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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Scenic Road Trips

Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia: 

Scottish Highlands - United Kingdom:

Scottish Highlands - United Kingdom: Well north on the Scottish mainland, you’ll find the North West Highland Geopark, a UNESCO-registered geopark.


Atlantic Ocean Road - Norway: 

Atlantic Ocean Road - Norway: The Guardian previously named this 5.2 mile stretch of island highway the world’s best road trip.

Hana Highway - Hawaii, USA:


Hana Highway - Hawaii, USA: Snaking along a 68-mile stretch of eastern Maui, the Hana provides excellent views of the Pacific and plenty of reasons to stop and explore along the way.

Skeleton Coast Road - Namibia: Originally, the Skeleton Coast referred to the bones left on the beaches by the whaling industry..


Skeleton Coast Road - Namibia: Originally, the Skeleton Coast referred to the bones left on the beaches by the whaling industry.

Tranfagarasan Road - Romania: 


Tranfagarasan Road - Romania: The twisty switchbacks of this Romanian mountain pass have become somewhat of a Mecca for driving enthusiasts ever since Top Gear named it the best road in the world.

Ruta 40 - Argentina: 

Ruta 40 - Argentina: The third-longest highway in the world parallels the spine of the Andes all the way up the length of Argentina.


Trollstigen - Norway: It’s genuinely difficult to tire of mountain passes..


Trollstigen - Norway: It’s genuinely difficult to tire of mountain passes.


Route 66, Multiple States, USA:


Route 66, Multiple States, USA: Route 66 is indelibly linked to American history as one of the original highways and the path to the west during the migrations of the Great Depression.


Karakoram Highway - Pakistan and China: At the world’s highest border crossing at the Khunjerab Pass


Karakoram Highway - Pakistan and China: At the world’s highest border crossing at the Khunjerab Pass, adventure-seeking travelers pass between Pakistan and China on the Karakoram Highway, a road connecting the two countries through mind-boggling mountain passes, cliffside roads and rickety tunnels.


Manali-Leh Highway - India Few travelers actually take the Manali-Leh Highway to get to either of the cities..


Manali-Leh Highway - India Few travelers actually take the Manali-Leh Highway to get to either of the cities.


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Thursday, May 30, 2013

The World's Most Luxurious Hotel

The hotel is located on artificial island in Dubai, overlooking the Persian Gulf..


The hotel is located on artificial island in Dubai, overlooking the Persian Gulf.

It's the fourth-tallest hotel in the world, and it's known for its sail-like shape..


It's the fourth-tallest hotel in the world, and it's known for its sail-like shape.

Inside, the building feels grand and spacious. The colorful lobby area is influenced by Islamic design aesthetics..


Inside, the building feels grand and spacious. The colorful lobby area is influenced by Islamic design aesthetics.

As is the spacious atrium. .


As is the spacious atrium.

The suites here are enormous and appointed with elegant furnishings..


The suites here are enormous and appointed with elegant furnishings.

Most bedrooms have king-sized beds with luxurious linens. .


Most bedrooms have king-sized beds with luxurious linens.

And nearly all rooms have incredible views of the Gulf, desert, or city. .


And nearly all rooms have incredible views of the Gulf, desert, or city.

Even the bathrooms are luxurious, with marble Jacuzzi tubs and elegant tiles. .


Even the bathrooms are luxurious, with marble Jacuzzi tubs and elegant tiles.

Some suites, like this Diplomatic Suite, come with giant sitting rooms where you can entertain guests..


Some suites, like this Diplomatic Suite, come with giant sitting rooms where you can entertain guests.

You can play snooker with friends right in your room..


You can play snooker with friends right in your room.

Other suites have full dining rooms..


Other suites have full dining rooms.

But there's really no reason to eat in your room when you can dine in the hotel's fine-dining restaurants, like Al Mahara..


But there's really no reason to eat in your room when you can dine in the hotel's fine-dining restaurants, like Al Mahara.

There's a floor-to-ceiling aquarium inside the restaurant. Watch the fish swim by as you dine on delicacies like caviar, oysters, and lobster. Main dishes cost anywhere from $70 to $250. .


There's a floor-to-ceiling aquarium inside the restaurant. Watch the fish swim by as you dine on delicacies like caviar, oysters, and lobster. Main dishes cost anywhere from $70 to $250.

Or if you'd rather look at the city skyline, dine in Al Muntaha, a restaurant on the 27th floor with views of the Gulf. .


Or if you'd rather look at the city skyline, dine in Al Muntaha, a restaurant on the 27th floor with views of the Gulf.

After dinner, grab a drink in the sleek Skyview bar..


After dinner, grab a drink in the sleek Skyview bar.

Or sit outside at the bar overlooking the outdoor pool. .


Or sit outside at the bar overlooking the outdoor pool.

To relax, head to the tranquil indoor infinity pool which overlooks the Persian Gulf..


To relax, head to the tranquil indoor infinity pool which overlooks the Persian Gulf.


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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Competition-Winning Pictures Of Life On Earth

A stick insect (Timema poppensis) almost completely blends into a coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens). The eye behind the winning image is Moritz Muschick from the University of Sheffield. .


A stick insect (Timema poppensis) almost completely blends into a coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens). The eye behind the winning image is Moritz Muschick from the University of Sheffield.

Laetitia Kernaleguen won the Behavioral and Physiological Ecology category for her photo of two male Southern elephant seals in bloody battle over a harem of females. .


Laetitia Kernaleguen won the Behavioral and Physiological Ecology category for her photo of two male Southern elephant seals in bloody battle over a harem of females.

First place in the Community, Population and Macroecology category went to Michael Siva-Jothy for his shot of a Scarce swallowtail and a Polistine wasp converging on a Scabius flower. .


First place in the Community, Population and Macroecology category went to Michael Siva-Jothy for his shot of a Scarce swallowtail and a Polistine wasp converging on a Scabius flower.

This Galapagos tortoise trudges along a man-made road on Santa Cruz island. Hara Woltz won the Conservation Ecology and Biodiversity Research category for her subtle reminder on how human development impacts animal habitat. .


This Galapagos tortoise trudges along a man-made road on Santa Cruz island. Hara Woltz won the Conservation Ecology and Biodiversity Research category for her subtle reminder on how human development impacts animal habitat.

This photo of a subalpine flower meadow in Colorado made Benjamin Blonder of the University of Arizona the overall runner-up in the competition. The green of leaves and grasses comes from the chemicals that enable the plants to feed off sunlight and survive, while the brightly colored flowers are what attract insects who pollinate them and help them reproduce. .


This photo of a subalpine flower meadow in Colorado made Benjamin Blonder of the University of Arizona the overall runner-up in the competition. The green of leaves and grasses comes from the chemicals that enable the plants to feed off sunlight and survive, while the brightly colored flowers are what attract insects who pollinate them and help them reproduce.


Terracing is an ancient farming practice that has allowed people to farm steep slopes in mountainous or hilly areas. Yulin Jia's photo of a terraced rice paddy in Yuanyang, China won the Landscape Ecology and Ecosystems category..


Terracing is an ancient farming practice that has allowed people to farm steep slopes in mountainous or hilly areas. Yulin Jia's photo of a terraced rice paddy in Yuanyang, China won the Landscape Ecology and Ecosystems category.

Two frogs leap for their lives as a duck jumps onto a branch in a pond. This photo was taken by Thomas Jensen of the Medical Prognosis Institute in Denmark..


Two frogs leap for their lives as a duck jumps onto a branch in a pond. This photo was taken by Thomas Jensen of the Medical Prognosis Institute in Denmark.


Benjamin Blonder snapped this magnetic glimpse of an iridescent hoverfly in Puerto Rico. .


Benjamin Blonder snapped this magnetic glimpse of an iridescent hoverfly in Puerto Rico.

The University of Lausanne's Sylvain Dubey earned some praise for this photo of two bulldog ants squaring off..


The University of Lausanne's Sylvain Dubey earned some praise for this photo of two bulldog ants squaring off.


When wind blows over tiny dinoflagellates (a form of plankton), it triggers a chemical reaction that makes the water glow a luminous blue. The University of Stellenbosch's Bruce Anderson caught this ethereal display at twilight..


When wind blows over tiny dinoflagellates (a form of plankton), it triggers a chemical reaction that makes the water glow a luminous blue. The University of Stellenbosch's Bruce Anderson caught this ethereal display at twilight.


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Friday, May 17, 2013

Pictures From The National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Osprey taking off from his perch..


Osprey taking off from his perch.

An alligator and turtles together in a pond..


An alligator and turtles together in a pond.

A wild parrot perched near a cafe outside of Aquas Calientes in the Cuzco region of Peru..


A wild parrot perched near a cafe outside of Aquas Calientes in the Cuzco region of Peru.

The hummingbird and the flower.


The hummingbird and the flower

Leopard looking out in South Africa..


Leopard looking out in South Africa.

Sea Lion on Pacific Coast of Oregon..


Sea Lion on Pacific Coast of Oregon.

Two newly hatched Gentoo Penguin chicks get their first glimpse at the Antarctic wilderness..


Two newly hatched Gentoo Penguin chicks get their first glimpse at the Antarctic wilderness.

A family of snow monkeys cuddling up together for security and warmth. .


A family of snow monkeys cuddling up together for security and warmth.

Two zebras in Eastern Cape, South Africa..


Two zebras in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Alligator hanging out in a pond in South Carolina..


Alligator hanging out in a pond in South Carolina.

A surprise companion, the Pacific Tree Frog, lurking in the lichen..


A surprise companion, the Pacific Tree Frog, lurking in the lichen.

Whaleshark encounter in the Bohol Sea, Philippines..


Whaleshark encounter in the Bohol Sea, Philippines.

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