Tag: island

• The fairy tale beauty of Slovenia’s Bled Island

  

  Bred Island is a small tear-shaped island floating in the middle of Lake Bled in northwestern Slovenia.

  On the island sits the 170ft tall Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, a Baroque church established in 1534. The church on the island is a popular place for locals to wed, with the requirement that the groom carries the bride up the 99 stone steps leading from the boat dock to the church door.

  Tourists enjoy hiking around the lake and rowing in its peaceful waters during the summer. One can also reach the island by Pletna boat or, dare we say, by swimming there.

  During the winter, the frost over the island looks like a scene from a Disney movie. The mountains and forests surrounding the lake add to the picturesque view of the church.

  Bled island is the only natural island in Slovenia. It’s also the country’s most famous destination, along with the nearby medieval castle built on a steep cliff above the lake.

  Straight out of a fairy tale, we can see why this little island is a real treasure.

  

  

  

  Bred Island is a small tear-shaped island floating in the middle of Lake Bled in northwestern Slovenia. On the island sits the 170ft tall Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, a Baroque church established in 1534. The church on the island is a popular place for locals to wed, with the requirement that the […]

  Wells Baum

  October 15, 2022

  Nature, Travel

  church, island, Nature, Slovenia, Travel

• The Rock: Urup Island, Russia

  

  Here’s the last island you’d ever want to be stranded on. 

  This uninhabited volcanic rock formation is part of a 552 square mile Russian island called Urup, which means ‘salmon trout’ in the Ainu language. 

  Urup island sits south of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. 

  One can imagine this upstanding volcanic plug off the coast of Urup appearing in a future James Bond film. 

  

  

  

  According to the Neatline antique map collection website, Urup used to be known as “Company’s Land” as discovered by Maarten Vries of Dutch East India Company in 1643. Vries map (see below) is considered the westernmost region of America, a widely held view in the 17th and 18th centuries. 

  

  Here’s the last island you’d ever want to be stranded on.  This uninhabited volcanic rock formation is part of a 552 square mile Russian island called Urup, which means ‘salmon trout’ in the Ainu language.  Urup island sits south of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean.  One […]

  Wells Baum

  October 7, 2021

  Nature, Travel

  island, japan, Nature, russia, volcano

• Aogashima Island in Japan is a volcanic phenomenon

  

  Aogashima is a volcanic Japanese island located in the Philippine Sea.

  It’s known as one of the most intriguing places globally for its unique structure and intense greenery. The island formed out of an active volcano’s crater and currently operates as a giant volcano with a mini volcano inside it.

  The 200 people who live there have access to the world’s most natural planetarium as the island offers a perfect view of the Milky Way.

  

  

  

  

  Aogashima is a volcanic Japanese island located in the Philippine Sea. It’s known as one of the most intriguing places globally for its unique structure and intense greenery. The island formed out of an active volcano’s crater and currently operates as a giant volcano with a mini volcano inside it. The 200 people who live […]

  Wells Baum

  September 27, 2021

  Nature, Travel

  island, japan, Nature, Travel, volcano