A Japanese photographer has captured some amazing photographs featuring ‘Snow Monsters of Japan’ which are formed from rime ice. Rime ice forms when the water droplets in fog freeze to the outer surfaces of objects. The ghostly trees are a... (Continue reading)
Ocean Village was a British-American owned cruise line, based in Southampton, England. Designed to offer an alternative cruise experience, Ocean Village was founded by P&O Princess Cruises, which later merged with Carnival Corporation to form Carnival Corporation & plc. Ocean... (Continue reading)
The Palm Jumeirah consists of a trunk, a crown with 17 fronds, and a surrounding crescent island that forms an 11 kilometer-long breakwater. The island itself is 5 kilometers by 5 kilometers. It will add 78 kilometers to the Dubai... (Continue reading)
Hang Nga Guesthouse , popularly known as the “Crazy House”, is an unconventional building designed and constructed by Vietnamese architect Dang Viet Nga in Vietnam. Described as a “fairy tale house”, the building’s overall design resembles a giant tree, incorporating... (Continue reading)
The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden, and are located at 45°20?42.99?S 170°49?33.82?E. They occur scattered either as... (Continue reading)
The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders, and note that the ‘i’ is silent) is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and... (Continue reading)
The Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia. “The Five Lands” is composed of five villages: Monterosso al... (Continue reading)
Aogashima is a complex Quaternary volcanic island 3.5 km in length with a maximum width of 2.5 km, formed by the overlapping remnants of at least four submarine calderas. The island is surrounded by very steep rugged cliffs of layered... (Continue reading)
The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas.The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 metres (230 ft)... (Continue reading)
Beppu is part of the course of the annual Beppu-?ita Marathon, which traces a path between Beppu and its neighbouring city of ?ita. The competition has been held every year since 1952 and is classed as an IAAF Silver Label... (Continue reading)