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17 Of The Most Unusual Beaches Around The World

17 Of The Most Unusual Beaches Around The World
When someone says “beach” you probably think of yellow or white sand, rolling waves, bright sunlight and a beer or fruity cocktail. But beaches come in far more different shapes and colors than some of us might have expected. Here are 17 beaches that, in one way or another, might not be anything like the beaches you’re used to. One of the most striking differences in many of these beaches are the different sand colors. Sand is generally formed out of whatever the waves happen to be banging against the shore, be they rocks, shells, corals, or glass. If you have a photo of a unique beach out there that should be on this list, share it with us below this post! Unique Glass Beach in California Image credits: unknown Image credits: digggs The glass beach near Fort Bragg in California formed after the trash dumped there for years by local residents was pounded into sand by the surf. Hidden beach in Marieta, Mexico Image credits: dailymail.co.uk Image credits: Miguel Naranjo Image credits: Will Ho

73 photos des endroits les plus colorés du monde Artificielles ou naturelles, les couleurs sont présentes partout et il est délicieux de les observer quand elles sont subjuguées par leur environnement.Voici les 73 lieux les plus riches en couleurs du monde! 1. Antelope Canyon, Arizona Inondées régulièrement, ces étranges gorges de grès se sont formées au fil des siècles. vi 2. Le lichen qui recouvre les rochers de cette baie tranche vivement avec l'eau turquoise. via 3. Un quartier pittoresque où vivent "les musulmans du Cap", une population originaire de l'actuelle Malaisie, de l'Inde et d'Indonésie. via 4. Cette rue est célèbre pour ses cerisiers en fleurs, cette ville est l'une des plus ancienne d'Allemagne. via 5. Une île aux maisons très colorées au nord de la lagune de Venise. via 6. Les dunes multicolores du village de Chamarel sont l'un des rares endroits dans le monde ou l'on peut observer les 7 couleurs de l'arc en ciel dans la nature, on l'appelle d'ailleurs "la terre des sept couleurs". via 7. via 8. via 9. via 10. via 11. via 12. via 13.

45 Beautiful Abandoned Places [Photos] Every building that exists has a story to tell, some more than others. This is especially true when it comes to abandoned buildings. When you encounter one, a variety of emotions are evoked, usually that of curiosity, melancholy and/or nostalgia. Questions such as ‘who made it?’ In this post, we’ve gathered 45 beautiful photos of abandoned places from around the world. Recommended Reading: 100 Captivating Examples Of Urban Decay Photography Namie, Fukushima, Japan. Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea. Tanque Verde Guest Ranch, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. Domino Sugar Factory, Brooklyn, New York City, USA. Michigan Building, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Bannerman Castle, Pollopel Island, New York, USA. Buzludzha Monument, Bulgaria. Hashima Island, Nagasaki, Japan. Miranda Castle, Celles, Belgium. Chambre de Commerce, Antwerp, Belgium. Denbigh Asylum, Denbighshire, Wales. Pripyat, Ukraine. New World Shopping Mall, Bangkok, Thailand. City Hall Subway, New York City, New York, USA.

52 Places to Go in 2015 A revitalized city welcomes the world. Sure, Italy is rich with romantic cities like Florence, Venice and Rome — but its most vibrant might just be Milan. And this is the year for tourists to explore its charms, as it hosts the 2015 World Expo. Twenty million visitors are expected to visit the city for the Expo, a mammoth event that runs from May through October and involves more than 130 participating nations and organizations sponsoring more than 60 pavilions. The Expo coincides with the completion of a number of urban renewal projects that are infusing new life into overlooked quarters, like La Darsena, a formerly dilapidated harbor that will feature tree-lined promenades, bike paths and piazzas. And Milanese restaurants are earning acclaim for their increased focus on diverse regional cuisines from across the Italian peninsula. Related: “36 Hours: What To Do in Milan“

50 Amazing Finds on Google Earth Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program. It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and geographic information system (GIS) 3D globe. Just like their data-rich Maps and Street View offerings, Google Earth is a treasure trove of oddities. You’ve no doubt already come across some interesting finds on Google Earth. The post below attempts to compile the most fascinating sites other have stumbled upon browsing Google Earth. If you’re interested in seeing any of the places yourself, I’ve included the coordinates for every image shown below. 1. 2. *Update* This is a land art project called Desert Breath by the D.A.ST. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Located in the fertile agricultural region of Argentina’s ‘Pampas’ is a guitar-shaped forest made up of over 7,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees. 11. 12. 13. *Update* The Sifter did an entire post on strange markings in the USA. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Amazing Collection of Beautiful Places and Spaces Our planet is far more impressive than we could imagine. It has the power to build landscapes that amaze us even after seeing them a few times. In this article I have gathered pictures of places and spaces in our beautiful world that are simply amazing and must be seen. 1. Located about 100 miles north of Reno, Nevada, is the tiny town of Gerlach. The most striking aspect of the Fly Geyser is its vibrant colors, which are caused by thermophilic algae. 2. The Ice Castles in Silverthorne are man-made ice formations created by Utah’s Brent Christensen. 3. This waterfall is very famous in Tuscany because is an open-air free hot spring. The waters of Saturnia Therme are sulphureous-carbonic-sulphate-bicarbonate-alkaline. 4. Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. 5. The Sagano Bamboo Forest is one of Japan’s national treasures. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Photos That Will Make Your Stomach Drop Posted by admin on May 1, 2013 in Nature | 39 comments If you love to do something that is uncommon, and what people do just few times in whole year, than you must try to do something like this on photos below. Maybe you will feel strange while you looking at this photos, you will see, who knows. 1. Cliff camping. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

Marvel at the Magnificent Marble Caves Can you imagine something happening that would endanger these exquisite azure caverns? It might if Chile continues with plans to build five hydro-power dams in Patagonia. Photo #7 by © Jorge Leon Cabello The water has eroded the marble to create cavities and marble caves. Amazing geological formations on Chilean side of Lake Carrera. It would be a real shame if the hydro-power dams damage the lake and the marble caves on top of the surrounding natural habitats for wildlife. View of the lake and where to find the marble caverns in the Aysen region of Chile.

36 Strange and Funny Google Street View Photos We wanted to post these awesome Google Street View photos a long time ago, but somehow they got lost along the way. Luckily, I found them while reading Twisted Sifter. We tried our best to find more cool examples of Google Street View images, however almost every source was pointing to Jon Rafman. Montreal based artist Jon Rafman isn’t the original photographer but instead he explores Google Street Views and takes screenshots of the most unusual and funny sights. The original images were taken by an army of Google’s hybrid electric automobiles, each one equipped with nine cameras on a single pole trying to photograph every highway and byway in the world. “The world captured by Google appears to be more truthful and more transparent because of the weight accorded to external reality, the perception of a neutral, unbiased recording, and even the vastness of the project,” said Jon in his interview to Art Fag City. Website: 9-eyes.com

The Most Amazing Photographs of the World Around us in 2011 This is Thor's Well also known as "the gates of the dungeon" located on Cape Perpetua, Oregon. Emerald Lake in the crater of an extinct volcano located in Tongariro National Park in New Zealand. This is a restaurant located on a cliff on the east coast of Zanzibar. It can be reached by foot or boar depending on the tide. A actual office in Selgas Cano in Madrid. A desert in bloom with Phacelia also known as Scorpion Weed. Balloons fill the air over in Cappadocia. Dubai. Stingrays migrate twice a year in the Gulf of Mexico. In the town of Skagen you can watch a natural phenomenon for the city is the northernmost point of Denmark, where the Baltic and North Seas meet. A statue in Kaunas, Lithuania during day and night. A tree tunnel in California 's Sequoia National Park These are known as the Lena Pillars located in Russia along the the Lena River . This is paradise on the Isle of Lamu in the Indian Ocean! The sunset as seen through a wave. A lighthouse in Mare, France. A river over a river.

The 33 Most Beautiful Abandoned Places In The World Many people doesn’t know, and didn’t even heard about these famous abandoned places. Many of these places are really something amazing, but they are also really sad when you take a closer look at them. On the folowing list, you can see abandoned planes, abandoned ships, as well as the abandoned houses, and so many other things, that are really amazing and magnificent. So, check out these amazing abandoned places photos. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 15th century monastery in the Black Forest in Germany 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Sarajevo 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 74 Historical Pictures That You Have Probably Never Seen Home » Humanity » 74 Historical Pictures That You Have Probably Never Seen Considering how long photography has been around and how often we take pictures now, it’s surprising how few pictures we’ve seen of important moments in history. I personally have never seen many of these pictures curated by Redditor marassantoso, and at least a few of these are probably new to you as well. 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.

History in photos. Abandoned Russian tunnels where mind-bending patterns naturally cover every surface By Sara Malm Published: 15:56 GMT, 5 February 2014 | Updated: 18:18 GMT, 5 February 2014 Hundreds of feet below a Russian city is an abandoned salt mine which might as well be the inside of a rave. The walls are covered with psychedelic patterns, caused by the natural layers of mineral carnallite creating swirls throughout the coloured rock. Carnallite is used in the process of plant fertilisation, and is most often yellow to white or reddish, but can sometimes be blue or even completely colourless. Jaw dropping acid: The psychadelic walls inside the abandoned salt mine in Yekaterinburg, Russia more than 650ft under the surface Beauty below: Although the patterns appear man-made, they are all formed by layers upon layers of minerals which were mined for their use in fertilizers Scratching the surface: The mineral carnallite, a hydrated potassium magnesium chloride, decorates the empty tunnels under Yekaterinburg ‘We take our safety very seriously but of course there are always dangers.

The Most Stunning Stained Glass Windows In The World (PHOTOS) When stepping into a holy place, our eyes seek the light. If we're lucky, the light will be shining through a stained glass window, adding illumination and beauty at once. Stained glass windows tell stories, educate and inspire. Doctor Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the mind behind the theory of the five stages of grief, once wrote: People are like stained-glass windows. Take in their beauty here: La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain 'Glory Window,' Chapel of Thanksgiving, Dallas, Texas Kings Chapel, Cambridge, United Kingdom Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran Church of Notre-Dame au Sablon, Brussels, Belgium Grace Cathedral, San Francisco La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Temple Emanu-El, New York City, New York St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham, Suffolk, United Kingdom St. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France Cathedral of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil Aix Cathedral, Aix-en-Provence, France Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, United Kingdom Lloyd Street Synagogue

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