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Slideshow: The Northern Lights in Finnish Lapland
June 21, 2012 | Featured | Read More
Aurora borealis, or the northern lights, is a phenomenon that occurs at very high latitude around the Arctic circle. Named for the Aurora (the Roman goddess of the dawn) and Boreas (the Greek term for the northern wind) the lights can only be seen after dark. You can spot the spectacular light show throughout...
Postcard Perfect: St. Basil’s Catherdral, Moscow, Russia
February 1, 2012 | Postcard Perfect | Read More
When Ivan the Terrible wanted to commemorate the siege of Kazan and capture of the surrounding area, he had an incredible church constructed in the very center of Moscow. Unlike any other building built in Russia at the time, the church was colorful, whimsical, and detailed in a way no one had ever seen...
7 Totally Bizarre Mega-Statues
December 14, 2011 | Featured | Read More
There’s something about a massive towering statue that both excites us and totally freaks us out. Their sheer size is mind boggling, their design questionable, and taste level…you’ll see what we mean.
1. Emperors Yan and Huang – Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Forget Flying: Take the Train From New York to London
August 29, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
New York to London in three weeks? Hey, it beats around the world in 80 days, and the proposed rail line would offer up an equal dose of steampunk allure, without suspending yourself hundreds of feet in the air with a fireball directly above your head.
Russian officials have recently started ferrophiles...
Get Your Geiger Counter Ready: Chernobyl Officially Opening to Tourism for 2011
December 21, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
When I reported on tourists taking tours of Chernobyl a few months ago, I didn’t realize that most of the private tours are illegal. At least, that’s what the Russian government claims, according to this article at The Guardian. Not for long: starting next year, the site of the horrific nuclear...
Diving Tours Now Available… In the Arctic Ocean
October 13, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
In October 2007 I made the spontaneous decision to skinny-dip in Lake Baikal in Siberia. My wife and I had seen a man in the lake earlier, calmly treading water as if he was in a pool in the summertime. As soon as I hit the water, I knew it was no pool. Instead, I dove into a sea of thousands of pins...
Russia Calls For Visa-Free Travel Between Itself and the EU
September 17, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Getting a tourist visa to visit Russia isn’t very straight-forward. Before you apply you need to obtain an invitation from inside Russia and then you need to prove that you are covered by health insurance. But European Union citizens will have an easier go of it if Russia has its way. Russian...
8 Abandoned Theme Parks Abroad “Open” for Exploration
August 28, 2010 | Featured | Read More
Call it exoticism: theme parks outside the US seem just a smidgen creepier than those we grew up visiting. Safety guidelines are questionable, attractions are a bit lees planned-out, and themes are chosen with a decidedly laissez-faire attitude. Although these factors might be a detriment to theme parks...
Moldovan Wines Not Welcome in Russia
August 25, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
For the second time in the past five years, Russia has banned imports of wines from Moldova because of health risks, with reports of more than 90 batches not meeting hygiene standards. One health official said, “It should be used to paint fences.”
This is bad news for Moldova, considering Russia...
4 Mid-Millenial Hedge Mazes You Can Still Get Lost In
August 10, 2010 | Featured | Read More
Really, how scary can a fern be? What about a ficus? A privet? Shrubs seem pretty harmless… that is, until they all band together to become a maze! Befuddling Alice in Wonderland, stumping Napoleon, and fully scaring the heck out of Hitler, hedge mazes have been around for centuries, delighting...
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