Pamukkale travertine terraces is one of the most popular places in Turkey. The term Pamukkale means “cotton castle” and derives from the fact that terraces acquire cotton like appearance in this section of the valley of the Menderes River. Existing…
Visiting the home of the Flintstones | Portugal
Daily Mail, a British newspaper, made this week (November 2015) an article on the Casa do Penedo, House of the Rock, near Fafe, and carried the imagination of the British to the setting of the home of the Flintstones. Already in…
Visiting an Himba tribe in Namibia
Himba are one of the most photogenic tribes in Africa and in the world. We visited an Himba tribe in Namibia and we loved this visit. We learned a lot with them and we were able to witness their daily…
The flight of the angels above Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe
The famous explorer, David Livingstone, while undertaking one of his expeditions, following the course of the Zambesi River to the east coast, heard the testimony of locals regarding the Mosi oa Tunya, meaning the “smoke that thunders”, the signal which…
Kaluts, an iranian desert | Iran
Kaluts are geological formations designated in geomorphology as yardang, a Uighur term for forms resulting from the wind action when it blows with a predominant direction on the rocks, digging more or less deep grooves separated by ridges. The soft material is…
Travel in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia, resulting from the dismemberment of the former USSR, whose independence dates back to 1991. The economy of Turkmenistan is based on the extraction of oil and natural gas from the Caspian Sea. Once…
Travel in Greenland
Greenland is the world’s largest non-continental island with a total area of 2 166 086 km2 , of which 81% is covered by ice sheets, because part of the territory is located in the Arctic. Greenland has been inhabited off…
Amazing experiences in Svalbard | Norway
Svalbard is a big archipelago in the Arctic Sea, north of Norway. We had some amazing experiences in Svalbard and that place looks like paradise. We travellled to Svalbard in March and April, when the islands are still covered with…
13 reasons to visit VENICE | Italy
Venice has been a major tourist destination for long. Venice is an unique city in Europe and in the world, with its culture, architecture, history, geography and food. Although a small place, Venice has attracted visitors from all over the world…