27 Surreal Places To Visit Before You Die | Lindy Jordan 1.Zhangye Danxia landform in Gansu, China This rainbow formation is the result of red sandstone and mineral deposits being laid down for over 24 million years, according to the telegraph. 2. The Swing at the ‘End of the World’ in Banos Ecuador At the edge of Ecuador sits a rickety tree house overlooking an active volcano in the near distance, with it comes a swing with no harness, inviting only the bravest of risk-takers to experience a killer view. #3 The Great Blue Hole in Belize The Great Blue Hole is a Submarine sink hole off the coast of Belize. 4. Many people often mistake Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, as the designated space of the tulip fields. 5. Son Doong is the world’s largest cave, created 2–5 million years ago. 6. The park is in full bloom during spring and tourists often visit to see 4.5 million “baby blue-eyes” flowers blossom. 7. The cave lies beneath the Mendenhall Glacier and it melts as you walk through it 10. Do you want to see the rest of the 27 places?
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NEW in Lourmarin– An Englishman in the vineyard | Comité Régional de Tourisme Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Published on 16 July 2014 by CRT-PACA William Chase, this name sounds familiar? This English entrepreneur founded the crisps company « Tyrell’s » (sold since) and is now the new English vodka magnate with the company bearing his name. When he bought Chateau Constantin vineyard in Lourmarin last year, he decided to use integrated agriculture methods and let the terroir reveal its natural and exceptional qualities. This summer, the domaine will be the setting of the event « Les Constantines », an event mixing music, wine, food and art. Château ConstantinRoute du Jas de Puyvert84160 Lourmarin
Amazing Places (Part 4) Intercontinental Hotel and Thalasso Spa - Bora Bora Blue Lagoon, Reykjavik - Iceland Positano, Amalfi Coast, Italy The Dunes in Peru Pongua Falls, Vietnam Seychells Bachalpsee, Berner Oberland, Switzerland Lady Musgrave Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Yushan National Park, Taiwan Kaieteur Falls - World's Largest 5 Star Taj Exotica Resort - Maldives Elafonisi Beach, Crete Casa Kimball - Dominican Republic Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort - Oman More Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1 - click here) More Amazing Places to Experience Around The Globe (Part 2 - click here ) More Amazing Places to Experience Around The Globe (Part 3 - click here )
50 Awesome Photography Websites Feature Shoot Recommends for Daily Inspiration With the demise of our blogroll in our new site design, we thought we’d shine the light on 50 unique photography-based websites that inspire us on a daily basis. While we follow many great sites not listed here, we decided to compile a diverse selection of those that you may not already know about. The blogs you see here met our criteria of being regularly updated and showcasing work we find to be consistently awesome. Think we are missing someone noteworthy? The Ardorous (above) Curated by the exceptionally talented Petra Collins, The Ardorous is an explosion of feminist collaborations and creativity. Art Photo Index (API) A service of Photoeye, API is a powerhouse of a database when it comes to searching for fine art and documentary photography, toting 3,513 photographers, 20,829 images, and 23,685 keywords to search from. Disphotic dvafoto Professional photojournalists Matt Lutton and M. Dodge & Burn (Diversity in Photography History) Dodge & Burn (George Eastman House) Firecraker MPDrolet
The Most Amazing High Resolution Aerial Photos From Around The World Tweet Cape Town, South Africa Check out the most amazing high resolution aerial photos of cities and places around the world what a wonderful view to take of the world’s beautiful places! About Aerial Photography Aerial photography is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position. Naiagara Falls Dubai, UAE Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC USA Easter Island, Chile Shanghai, China Sydney Australia Tokyo, Japan Vancouver, Canada Athens, Greece Bern Switzerland Eldey island, Iceland Giza, Egypt London, England Hong Kong Las Vegas, USA Chicago, USA Greenhouses in San Augustin, Spain Moscow, Russia Nahalal, Israel Male, Maldives Namibia Desert Meskendir Valley, Turkey Mexico City Norlingen, Germany New York, USA Paris, France Singapore City Terraced Rice Fields, China Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pomerania, Poland Vatican City Amsterdam Netherlands Barcelona, Spain Venice, Italy Bath, England Like to travel? History Kite aerial photography was pioneered by British meteorologist E.D. Commercial Aerial Photography
Novel! A Japanese paper workshop in little Rome | Comité Régional de Tourisme Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Published on 7 April 2014 by CRT-PACA Paper maker Benoit Dudognon spent a year in Japan learning how to make Japanese paper (Washi). This extraordinary skill is now ranked a UNESCO intangible heritage. The wonderfully natural aspect of this art inspired Benoit to open a Japanese paper workshop teaching the Nagashizuki technique (when the pulp is run over a sieve) and Tamezuki technique (European method). The main plant used to make Japanese paper is an invasive species and the paper requires a combination of two plants, together with high-quality water. Atelier Papetier Benoit DudognonShow-room : 56 rue Lubières – 13150 TarasconAtelier : Arles+33 (0)7 50 27 00 81atelierpapetier@hotmail.comwww.atelierpapetier.com
Amazing Places (Part 1) Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli - Iceland Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile The Gardens at Marqueyssac Ice Canyon - Greenland Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada Multnomah Falls, Oregon Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland Petra - Jordan (at night) Verdon, Provence, France Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia Norway Alesund Birdseye of City Benteng Chittorgarh, India Riomaggiore, Italy Keukenhof Gardens - Netherlands. Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan. Mount Roraima - Venezuela. Seychelles East Iceland. Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. New York City.
TRAVEL CONTEST The Dream Trip Photo Contest is now closed. Thank you for voting, and stay tuned to find out who won the $25,000 vacation of a lifetime! Opulence down to the smallest detail 9849 likes Eagle Hunter at the Golden Eagle Festival in Western Mongolia 7131 likes A Chinese bride poses in front of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. 4174 likes Arashiyama's Bamboo Forest 3969 likes View of St. 2141 likes Dancing in the Streets, Cerro Concepción, Valparaíso, Chile, July, 2002. 1331 likes Sandboarding in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile 1286 likes X Ostrich crossing X! 1136 likes Negril; a jumping Jamaica sunset 789 likes I took this photograph during my first trip to Cappadocia in August of 2013. 621 likes Taj Mahal, India 494 likes Gargoyle View of Paris,Towers of Notre Dame 460 likes Golden Midnight Sun, Savonlinna, Finland. 416 likes A KLM 747 moments away from landing at Sint Maarten's Airport (SXM). 355 likes Cooling off. 339 likes Masai friends 254 likes A misty morning at the Chicago Botanic Gardens 249 likes 233 likes
10 Most Beautiful Villages in Europe From the Alps to the Mediterranean, these frozen-in-time European villages will make you appreciate the beauty of taking it slow. Reaching some of these European beauties requires extra effort, yet the rewards are dazzling. Your eyes will thank you. Hallstatt, Austria The storybook town of Hallstatt in central Austria enjoys a gorgeous setting on the bank of the Hallstätter See, between the pristine lake and a lush mountain that rises dramatically from the water’s edge. Manarola, Italy Manarola is a small town, a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Riomaggiore, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy. Image Source Bibury, England The hilly Cotswold region is a designated “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” in southwestern England, and one of its loveliest villages is Bibury, where verdant meadows abut ancient stone cottages with steep pitched roofs. Image Source Colmar, France Image Source Reine, Norway Image Source Pučiśća, Croatia Image Source Telč, Czech Republic Image Source
Hands-on dining in Avignon, France | The Life Blog Cooking with irreverence in Avignon, France Legions of faithful come to Avignon for religious reasons. After all, thirteen popes (yes, 13!) made their home in the papal city of Avignon, in the south of France, in the 1300s. Far from a religious experience, the evening chez Corinne was sheer indulgence, though I profess my friends and I were not guilty of the sin of gluttony – there was too much laughter for that. La Maison de Fogasses is in a 15th-century townhouse on a narrow street in the heart of Avignon, at 37-39 rue des Fourbisseurs. When I first entered through the large nondescript wooden doors from the street, I thought I’d entered the Mad Hatter’s tea party but then I wandered into yet another room on the second floor and thought I’d stumbled into the costume department for the movie “Moulin Rouge.” The name is a nod to the previous owner of the rambling building(s) and tower, Gabriel de Fogasses, who lived here during the 16th century. And let us not forget the art.
Amazing Places (Part 2) Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong Fernando De Noronha - Brazil Spirit Island, Magligne Lake, Alberta, Canada Rice Field Terraces in Yunnan, China Bern, Switzerland Coron Palawan, Philippines Rocky Village, Vernazza, Italy Porto Katsiki, Lefkada Island, Greece Lower Lewis River Falls - Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Washington, USA Pangong Tso Lake in the Himalayas Golden Eye Hotel - St. Golden Horn, Brac Island - Croatia Soneva Fushi, Maldives Alentejo, Portugal Etretat, Normandy, France The Pearl Waterfall, Jiuzhaigou Valley, China Norway Awa’awapuhi Trail Kauai, Hawaii Santa Domenica nel Salento Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1 - click here) Discovered a place we should include in Part 3 of Amazing Places?
My Favourite Countries to Travel As a perpetual traveller, you start to become a bit of a snob. Well, in my case, you become a massive snob. Questions that would tickle you silly by other travellers, when you first travelled, start to become irritating. For example, any time I tell people what I do for a living the first question is: “What’s your favourite country to travel to?”. I know, I know, you’re just trying to make conversation, but I wouldn’t walk into a house with octuplets and ask them which kid is their favourite, would I? Thus, I’ve decided to get this all in writing. Ok, without further ado, this is my ranking of my favourite countries to travel: As a Canadian, writing this feels strange. Havasu , Arizona 2) Mauritania I’m sure this is a bit of a surprise too. 3) South Africa Honestly, I didn’t think that much of travelling to South Africa before arriving. 4) Colombia Oh Colombia. 5) Namibia My trip into Namibia was recent so maybe it feels more dramatic than it really was. 6) Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 7) Peru
Provence- Alps-Cote d’Azur Road Show Kicks Off In Vancouver Atout France and Provence-Alps-Cote d’Azur Tourism hosted a trade show and reception that showcased the regions of Provence at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts in Vancouver last night. The event was the first stop on the Provence west coast road show, which moves on this week to Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. As travel agents sampled wines from Côtes du Rhône and Châteauneuf-du-Pape and mingled with representatives from the tourism boards of Provence-Alps-Cote d’Azur, Vaulcluse, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence and Countryside, Cavaillon-Luberon, Marseille and Saint-Tropez, Avignon’s Michelin-star Chef Christian Etienne was busy behind the scenes preparing an array of cuisines from the region. Also on hand to showcase the top properties of Provence were supplier partners from La Coquillade, Domaine de Manville, Hotels Prestige Provence Group, Hotel Best Western Soleil, Ocre & Azur Group, New Hotel Group, Ariane Group, as well as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.