Cloud-shapes in the Sand
Remember lying on the grass when you were younger, staring up at the sky, allowing your imagination to twist and shape the clouds into an elephant being chased by a mouse or a dragon being slain by a cat? Now…
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
This is the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, or to give it its full Welsh name, Traphont Ddŵr Pontcysyllte1, which carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in north east Wales, and which has recently been recognised as one…
The Door to Hell
The Darvaza (Darweze) natural gas crater is an endlessly smoldering geological anomaly located in the isolated Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan.
Diverse Religious Architecture in the Capital of the World’s Most Populous Muslim Nation
Despite Indonesia having more Muslims than any other nation in the world, making up 87% of its total population, the government's pseudo-religious tolerance1 is seen within several religious buildings, all standing within a few city blocks of Indonesia's central seat…
Glastonbury
This year's Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts drew 177,000 party people to deepest Somerset, reaffirming Glastonbury's position as the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. Some went for the music. Some went for the mud.…
Topkapi Palace
Standing prominent above Old Istanbul and its waterfront, Topkapi Palace is an immense1 structure with a long and regal history - from its role as the centre of the Ottoman Empire, to its current operation as a museum housing sacred…
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