Denmark: Skagen, Sand-Covered-Church, Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse and the Power of nature
Skagen is a town in Denmark located in the region of northern Jutland, in whose area there is Grenen, a sandy strip that extends to the north-east at the point […]
Yongma Land, The Abandoned theme park in South Korea
There is a small abandoned theme park in Seoul, South Korea, with a frozen carousel, fading images of ’80s pop icons, and dodgems that that no longer collide. But unlike […]
Rome: the Doll Hospital where antique dolls are given new life.
We are in a cobblestone alley near the popular Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy. Here, a weather-striped window showcases porcelain heads, limbs, and bodies of dolls long lost and […]
Inside Costa Concordia: the photographic book of an Italian drama.
These extraordinary images of the cruise ship was taken by Jonathan Danko Kielkowski and published in his book Concordia. The German photographer swam out to where the ship, which ran […]
France: Les Grottes Pétrifiantes which turn everyday objects into stone.
These limestone grottoes, located in Savonnières, France, in the heart of Touraine, turns everyday objects into stone and were used as former quarries of limestone in the Middle Ages. Objects […]
The history of photography of a woman buried alive in a chest in the desert of Mongolia
Despite this photo, taken in July 1913, became popular under the name of Albert Khan and if you look for it on the Internet, the first results you find will […]
The Intriguing History of Predjama Castle, Slovenia, built into the side of a cave
The wonderful Predjama Castle, Slovenia, seems like it belongs in a fantasy world, but the real history behind this Renaissance castle is much more interesting than its exterior charm. It […]
Okanogan Highland ghost towns: undisturbed relics from the Old West.
These former mining estabilishments hold a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West. Scattered on the desolate plateaus of the Okanogan Highlands, a few kilometers south of the […]
Veii: Rome’s ancient Etruscan rival, now is a park full of ruins.
We are only 17 km northwest of the Eternal City where are the ruins of the rival that almost snuffed out early Roman civilization, long before Caesar or Augustus were […]
The bone church – Sedlec Ossuary in Czech Republic.
The 40,000 to 70,000 skeletons within Sedlec Ossuary (known also as Kostnice Ossuary Beinhaus) in Czech Republic welcome you, literally, with open arms: the ossuary, located close to Kutná Hora […]
Verona: why a crocodile hangs in a church.
In the district of San Michele Extra, once a fraction of Verona but currently incorporated in the inhabited center and became a real neighborhood, there are several religious buildings including […]
Mallow Bay: the largest fleet of sunken ships in the United States
If there were ever a place that could be described as a ship graveyard, it is the murky waters of Mallows Bay. The history of these maritime vessels in the […]
Abruzzo, Italy: the ruins of San Pio delle Camere Castle
The castle of San Pio delle Camere, today a ruin, is clinging to the slopes of Monte Gentile, looking out from the mountain to control the valley below and the […]
Sea fireflies which turn Japanese beaches into a beautiful work of art.
The bright blue stripes that color the rocks just off the coast of Okayama beach, Japan, are not strange special effects, but very small luminescent living beings, called “sea fireflies” […]
Fureai Sekibutsu no Sato: the creepy abandoned Japanese park with 800 statues.
Visitors would be forgiven for thinking they’ve entered in a set of a horror movie: hundred of statues stare straight forwards, some dressed in suits and others imitating Buddhist deities. […]
Callu de Cabrettu: the oldest style of cheese?
Here we are: We are in Sardinia, Italy, a region which could be home to the oldest style of cheese. According to locals, this is almost the forbearer of all […]
