Photo of the Week: Öresund Bridge The Öresund Bridge connects Denmark and Sweden, crossing from Copenhagen to Malmo to form the longest road and rail bridge in Europe. You can enjoy this view from the Swedish side in Malmo by walking along Western Harbor which is famous for being a 100% renewable energy neighborhood. It takes only 35 minutes […]
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There’s a time and place for most everything. A time for walking amongst midgets and a time for walking in the shadows of giants. The Cordillera Blanca falls into this latter category. Surrounded by 6000 meter peaks, the Santa Cruz trek (a few hours, via public transportation, outside of Huaraz, Peru) is one of those
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Very little is known about the carved statues of San Agustin. Several of these have been unearthed in this archaeological park in the mountains near Popayan, Colombia that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Photo and text by Stephen Bugno Submit your photo of the week to be featured at GoMad
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Uyuni Salt Flat in Bolivia is the largest salt flat in the world. The only way to see it is by going on one of these jeeps navigated by experienced drivers/guides through this otherwise disorienting landscape where every direction looks the same. The day was sunny but bitingly cold and there were many other jeeps
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Cocora Valley, Colombia just outside Salento. Cocora valley is the home to the famous Wax Palms that can reach up to 25 meters high. The valley is also one of the entrances into Los Nevados National Park and one of the best hikes of my life. Photo and text by Suzi Clark Submit your photo
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The Celebration continues this morning with school kids parading through the streets. I am in the small seaside town of San Blas witnessing Mexico’s 2010 Bicentennial celebrations. The fiesta has been going on for the past few days and last night, on the 15th, there was music and dancing on a stage constructed in the town’s
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Preikestolen: Preacher’s Pulpit, Norway Everybody is scared and everybody tries to have a look down at least once. Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a massive cliff 1982 feet (604 meters) located in southern part of Norway. Hiking to Preikestolen is not one of the easiest things to do, however if you like walking through virgin forests
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After battling mobs of American and European families on holiday in Colorado’s crowded Mesa Verde National Park, we headed west into Utah to find a much less visited park. National Bridges National Monument is a great example of extraordinary display of beauty that is southern Utah. There are three natural bridges in the park, Kachina,
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This week’s Photo of the Week comes from Suzy Guese of SuzyGuese.com. Entering Matera in the Basilicata region of Italy, in between Puglia and Calabria, was eerie to say the least. The town is said to be one of the world’s oldest, where settlements formed in caves, sassi, out of the natural grottos. In the
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We needed to return our rented moto by 4pm, so we decided to visit Santorini’s white sand beach before leaving the island. However, there were some road signs that just didn’t make sense and we decided to follow any sign that said beach. To our delight, we found ourselves at the red sand beach. We had to
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