We are in the Gunibsky district of Dagestan, Russia, where lies Mount Gamsutlmeer. At an altitude of roughly 1,400 meters...
Ivan
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From Sofia, Bulgaria. Despite my 31years old, I lived in 8 different countries. While I write, I explore the world, I watch movies and fall down the stairs.
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It was autumn 1819 when the body of a 15-year old girl was found floating along the estuary of the...
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We are on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. Hook Lighthouse is...
In America, people associate Halloween with pumpkins, costumes, candy, and spooky stories or ghosts but, around the world, it could...
We are in Grange-over-Sands, England. Built in 1932, this once-glorious seaside outdoor pool has been left to rot for over...
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We are in the island of Barra Head, the southernmost in the Outer Hebrides, an island unprotected from the ravages...
We are deep in the Morne Seychellois National Park where, perched on a mountaintop, lies the ruins of a mission...
We are on the Isle of May, an island about five miles from the north shore of the Firth of...
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