingly the audio would also be recorded. The clear waters are perfect for witnessing the sea life below the waves, true of the waters along the coast of Koh Tao in […]

05:06

Hermitage Museum

Inside the Hermitage Museum – Saint Petersburg – Russia, Winter Palace and the collection on display. The former state residence of the Russian emperors, the Winter Palace and the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg are one of the best places worth seeing while visiting this great city in Russia. Possibly the second best art collection after […]

Jemaa el-Fnaa – A circus of weirdness

Jemaa el-Fnaa, the open square in the middle of the medina of Marrakech features dancers, storytellers, teeth pullers and snake charmers, and other entertainers in what really is an outdoor circus of weirdness. An awkward feeling of amazement and disgust, theatre and strange acts, and some very uncomfortable animal handling. Children, as young as 8 […]

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Katoomba • Australia

Katoomba is well known for spectacular mountain views and extensive bush and nature walks in the surrounding Blue Mountains area. Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia and the administrative headquarters of Blue Mountains City Council. Ka-toom-ba is an Aboriginal term for “shining falling water” and takes […]

05:43

Kensington Market

A visit to Kensington Market is like a sensory trip around the world. During the 1920s, it was known as the Jewish Market. Today, you can sense the city’s rich, multicultural mix, obvious in the shops packed with goods from Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South America and Asia. It’s also a treasure trove […]

Koh Lipe • Thailand

Ko Lipe is a nice place for travellers with white sand beaches, no cars and escapes from the modern world, at least the way I remember it. A tiny island in Satun Province in the Andaman Sea, 70km off the west coast of the south of Thailand near the Malaysia border. Koh Lipe is part […]

Królowy Most • Poland

The village is a small summer resort with several villas, Królowy Most is a charming location and convenient connections, in the right condition, this is a great place for a holiday cottage. The name comes from the town bridge, a village founded in 1674, close to the border with Belarus, approximately 21 km (13 mi) […]

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La Recoleta Cemetery

The first public cemetery on the city of Buenos Aires, La Recoleta Cemetery is the most relevant historical and artistic monument of Argentina. La Recoleta Cemetery is located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and […]

05:50

Las Cabanas Beach

Marimegmeg beach is home to one of El Nido‘s very first resorts. Named Las Cabanas resort, tourists began incorrectly referring to Marimegmeg as Las Cabanas beach, and the name stuck. Sun and sunsets at Las Cabanas Beach Can be done on separate day trips perhaps, one afternoon, and one sunset evening at the beachfront bar […]

London Bike Hire

Launched on 30 July 2010, the Barclays Cycle Hire soon became a great success on London roads. Like anything British, there were bumps in the beginning, but now almost a year on, the scheme continues to prove popular. I enrolled for an annual membership, allowing me to take as many 30 minute journeys for free. […]

08:53

Louvre Museum – Musée du Louvre

The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre), is the world’s largest and most visited art museum. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. The Louvre Palace is a vast complex of wings and pavilions on four main […]

14:05

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor. Often referred to as the “City of the Incas“, it is perhaps the most familiar icon of Inca civilization. The Incas built the estate around […]

02:38

Magome to Tsumago Trail – Kiso Valley

The Magome / Tsumago Trail is a well-maintained section of the former Nakasendo, the route that ran along the Kiso Valley and connected Tokyo with Kyoto during the Edo Period. The trail is not difficult and is well marked in English and Japanese. It is about 8 km long and should take two to three […]

18:21

MONKEY PAWS MOUNTAINS

Dramatic rock formations at the ‘Monkey’s Fingers’ in the Dades Valley, also referred to as the Monkey Paws mountains. The Monkey Fingers or Monkey Paws mountains are near the Dadès Gorge, next to Aït Ouglif and is located in Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco. The River Dades was an important trading river along the Route of a Thousand Kasbahs, and […]

Morocco

At the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea and northwest Africa, is a land of contrasts with high rugged mountains to arid Sahara and green Atlantic coasts. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. The constitution grants the king extensive powers, he is both the political leader and the “Commander of the Faithful” […]

02:42

Mount Popa – Taung Kalat

Mount Popa is a volcano 1518 metres (4981 feet) above sea level and located in central Myanmar, perhaps best known as a pilgrimage site, with numerous Nat temples and relic sites atop the mountain. Fifty kilometres southeast of Bagan in central Myanmar at the base of Mt Popa is a solitary peak, Taung Kalat, topped by gold […]