Hot Air Balloon Festival and contest happens in Taunggyi, Myanmar (Burma) each year between 27 October and 1st November. Balloons are made from shan paper. To fly they need some 50 kg of firewood...
Main attraction here is ballooning. Allow 2-3 days to explore all the wonders. There are great trekking routes, underground cities and plenty of natural formations to explore. Find our experience here:
Lava bubbles and oozes inside a lava lake in Ethiopia’s Ertale volcano. Molten surface temperatures range from 550 degrees Fahrenheit (288 degrees Celsius) to nearly 1000 degrees Fahrenheit (540 degrees Celsius) at the center...
Last new car in Cuba appeared in 1958. Until 1958 Cuba was tropical casino of U.S. with hotels, restaurants and, of course, top class American cars. Then revolution of Fidel and Che changed everything,...
And so 1001 Milez Expedition in Turkey has reached marvelous Pamukkale. From ancient times springs have washed out calcium here. Yes, yes, not salt but calcium. From Roman times this hill was used as...
The world’s largest collection of living plants. Especially challenging seems Treetop walkway.
The best attraction is Scuba-Doo 260 km from coast in Nordic territories – less affected by pollution.
White water rafting down and up-stream! Enjoy crazy drive by Shotover Jet.
Great place to enjoy activities like boating under waterfall and helicopter flights. There are some trekking trails or you can go by train if you prefer.
At sixth day of our Myanmar Expedition we arrived to Bagan. Bagan (Pagan, Arimaddanapura) was one of ancient capitals of Mandalay. This is surreal place – between 11 and 13 sanctuary here, in Ayeyarwady...
Centralia is a ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005,[1] 9 in 2007, and 7 in 2010[2] as a...
Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen, Germany. We could not believe Africa and its wild animals will come so close to us in middle of Germany. Automatic gate was closing, sharp spikes crossed the road and we appeared...
Route 13 lead our bus for hours through steep, jungly mountain ridges. From Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng were only 231km, but the continuous road serpentines took almost 8 hours to get there. Out...
Kopš mūsu iepriekšējās vulkānu pieredzes – seškilometrīgā El Misti vulkāna Peru, bija pagājuši jau veseli seši mēneši. Sāka jau pietrūkt tuksnešaino un pēc sēra smirdošo kalnu .. tomēr, kad virs mākoņiem iznira...
Ēģipte ir tik dažāda. Te, Sarkanās jūras krastos, tā aug nenormālā ātrumā. Kamēr zemes cenas vēl tikai kāpj, daudzu aizjūras ieguldītāju nauda tiek iesēta šajā tuksnešainajā zemē. Desmitiem kilometru garumā no cietā...
Decembris. Zem mums slīdošie tuksnešainie kalnu labirinti liecina, ka lidojam virs Sinajas pussalas. Tieši šeit savulaik Mozus, saņēmis atklāsmi no paša Dieva, sacerēja savus 10 baušļus. Aha, tur jau tālumā arī Sarkanā...
uz Sahāru! Augusta sākumā nolaižamies Āfrikā. Apkārt viss tik zaļš, ka sākam bažīties, vai neesam sajaukuši kontinentus. Mums jānotrāpa tajā laukumiņā starp asajiem niedru lietussargiem. Dažiem no tiem ir uztīti pamatīgi pīķi,...
Nebija viegli turp nokļūt Sākumā bija ledaina jūra, tad gandrīz 800 kilometru baltu šoseju Temperatūra krita pa 1 grādam ik pēc 50 km Uz ceļa beigām saulīte teju pacēlās virs horizonta pat pašā dienas vidū, bet naktī bija visi trīsdesmit grādi sala Un tomēr, otrās dienas...
