Tag: Travel
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Deadly scorpions invade southern Egypt after freak thunderstorm
If you thought the plagues were over, think again. Thunderstorms in southern Egypt forced hordes of scorpions out of the desert into Aswan, killing 3 and sending more than 500 people to hospitals with stings. Sources say the black scorpions entered everywhere from people’s homes, cars, and buildings to inject them with deadly venom. The […]
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Discover the wonder of Onekotan Island
Onekotan is a deserted volcanic island in the northwest Pacific Ocean near the northern end of Russia’s Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk. The archipelago consists of two stratovolcanos at each end, Krenitsyn and Nemo, connected by a flat strip of land. Crater lakes surround both volcanoes. The 4344-foot Krenitsyn volcano on the […]
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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 […]
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Mount Bromo Crater, East Java Indonesia
Mount Bromo is an active volcano located in the Tengger mountain range of East Java, Indonesia. It is also one of the most visited tourist attractions in the rugged Indonesian province. The views from atop the mountain are extraordinary, as one can see well into the crater and the beautiful countryside surrounding it. There’s also […]
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Ireland’s impressive Dún Briste Sea Stack
Dun Briste is a 150-foot sea stack off County Mayo, Ireland, at Downpatrick Head. According to the legend, this impressive site broke off the mainland during a massive sea storm in 1393. Ships rescued those living on the cliffs who had fallen into the water. During the 1980s, a team of scientists discovered remnants of […]
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The colorful slots of Antelope Canyon
There’s a colorful slot canyon in Arizona where the interplay of light and geometric sandstone create a remarkable effect. Antelope Canyon consists of an upper and lower section, aptly named Upper Antelope Canyon (The Crack) and Lower Antelope Canyon (The Corkscrew). Both parts exist on Navajo territory in northern Arizona. Wind and rainwater eroded and smoothed out […]
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Climbing Austria’s Intersport Klettersteig aka “Sky Ladder to Heaven”
Austria’s 140-foot long “Sky Ladder,” or “Ladder to Heaven” via Ferrata Intersport Klettersteig connects a massive gorge on the way to the peak of Donnerkogel on the Gosaukamm mountain range. Captured by adventure photographer Alexander Ladanivskyy, these insane panorama-ladder stairs (made out of steel cables) lie 2,297 feet above the ground and overlook Gosau Lake below. […]
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The edge of the Earth: Australia’s Nullarbor Cliffs
What looks like the end of the Earth is really just the end of Australia. The Bunda Cliffs of Nullarbor Plain, Southern Australia, form part of the longest uninterrupted line of coastal cliffs (62 miles long) in the world. They literally look like someone sawed off the bottom of Australia with a jigsaw. These limestone […]
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Meet the Traelanipa “slave” cliffs of the Faroe Islands
Located on the island of Vagar in the Faroe Islands, Denmark is the beautiful Traelanipa cliffs. This chasm is the westernmost and widest in the islands. The lake above the ocean — also known as “Flying Lake” — starts from the shores of Sorvagsvatn Lake and juts out to the steep cliffs over the Atlantic […]
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The reflective salt flats of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
The high-altitude salt flats of Salar de Uyuni in southwest Bolivia create the world’s biggest natural mirror. Considered one of the flattest surfaces on Earth (4,086 sq mi), the salt flats, also known as “Mirror of God” are so big they can be seen from outer space. The salt itself is up to 32 feet […]
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Norway’s stunning obelisk-shaped Stetind mountain
Stetind is a stunning obelisk-shaped mountain in Nordland county, Norway. Author and mountaineer Peter Wessel Zappfe once described its smooth, vertical, and overall distinct shape as “an anvil whereupon the Gods can hammer.” The 4,566-foot wonder became the official mountain of Norway in 2002. Sailors often use the mountain as a landmark because it rises […]
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Iran’s mesmerizing rock salt formations
Who knew salt could look like beautiful snowcones? Mountains of rainbow-colored rock salt formations dominate the Zagros mountains of Iran. The Jashak salt dome formed when the Persian Gulf evaporated millions of years ago and left behind massive quantities of salt. Salt and other evaporites have since risen upward through the overlying layers of rock. […]