World’s largest casino
Oh my God, the Chinese have stolen Venice. Well, not literally stolen, but they copied it on a smaller scale. I’m talking about the Venetian Macao in China, the world’s largest casino and the third largest building in the world. It has more than 1000 slot machines and over 600 gaming tables open 24/7. So […]
Perito Moreno Glacier
This is one of the most beautiful glaciers in the world. Named after explorer Francisco Moreno, Perito Moreno glacier is one of only three Patagonian glaciers that are not retreating. The 30 km-long ice formation sometimes advances into the L-shaped”Lago Argentino” acting as a natural dam and separating its two halves. The water on one […]
How to use a laptop
Here what laptops are really good for. As you can see from the photos, a laptop isn’t just a portable computer, it has many other uses which definitely make it one of the must-have tools in your house. Who knows when you’ll need to crack some nuts or play table tennis, right. So buy a […]
Indian Asceticism
Sure we all know it means abstinence from things like sex or alcohol, but Indians take it to a whole other level. Indians that practice asceticism do all sort of strange things, never bathing or washing their hair and bears to vowing not to use one or more of their limbs for a determined period. […]
The monkey acrobats
These guys have many tricks up their sleeves. As everyone knows monkeys are great acrobats, to them it comes naturally, swinging through trees and all, but these guys do tricks that are actually meant for humans, so I have to say I’m pretty amazed to see them pull such things off.
Ice Flowers
One of the most beautiful frozen wonders on Earth, ice flowers are still a mystery to many people. Ice flowers are formed on new layers of sea ice, from saturated water vapors that come up from under the ice through cracks. In contact with the cold air, the vapors start to freeze and the salt […]
How to move a 700-year-old church
Yeah, I thought so too, but apparently it’s possible. It’s actually been done too, in October 2007, a German cathedral, first mentioned in documents in 1297, was moved using a huge trailer platform from its original emplacement by a mining company. The village it was built in 710 years ago was evacuated and was going […]
Saint Michel Chapel
One of the oldest chapels in all of France. But age is not what makes it special, but it’s placement, on an 85 meters-high volcanic spire. Christians have to walk up 268 steps carved in the small mountain, to reach the place where Joan of Arc’s mother Isabelle Romee supposedly came to pray once. Saint […]