A tea in the desert
Wahiba Sands originally took its name from a tribe who lived here. Now renamed Sharqiya Sands, it’s a perfect specimen of sand sea – a small and isolated sand desert.
Category: Asia
The bathing monkeys of Jigokudani
Since 1964, in the city of Yamanouchi, in the northern part of the Nagano Prefecture, a very unusual park can be found.
The name Jigokudani means “Hell Valley”, a name that’s been inspired by the vapours emitted by the thermal activities of these japanese valleys.
But what makes this park so peculiar is the presence of a large community of Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), more commonly known as Snow Monkeys who love to bathe and relax in the thermal waters of the park.
The Alien Island
240 kilometers east of the coasts of Somalia, and 380 kilometers south of the Arabian Peninsula lies a small archipelago. Socotra (also spelled Soqotra), its largest island, is vastly uncontaminated thanks to the fact that it has been opened to tourism only recently. Being very isolated, Socotra has a…
Kyoto, a guide for impolite tourists.
Kyoto, Japan’s town and ancient capital of the country, is a favorite destination for many tourists; thanks to its many temples, Zen gardens, geishas and maiko, food and culture totally foreign to westerners it intrigues, fascinates and drives the tourists to visit it. But tired of the rudeness of visitors,…
China: the longest glass bridge in the world!
A 300 meters long walkway suspended at 180 meters height. Just this would be scary enough. To make it even scarier, we are talking about the “Glass Bridge”, the longest walkway with a glass bottom in the world, which was opened on September 24, 2015 in the Tianmen Mountain National…
The bathing monkeys of Jigokudani
Since 1964, in the city of Yamanouchi, in the northern part of the Nagano Prefecture, a very unusual park can be found.
The name Jigokudani means “Hell Valley”, a name that’s been inspired by the vapours emitted by the thermal activities of these japanese valleys.
But what makes this park so peculiar is the presence of a large community of Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), more commonly known as Snow Monkeys who love to bathe and relax in the thermal waters of the park.
The Alien Island
240 kilometers east of the coasts of Somalia, and 380 kilometers south of the Arabian Peninsula lies a small archipelago. Socotra (also spelled Soqotra), its largest island, is vastly uncontaminated thanks to the fact that it has been opened to tourism only recently. Being very isolated, Socotra has a…
Kyoto, a guide for impolite tourists.
Kyoto, Japan’s town and ancient capital of the country, is a favorite destination for many tourists; thanks to its many temples, Zen gardens, geishas and maiko, food and culture totally foreign to westerners it intrigues, fascinates and drives the tourists to visit it. But tired of the rudeness of visitors,…
China: the longest glass bridge in the world!
A 300 meters long walkway suspended at 180 meters height. Just this would be scary enough. To make it even scarier, we are talking about the “Glass Bridge”, the longest walkway with a glass bottom in the world, which was opened on September 24, 2015 in the Tianmen Mountain National…