Jan 1, 2011-18 Hammerfest has the distinction of being the northernmost city in the world.
Reflections Greenland is the world’s largest island, but much of the land consists of nothing but permanent ice and snow. Hills and rugged scenery dominate the topography of this self-governing Danish province. Perhaps the best reason to visit Greenland is the arctic wildlife you’ll get to observe and the crisp clean air your lungs will […]
Round Efate (Vanuatu) trip, 26 Nov. 2006 – Nguna from Paonangisi Beach Vanuatu is an archipelago nation of 83 islands located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is situated west of Fiji, south of the Solomon Islands, northeast of New Caledonia, and east of Australia. Vanuatu was first settled by the Melanesians, possibly as far […]
Sunset Strip Sunset strip is a two-mile long strip that runs along Sunset Boulevard at the border with Hollywood, from Crescent Heights Boulevard to Doheny Drive. Along the way, you’ll find all of West Hollywood’s chic restaurants, swinging nightclubs, and boutique hotels, which all first appeared back in the 1920s when the road was the […]
endlich himmelblau Berlin is the capital and metropolis of modern Germany with a population of approximately 4.2 million. In Berlin, you’ll find grand public buildings, chic restaurants, vibrant cafes and pubs, lively dance and nightclubs, numerous museums and theatres, historic palaces and sites of interest, and many shopping centers and boutique stores shelved with the […]
Coastline. Tasmania is an Australian island state located south of the mainland. Much of Tasmania is an environmental reserve of national parks and world heritage sites. Its vast stretches of natural wilderness are so unspoiled that its nickname is the “Natural State”. Unfortunately, the history of Tasmania is rather tragic. Tasmanian Aborigines arrived in Tasmania […]
The Yellow Structure on the River [Fisheye Priojection] While Nashville has been touted the “Athens of the South” because of its 16 universities and colleges, 750 churches, and its full-size replica of the Parthenon, everybody around the world knows it as “Music City USA”. Nashville has earned this title largely on the backs of its […]
Father and Daughter, Sunset at Centennial Park Sydney Australia Sydney is considered by some to be one of the more beautiful cities in the world and hence its nickname the “Emerald City”. At least this much is certain – it is the pride of Australia and definitely the country’s most vibrant, thriving, and cosmopolitan cities. […]
Fall Sampler Minnesota is the “land of 10,000 lakes”, with Lake Superior being chief among all of them. Despite being an inland state more than 1000 miles away from either ocean, Lake Superior serves as the state’s gateway to the Atlantic Ocean thanks to the series of man-made canals that have been constructed. This has […]
Normandy ’10: Day 1 – Isigny sur Mer Arromanches is a French town located near the heart of the D-Day Normandy landings in WWII. The town lies along the coastal stretch that was designated as Gold Beach on D-Day, which served as the landing site for the invasion of the British troops. [1] The sea […]