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The Abandoned Circuit of the French Grand Prix
In the northern part of France, in the Champagne region, the city of Reims is not just the home of the famous sparkling wine and one of the most beautiful gothic cathedrals in the world. West of the city, near the village of Gueux, the roads of the region used…
The White Desert of USA
Although it looks like a snowy wilderness, it is actually a veritable sea of white sand due to the wind erosion of the crystallized gypsum which is abundant in the region. The dunes of White Sands, a protected area in New Mexico, United States, represent the world’s largest gypsum sandbanks and…
Annecy, the Alpine Venice
On the northern tip of a lake that bears its name, Annecy is the largest city in the Haute-Savoie department in south-eastern France, and one of the most romantic places in Europe. Its first settlement on the lakeside dates 3,100 years before Christ, making this one of the oldest inhabited…
The underground life of Coober Pedy
Coober Pedy is a small town about 850 kilometres (~530 miles) north of Adelaide. It was once known as the “opal capital of the world” for the huge quantity of opals that used to be extracted here. But the search for opal has given more to Coober Pedy than just…
The new Cuba is in Old Havana
The historical colonial city of Havana is the monumental capital of Cuba, a World Heritage Site since 1982, which is full of churches and historical monuments. Walking through its streets trapped in time is an experience that is more enjoyable on foot than any other transportation. Tough getting aroung on…
Poland’s underground Cathedral
About 10 kilometres (~6 miles) south-east of Krakow, a small town hides an unbelievable treasure. This town is Wieliczka, and the treasure is its Salt Mine, where salt has been extracted since the 13th century up until 2007, which made it one of the world’s oldest salt mines in operation.…