El Velo de La Novia, Pachachaca or Lady in White Falls
It seems, the unusual shape of the El Velo de La Novia Falls was noticed rather recently - in the early 2018. Now, this is...
Kashmir sapphire mines: source of the best blue sapphire
The best blue sapphire in the world was found in remote mountains of Kashmir. Were... because now the legendary Kashmir sapphire mines are exhausted...
Hunter Spring
There are two 1st magnitude springs in King's Bay - Hunter Spring and King's Spring (Tarpon Hole). Hunter spring is somewhat less impressive but nevertheless,...
Tarpon Hole (King’s Spring)
One of the best places to observe manatees is around the King's Spring (Tarpon Hole). This is a very powerful, subaquatic spring which can...
Antakya Church of Saint Peter (cave church)
One of the many candidates for the title of the oldest church in the world is a modest cave church in Turkey. Antakya Church...
Blue Nile Falls – Tis Abay
Ethiopia lost a lot in the day when a hydro-electric station took away major part of the water of the Blue Nile... and beauty...
Mount Erebus – the southernmost active volcano
If there is a large and active volcano in Antarctica, this should be something unusual. An Mount Erebus certainly is very unusual - it...
Olakkannesvara Temple – the old lighthouse
The information about Olakkannesvara Temple is controversial - according to some this temple is even one of the oldest lighthouses in the world! One...
Leppaluði borehole
Often tourists mix up two hot springs or geysers - the artificial and more active Leppaluði borehole and dormant Grýla - once impressive geyser...
Grýla – geyser near Hveragerði
Now Grýla is dormant or even extinct geyser - but some decades ago it was one of the most impressive Icelandic geysers. Hveragerði
Hveragerði is an...
