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10 Historic and Beautiful Places to See Before They Disappear
TreeHugger 10 Historic and Beautiful Places to See Before They Disappear David DeFranza (@ddefranza) Science / Natural Sciences April 13, 2011 « 1 of 11 » From Greece to Italy, Tuvalu to China, some of the world's most historic and beautiful places—not to mention largest populations—are under threat by climate change. 100 Places to Go Before They Disappear by Patrick Drew and Archbishop Desmond Tutu highlights locations on all seven continents that are in the greatest danger of disappearing in a lifetime. Do you have comments on this slideshow? Photo credit: Michael S.
Countries that can still be travelled on the cheap
Cash-flow issues? Global recession getting you down? No budget, no problem - in this extract from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we bring you the destinations that will blow your mind without blowing your budget. India India has been known as a cheap destination for ages. Nepal The home of Mt Everest and the Sherpa people has long been on the radar of the budget traveller. Indonesia Indonesia has had a bad run of terrible press over the past few years. Iran Iran? Poland Eastern Europe used to be dirt cheap back in the good old days of the Cold War. Laos Southeast Asia is the promised land of cheap travel – for years Thailand was the de facto destination for the cash poor but these days travellers are looking beyond the old standards for more intrepid el-cheapo places to check out. Sudan It's hard to get to, hard to get into and hard to wrap your head around. Honduras Morocco 'Want to buy a carpet? Jordan Most people only know one destination in Jordan – Petra.
Creepy, Crusty, Crumbling: Illegal Tour of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans [75 Pics]
Hurricane Katrina killed this clown. According to the photographer, “An abandoned Six Flags amusement park, someone spray painted ‘Six Flags 2012 coming soon’ on the wall above the downed head. But they were clownin.’ Six Flags will never rebuild here.” That’s sad, but much of New Orleans has not been restored to her former glory. This defunct amusement park on the city’s eastern edge must surely serve as a constant reminder that Katrina tried to wash them off the map. Welcome to Zombie Land kids! Chained dreams of fun at Six Flags New Orleans, abandoned Jazzland – that’s what Six Flags opened as “Jazzland” in 2000. Some photographers can see past the lifeless amusement park’s decay and desolation, showing us that there is still a chance the place could be cheery and not cheerless. Like a Bad Dream. Just in case you don’t know the scoop on what Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans and Six Flags, this photo is of New Orleans, LA, on Sept. 14, 2005. No lines for dead rides.
The Girl Who Loves to Levitate (14 photos)
Natsumi Hayashi is a sweet-looking Japanese girl who, one day, decided to take self-portraits..of herself levitating. She can be spotted in and around Tokyo, equipped with her SLR and her self-timer. When she feels the moment strike, she presses the shutter button down and then, quite literally, "jumps" into place. What I love most about her shots is that they don't feel forced. When I asked her how others react to her jumping around Tokyo, here is a funny story that she shared. "So I stopped jumping and apologized to them by saying, 'I am taking jumping photos for my wedding party's slide show.' "Then, I took one of the best levitation shots of the entire series." "We are all surrounded by social stress as we are bound by the forces of earth's gravity," Natsumi says when asked why she took on the series. Natsumi Hayashi's website
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10 Abandoned Places
Abandoned Places: 10 Creepy, Beautiful Modern Ruins Abandoned Places | We humans are explorers by nature. The quest for discovery, both old and new, is part of what separates us from rest of the animal kingdom. Abandoned Submarine Base, Ukraine In a bay on the northern shores of the Black Sea, the Soviet army maintained an elaborate submarine base throughout much of the Cold War. Abandoned Submarine Base Gallery The Ruins of Detroit by Marchand and Meffre In the United States, few cities have felt the burn of urban decay more than Detroit. Ruins of Detroit Gallery Beelitz Military Hospital, Berlin It is rare that a ruin like this should decay so gracefully and without the marks of vandalism. Beelitz Military Hospital Gallery City Hall Subway Station, NYC Under the busy streets of New York City rests a perfectly preserved monument to that city’s transportation history. City Hall Subway Station Gallery Ryugyung Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea Ryugyung Hotel Gallery Pripyat, Ukraine Gallery
Fairytale Destinations
Is it a dream or is it for real? These places will make you wonder whether you step into the land of magic and fantasy or still firmly stand on the ground. With unearthly nature, unreal landscapes or fairy tale architecture, these destinations will take you far away from your humdrum reality. Picturesque Colmar in France, considered the most beautiful city in Europe, looks like it came straight out of a fairy tale. As if being the wine capital was not enough, Colmar, with its pretty squares, fountains and canals, is also called the "little Venice" (la Petite Venise). The Lord of the Rings' scenery of Faroe Islands truly makes you believe the archipelago is inhabited by hobbits and elves. Saksun, Faroe Islands. Castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Germany in autumn. It is not a sugary Disneyland construction, although it looks like a fairy tale palace occupied by some capricious princess. If there was a fairy tale about the enchanted land of clay, its setting would look like Cappadocia.
Moderne Ruinen unserer Zeit - Fotogalerien - Fotoshows, Bildergalerien & Fotostrecken
Hauptspalte: Er hält die modernen Ruinen unserer Zeit fest - vom Steinbruch in Carrara über Townships in Südafrika und verlassene Detroiter Fabriken bis hin zum Schrottplatz seiner Heimatstadt im Ruhrgebiet. "Die Gesellschaft ersetzt das Alte immer wieder durch neuere und effektivere Prozesse - ausschließlich mit dem Ziel der Maximierung von materiellen Bedürfnissen," sagt Jörn Vanhöfen. Den Titel seines Bildbands Aftermath, kann man mit "Nachwirkung" übersetzen. Momentan sind zu dem Artikel "Fotogalerie: Moderne Ruinen unserer Zeit" keine Kommentare vorhanden.
