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Photo courtesy of Ben via Flickr There’s no doubt the Northern Lights are one of the world’s most beautiful natural phenomena. Numerous travel experts have even weighed in on the best places to witness the spectacular light parade. On the other hand, the Southern Lights, or the Aurora Australis, don’t get as much as love,…
The world we live in is turbulent, without a doubt, and that applies to the literal planet, too. Beneath the Earth’s crust churns a vast pool of magma, just waiting to break through the surface. Volcanoes shaped this planet, and humans have been fascinated by them — and slightly afraid of them — for millennia.…
A sunny, 60-degree day sounds perfect — that is, unless you’re in Antarctica in middle of March. Earlier this month, the World Meteorological Organization confirmed that the continent set a new record high temperature (63.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in March 2015. This news comes after a recent University of Delaware study concluded that Adelie penguins in…
Not so long ago, Pluto was demoted and we lost a planet. Now, it seems as if we might be faced with a similar situation—only this time it affects Earth’s continents. Don’t worry, we’re not losing one. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. According to research, geologists are saying New Zealand and several surrounding islands…
Courtesy of Qatar Airways If you feel incredibly restless on planes, perhaps this route is not for you. Qatar Airways just completed its first nonstop Doha, Qatar, to Auckland, New Zealand, flight, which lasted nearly 17 hours, covering 9,032 miles and crossing 10 time zones. The daily voyage—which is the longest in the world when…
The earth has many beautiful wonders on its surface, but a surreal landscape lies below in caves. Humans have been exploring the earth’s pockets for millennia, and there are still many of the marvels waiting to be discovered. Here, we’ve picked six incredible caves that you can visit on your next trip. Now, we don’t…
The phrase road trip might produce images of a convertible whizzing past a sun-backed horizon and possibly a sunglasses-wearing dog in the back seat. Add the word winter to that phrase, however, and the journey might seem more like the result of a missed flight or bad break-up. But winter road trips come with their…
For many, traveling is a pleasure that can be enjoyed a few times a year. For others, vacation days are lost and never to be seen again. So after discovering that U.S. employees had a staggering 658 million unused vacation days in 2015, we wanted to find out which countries exercise their freedom to travel…
With the holidays on the horizon, most travelers (understandably) hoard their vacation days for December. But savvy jet-setters know the best time to hit the road is just before the holiday hoopla (read: never-ending crowds and spiked prices) kicks in full force. After all, there’s more to take advantage of beyond cheap airfares and hotel…
Foto: Flickr/Phillip Pessar Kunst lässt viele Herzen höher schlagen, denn es ist eine besonders eindrucksvolle Art, persönliche Eindrücke, Meinungen oder Botschaften zu vermitteln. Ob alte Künste oder moderne Gegenwartskunst – viele Menschen lassen sich gerne von den künstlerisch verpackten Wahrnehmungen kreativer Köpfe inspirieren und zum Nachdenken anregen. In einigen Städten macht es besonders viel Spaß,…
