Damian Christie captured this footage of bottlenose dolphins chasing his boat, in Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand… Continue reading
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The Terrifying Beauty of Melting Icecaps
Every summer, as the air warms up and the sunlight beats down on the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, pools of brilliantly blue melt water are formed across the pristine white landscape. Continue reading
Isa lake: The Two-Ocean Lake
The Isa Lake Viewpoint, located about 8 miles east of the Old Faithful Area along the Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park Continue reading
Melody Key Private Island Lodge
Comprising 5.24 acres of seclusion just 25 miles from Key West, Melody Key Private Island Lodge represents both an investment opportunity and a chance to get away. Continue reading
Adventurer Swims With Giant Manta Rays at Night
In her latest daring adventure, Alison Teal set out in the middle of the night to free dive with Manta Rays off the coast of Hawaii. Continue reading
Glass Beach on Ussuri Bay
Just a 30-minute-drive away from the city of Vladivostok, Russia, lies a stunning bay surrounded by impressive cliffs. Not very long ago, the beach here was used as dumping ground of unwanted glass by a local porcelain factory, or so the story goes. Continue reading
The Lost Island of Ferdinandea
An oil painting depicting the HMS Melville, of the Royal Navy, off the volcanic Ferdinandea Island or Graham Island, 1831. Photo credit: National Maritime Museum.
Once upon a time, in the waters not far off the coast of Sicily, there was an island called Ferdinandea. Continue reading
Regina Sailing Yacht
Featured in the James Bond film Skyfall, the Regina Sailing Yacht is the rare piece of film memorabilia you can actually use. It’s over 180 feet long and 30 feet wide, with room for up to 12 passengers spread across six staterooms that are finished with mahogany and marble. Continue reading
Vasa: A 17th Century Warship That Sank, Was Recovered and Now Sits in a Museum
In 1628, the Swedish warship Vasa set off on its maiden voyage from Stockholm harbor towards Poland, where a war was raging in the Baltic. Built by 400 craftsmen at the royal shipyard at Stockholm, the ship was richly decorated as a symbol of the king’s ambitions for Sweden and himself. Continue reading