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In pictures: The majestic Matterhorn

     

Its name might change depending on which side of the border you’re standing, but the Matterhorn (or should that be Monte Cervino or Mont Cervin?) is one of the Alps’ most iconic peaks in any language. Its distinctive shape – allegedly the... read more »

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Majestic Maharashtra III: Sindhudurg, Konkan Coast

     

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England/Scotland: Day 6 & 7

     

The wi-fi here in the hotel is lousy! Westminster Cathedral Buckingham Palace [changing of the guard] Harrods St. Paul’s Cathedral Westminster Abbey The Tower This post will be worked over [more/changed text & pictures] at a later time. Um ... read more »

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Recent Eats

     

Although I have not been posting as much about food, I assure you that I am still cooking a lot. I wish I was one of those awesome bloggers that posted fantastic recipes with precise measurements, but I've realized that is not who I am. I like openin... read more »

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Insight: Bordeaux, the French Phoenix

     

By Liz Schaffer At the turn of the 21st century, Bordeaux was in trouble. Dusty and lifeless, the once majestic stone city was crumbling. So understandably, contemporary Bordeaux feels a little like a phoenix from the ashes. With eons of soot removed... read more »

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Discover: Tropical Islands Resort

     

Getty Images Tropical Islands Resort offers a quintessential Caribbean-style experience: beautiful white sand beaches, majestic palm trees, gentle waters lapping at your feet.  But there's just one catch - Tropical Islands Resort isn't in the ... read more »

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A Cold and Wet Day in Doganbey

     

Yesterday morning I set off from home and planned to return with hundreds of pictures of camel wrestling. This is a tradition in this area of Turkey and I was eager to find out what all the hype was about.  However all good plans had to be abandoned ... read more »

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Spectacular Santorini

     

I was in bed last night at 8pm and my alarm woke me up at 6am. 10 hours solid sleep. The seas must have been relatively calm last night. Captain Romeo is a good Captain. I had breakfast and bolted out of the ship hoping that I would see some of Crete... read more »

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Decades of Drastic Change on Earth in Pictures

     

CURATED BY KRISTIN KOWNACKY A booming population coupled with greedy resource consumption and continual expansion of industry has taken a drastic toll on the environment over the last 30 years. Now, satellite imagery taken by Google Earth Engine allo... read more »

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Trek to Gunung Merapi: One of the deadliest volcanoes in the world

     

Gunung Merapi! This name is pretty much unknown in the tourist world, but it is almost one of the top 10 names in the list of the deadliest volcanoes in the world. A lot of tourists who visit the central Java region of Indonesia do not even know abou... read more »

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Day 3 My Travel Saga continues

     

Day 3: My Saga of European capitols I spent the morning sailing on the canals and taking lots of pictures.  Besides getting to see more of Amsterdam, I wanted to get a better understanding of the where the Cruise Terminal is, since the canal boat wou... read more »

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The majestic Machu Picchu

     

We completed the 4 day jungle trek to Machu Picchu around April 22 including over 50km of hiking22 on the Inka trail downhill mountain biking zip lining and amazon jungle ending at beautiful Machu Picchu at sun rise. At MP we walked through the Inka ... read more »

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England/Scotland: Day 4 & 5

     

Hyde Park Greenwich This post will be worked over [more/changed text & pictures] at a later time. Um diesen Eintrag in Deutsch zu lesen, hier klicken.... read more »

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Getting the “Swiss Alps” Experience with Gulmarg Gondola & Mount Aparwath

     

Imagine riding on an aerial cable car that provides panoramic views of snow-covered valleys, forests and mountains and goes up to 12,959 feet (or 3950 metres) to the top of the mountain.  Once you reach the peak, you can then admire and take pictures... read more »

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Review: The Majestic Malacca Hotel, Malaysia

     

On the #DiscoverMalaysia blog trip we visited Malacca (in Malay, Melaka), which is dubbed “The Historic State”. Located south of [...]The post Review: The Majestic Malacca Hotel, Malaysia appeared first on Pommie Travels.... read more »

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Sony Xperia ZR Lets You Shoot Full HD Videos Underwater

     

Sony unveiled Xperia ZR, a new smartphone that can take pictures and video to 1.5 meters underwater. The rest is a terminal with a quad-core chip, 4.6-inch screen and 13-megapixel camera. Sony Xperia ZR is a terminal that looks like a "camera-ph... read more »

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Ladakh: Land of high Passes

     

The peaks of snow mountains on bright mornings part the dense clouds and soar into the skies and beneath the skies like a world submerged, lies a lost kingdom, Ladakh, the roof of the world. At an awesome altitude, this highland is the bridge between... read more »

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Genoa, our gateway to Italy

     

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Day 15 Garberville here we come...

     

We had a lovely drive up from San Francisco today. Most of the day was spent traveling through the giant Redwoods. After we got all set up at camp we took a 31 miles drive called Avenue of the Giants. As you can tell by my pictures these are some VER... read more »

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Ancient Egyptian Ka

     

The Egyptians believed that a person was  born with five elements: (1) the physical body, (2) the  shadow, (3) the name, (4) the ba, and (5) the ka. The "KA" and "BA" : The most interesting belief of the Egyptians was that of the 2 life for... read more »

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Backroads in Oregon: Garden Vineyard, Hillsboro

     

This place just takes my breath away sometimes. We took a short drive out to one of our favorite wineries on Sunday. The owners work out of two locations. You have seen pictures of their primary place of business but on Sunday they invited members to... read more »

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