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30 Abandoned Places that Look Truly Beautiful

30 Abandoned Places that Look Truly Beautiful
Take a tour of the world’s apparently robust supply of statues, buildings, and temples–and witness the surprising grandeur of dilapidation. 1. Christ of the Abyss, San Fruttuoso, Italy (Italian: “Il Cristo degli Abissi”) is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus, of which the original is located in the Mediterranean Sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. Via: en.www.lensart.ru 2. (Afrikaans for Coleman’s hill, German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port town of Lüderitz. Via: photography.nationalgeographic.com 3. Built in Naples in 1981, the futuristic igloos seen above may not be around much longer. Via: reddit.com 4. SS Ayrfield (originally launched as SS Corrimal) was a steel-hulled, single screw, steam collier of 1140 tonnes and 79.1m in length. Via: photoree.com 5. Image by David Gray / Getty Images 6. Fishing Hut in Lake of Berchtesgaden National Park Via: onebigphoto.com 7. 8. 9.

The 19 Most Stunning Sacred Places Around the World From mountaintop monasteries to super-modern temples, these amazing places will make you believe. We’ve gone through the tips and photos of more than a million travelers on minube to find these places which inspire, astound, and simply take our breath away. From the jungles of Indonesia to the valleys of Tibet, here at the 19 most breathtaking holy places around the world. 1.) Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar - Rising 100 yards above the city of Rangoon, Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda is, according to many travelers, one of the world’s great wonders. Click here for more photos of Shwedagon Pagoda 2.) Click here for more photos of the Lotus Temple 3.) Click here for more photos of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe 4.) Click here for more photos of the Hagia Sophia 5.) Click here for more photos of the Meiji Shrine 6.) Click here for more photos of Abu Simbel 7.) Click here for more photos of Ghats of Varanasi 8.) Click here for more photos of the Batu Caves 9.) Click here for more photos of Basilica of San Vitale

40 Incredible Secret Places Most Travelers Don’t Know About. The Last One Blew Me Away… The Eiffel tower, Golden Gate Bridge and the Colosseum may be amazing in their own right, but there’s something special about going to a spectacular location that few travelers venture to. Take a virtual journey with me to these secretly underrated places… 1.) Ristorante Grotta Palazzese, Italy Ristorante Grotta Palazzese, nestled in the caves of Polignano a Mare beach, is one of the greatest places to eat in all of Italy, if not the world. 2.) The breathtaking Mont Aiguille is nearly 7,000 foot tall and offers amazing views of the French Prealps. 3.) This 17th century temple sits on the edge of a cliff 3,000 feet above the Paro valley. 4.) Dubrovnik is a medieval city is still largely intact. 5. Albarracín is a beautifully preserved medieval village in Northern Spain. 6.) Bagan is an ancient city hidden deep inside Burma. 7.) Aescher hotel is so high up on the Appenzellerland mountains that you have to hike or get a cable car to reach it. 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) 14.) 15.) 16.) 17.)

Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips For Living A Kick-Ass Life You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was a writer and also a humorist, satirist and lecturer. Twain is known for his many – and often funny – quotes. Here are a few of my favorite tips from him. 1. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” If you don’t approve of yourself, of your behaviour and actions then you’ll probably walk around most of the day with a sort of uncomfortable feeling. This can, in a related way, be a big obstacle in personal growth. What you may be bumping into there are success barriers. Or if you make some headway in the direction you want to go you may start to sabotage for yourself. So you need give yourself approval and allow yourself to be who you want to be. 2. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. So many limitations are mostly in our minds. And people pick up on that and may react in negative ways. 3. “Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.” 4. 5. 6. 7.

You're Not A Hippie, You're An Idiot - Features About three years back I was introduced to Psytrance and at first I was a bit wary of getting into it. After a while though I became immersed, fully giving myself up to being a part of the "psy scene". There's just one thing I refuse to accept. I love the music and the feel, the crazy people and how absolutely out of control these parties get, but the one thing I can't buy into is that being out in nature or doing drugs automatically makes me a hippie. I'm not a hippie. You're not a hippie. Psytrance music is hard and fast, dark and loopy. No, you're not a hippie, you're a kid from the 'burbs, and pretending to be what you're not is something I find pretty stupid. Photo by MadCap Productions Look, I get it. That pretentiousness is, after all, exactly why we opted out of the mainstream party scene and now, and unsurprisingly actually, we're being faced with a new sort of pretentiousness. On another occasion, I was asked by some kid at Soulstice who looked barely 18 what I was "on".

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