AMAZING

2012-01-19T21:24:00.000-08:00

LOMBARD STREET - MOST CROOKED STREETS OF WORLD

In the U.S. City of San Francisco's Russian Hill is located on the most crooked streets in the world. Lombard Street - the name of this famous street, which has a 27% slope, and the speed on it is limited to 8 kilometers per hour.

2012-01-04T18:52:00.000-08:00

LAKE LOVATNET

Lovatnet is a lake in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the village of Loen and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Olden. The lake lies just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the mountain Skåla. The water from the lake flows down from the mountains; especially from the Jostedalsbreen and Tindefjellbreen glaciers. It then flows out through the Loelva river into the Nordfjord.

2011-12-27T20:09:00.000-08:00

ISN'T THE CLOUDS AMAZING ?

2011-12-22T23:38:00.000-08:00

BEAUTIFUL LADY BUDS

2011-12-17T21:20:00.000-08:00

RICHEST VILLAGE OF CHINA - HUAXI VILLAGE

Huaxi is a validation of the Marxist-Leninist dream; a centrally-planned utopia where collectivism has made everyone not just equal, but rich as well. Each family is given its own "modern European-style villa" as well as free medical care, education and daily staples such as rice, cooking oil and fruit and vegetables from the village's organic farms and greenhouses.

Huaxi is said to be China's richest village with 60 companies owned by the citizens. With an annual revenue of $8bn from manufacturing, the eastern Chinese town is now investing in tourism. Huaxi recently opened a luxury hotel which is in one of the world's highest towers.

China's richest village, celebrates its 50th anniversary with the inauguration of a massive 328-meters (1,076 feet) high skyscraper that screams for attention from its lowly skyline.

2011-12-13T18:21:00.000-08:00

BIGGEST WATERMELON IN EGYPT

2011-12-05T21:55:00.000-08:00

SILVER SCULPTING ART

2011-11-30T20:34:00.000-08:00

UNDERWATER PAINTERS - 40 MINUTES OF OXYGEN

Painting usually takes patience and comfort to produce memorable works of art, but the artists painting in the depths of the Black Sea can't really afford to take their time, because that would mean risking their lives. The unusual group of painters, all certified divers, work at depths of between 2 and 20 meters, and claim what they do is just like regular painting, only their canvases are covered with a waterproof adhesive coating, before they plunge into the sea. Although they decide at what depth they want to work, underwater painters have to be very careful because the deeper they go the more color is lost, and on the surface colors look totally different. Red, for example, turns brown or even black.

2011-11-25T01:10:00.000-08:00

PUPPIES - SIZE OF SODA CANS

2011-11-19T18:35:00.000-08:00

NEW LAYERED PAPER ART

2011-11-14T05:07:00.000-08:00

FACTS OF LIFE

2011-11-07T01:07:00.000-08:00

AMUSINGLY SHAPED CANDLES

2011-10-26T17:56:00.000-07:00

GRAND ICE FALL ON MOUNTAIN CLIFFS - CHINA

2011-10-20T07:50:00.000-07:00

CANTON TOWER, CHINA

Canton Tower is an observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Topping out of the tower was in 2009 and it became operational on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games.

2011-10-13T01:25:00.000-07:00

SMOKE ART BY MEHMET OZGUR FROM EUROPE

2011-09-30T01:04:00.000-07:00

WORLD'S LARGEST BALL OF PAINT

Michael Carmichael, from Alexandria, Indiana has created the world’s largest ball of paint by covering a regulations baseball with tens of thousands of coats of colored paint, for more than 30 years.

2011-09-23T03:22:00.000-07:00

VILLAGE IN UKRAINE

These photos are from the village in Ukraine, near Kiev. They depict the true spirit of old slavic village that still can be seen in Ukraine.

2011-09-02T03:41:00.001-07:00

FOX IS BEING CHASED BY A BEAR

2011-08-24T03:50:00.001-07:00

WOODEN MINIATURE BIKES

2011-08-16T21:17:00.000-07:00

NOTORIOUS CUTE CATS

2011-08-11T01:13:00.000-07:00

WORLD'S SCARIEST JOB

While some people would find it unbearable to go anywhere near the edge of a cliff, these Chinese workers are building a 3ft-wide road made of wooden planks on the face of a mountain that's thousands of feet high. Once finished, it is hoped sightseers will flock to here to edge along and admire the views.

The 'road' - the width of a dinner table - they're assembling is on Shifou Mountain in Hunan Province and stands vertical at 90 degrees without any slopes or alcoves. What's more, these workers from China's eastern Jiangxi Province toil away on it with what appear to be few if any safety measures.

2011-08-05T02:17:00.000-07:00

WORLD'S LARGEST UNDERWATER MUSEUM AT MEXICO

The Subaquatic Sculpture Museum is located at the West Coast National Park in Quintana Roo, on the Yucatan Peninsula. Famous underwater artist Jason de Caires Taylor, who created the world’s first underwater sculpture park, is overseeing the museum. The statues represents traditional as well as modern Mexican narratives.

2011-07-29T03:18:00.000-07:00

GAY OLYMPICS

More than 10,000 athletes from all over the world compete against one another during the Gay Games. Gay Games took place in Cologne, Germany.

2011-07-23T21:57:00.000-07:00

RARE FISHES

2011-07-18T03:49:00.000-07:00

HIPPO ATTACKED CROCODILE

What to say… Poor little croc. In these days, peaceful crocodiles cannot live anymore – everywhere is full of these hippo predators.

2011-07-10T20:48:00.000-07:00

STREET PIN-UPS

2011-07-03T20:54:00.001-07:00

DECORATIVE BALLOONS

2011-06-27T01:32:00.000-07:00

ROMANTIC WALK

The romantic walk through a flooded city was interrupted by a deep hole.

2011-06-22T20:48:00.000-07:00

CAR EXPLOSIONS

2011-06-19T20:50:00.000-07:00

THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA

It is the one and only Wonder which does not require a description by early historians and poets. It is the one and only Wonder that does not need speculations concerning its appearance, size, and shape. It is the oldest, yet it is the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders. It is the Great Pyramid of Giza.

At the city of Giza, a necropolis of ancient Memphis, and today part of Greater Cairo, Egypt.

When it was built, the Great pyramid was 145.75 m (481 ft) high. Over the years, it lost 10 m (30 ft) off its top. It ranked as the tallest structure on Earth for more than 43 centuries. It was covered with a casing of stones to smooth its surface. The sloping angle of its sides is 54 degrees 54 minutes. Each side is carefully oriented with one of the cardinal points of the compass, that is, north, south, east, and west. The horizontal cross section of the pyramid is square at any level, with each side measuring 229 m (751 ft) in length. The maximum error between side lengths is astonishingly less than 0.1%. The structure consists of approximately 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing more than two tons.

2011-06-14T01:50:00.000-07:00

HOUSE BUILD WITH TIRES

Millions upon millions of tires end up in landfills every year in the U.S. alone but many are salvaged for creative uses like drumroll, building houses and other structures. Packed with rammed earth, tires make an incredibly solid building material that helps retain heat in winter and keep the building cool in the summertime. Off-gassing is said to be a non-issue, and tires work especially well when built into the earth as earthships often are.

2011-06-08T20:44:00.000-07:00

A CHOCOLATE STORY

2011-06-06T03:26:00.000-07:00

WATER CHANGES EVERYTHING

2011-05-30T22:25:00.000-07:00

EGG CARVINGS

2011-05-24T23:25:00.000-07:00

FACEBOOK FOUNDER

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is the Founder of the popular worldwide social networking site Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg has been chosen as Man of the Year by the Magazine Time. The revised Time awarded the honorary title of Zuckerberg, formulating his choice this way: "to unite among themselves over half a billion people, a new system of sharing information and simply for the fact that he has changed our lives."

2011-05-20T01:55:00.000-07:00

FINGER MONKEYS

2011-05-11T01:19:00.000-07:00

HUNGARIAN MONUMENTAL HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT

2011-05-04T06:11:00.000-07:00

PILLAR ISLAND

Staffa is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs. The island is entirely of volcanic origin.

2011-03-25T12:14:00.000-07:00

PAINTING ON WATER - WATERY ART

Zhu Shenghi, a talented artist from China has developed a unique way of painting on water.Using a fine tool and naphta, he paints all kinds of detailed shapes on the surface of the water, but water isn't actually the real canvas. After he's finished the design, Zhu places a piece of paper that absorbs the paint from the surface of the water, thus becoming a regular painting without having been touched by any painting utensils.

2011-03-20T11:09:00.000-07:00

PORTRAITS MADE OF SCREWS BY ANDREW MYERS

California based artist Andrew Myers drives screws at varying depths into plywood and paints over them, creating unique 3D images.

Andrew Myers starts with a plywood panel upon which he places pages of a phone book. He then draws out a face and drills 8,000 to 10,000 screws into each portrait.

For me, I consider this a traditional sculpture and all my screws are at different depths,” he said. “There’s nothing planned out. I draw out a figure on the board and figure out the depths.

“The real challenge comes when the sculpture is done and I have to get rid of the flat drawing. It’s hard because of the screws — you can’t get a brush behind them. I did figure out a way to do it, but I’m keeping it a secret.”

2011-03-09T23:48:00.000-08:00

ICE AND SNOW SCULPTURE FESTIVAL IN HARBIN

The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province of People’s Republic of China, is one of the sources of ice and snow culture in the world.

2010-12-25T02:58:00.000-08:00

2010-12-16T21:41:00.000-08:00

BIRDS OF AMERICA - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BOOK

Birds of America was first published as a series of sections between 1827 and 1838. Only 119 copies were published of which fewer than a dozen are in private hands. Each of the printed book were colored by hand, and it was an extremely laborious process. Even by today's standards, the vividness of its illustrations of birds is extraordinary but when it was being released in the 1830s it was mindboggling.

Audubon employed a rather shocking technique to produce the book. He hunted the birds down and shot them before propping them up on wires to paint. Each drawing would take about 60 hours to complete. Ironically, many of his beautifully rendered subjects are now extinct, such as the Carolina Parakeet, Passenger Pigeon, Labrador Duck, Great Auk, Esquimaux Curlew, and Pinnated Grouse.

2010-12-05T16:40:00.000-08:00

LUXURIOUS GOLD PLATED CARS

Luxury is something expensive or hard to obtain. Well this post features a collection of gold plated cars owned by the Arabs, Middle East.

BUGATTI VEYRON

MERCEDES-BENZ C63 AMG

BMW M5

ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM

ASTON MARTIN

PORSCHE 911

PORSCHE CAYENNE

DELOREAN JIOOV

SMART FORTWO

FIAT 500

2010-11-29T00:46:00.000-08:00

FALCON-INSPIRED MUSEUM,UAE

Foster and Partners recently unveiled this design for a museum on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Named after UAE founder Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Zayed National Museum will be dedicated to the history and culture of the country.

Because of the Sheikh's love of falconry, the museum will feature five lightweight steel towers resembling birds’ wings. This theme is further celebrated by a gallery devoted to the subject, along with an outdoor arena for live displays with hunting birds.

Located within a man-made, landscaped mound, the galleries are anchored by a dramatic top-lit central lobby, which brings together shops, cafes, an auditorium and informal venues for performances of poetry and dance.

2010-11-17T21:25:00.000-08:00

REMARKABLE CHINESE HANGING BRIDGE

This bridge is pillar-less and hanging bridge. It is an amazing old bridge in China.

2010-10-29T21:14:00.000-07:00

BEAUTIFUL LIVING ON THE TREES

2010-10-15T20:01:00.000-07:00

AZADI TOWER (TEHERAN, IRAN)

The architect, Hossein Amanat, won a competition to design the monument, which combines elements of Sassanid and Islamic architecture. It is part of the Azadi cultural complex, located in Tehran’s Azadi Square in an area of some 50,000 m². There are several fountains around the base of the tower and a museum underground. The iconic Monument des Martyrs in Algiers (built, 1982) shows a strong influence by this monument, in its general design as well as its details. Built with white marble stone from the Esfahan region, there are eight thousand blocks of stone. The stones were all located and supplied by Ghanbar Rahimi, whose knowledge of the quarries was second to none and who was known as “Soltan-e-Sang-e-Iran”. The shape of each of the blocks was calculated by a computer, and programmed to include all the instructions for the building’s work. The actual construction of the tower was carried out, and supervised by Iran’s finest master stonemason, Ghaffar Davarpanah Varnosfaderani. The main financing was provided by a group of five hundred Iranian industrialists. The inauguration took place on October 16, 1971.

2010-10-02T19:57:00.000-07:00

ITALIAN BICYCLE MONUMENT

On the highway between Tarbes and Pau at a resting place called l’Aire des Pyrénées, this very special monument can be found about the Tour de France named 'Le Tour de France dans les Pyrénées'. This 18m high monument, made of alumina and steel, was realized in 1995.

2010-09-27T23:04:00.001-07:00

CAVE HOTEL IN TURKEY, YUNAK EVLERI

Yunak Evleri is a combination of six cave houses with a total of 30 private cave rooms dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries and crowned with a 19th century Greek Mansion.

The name of the neighbourhood "YUNAK" comes from the old days when women used to do all their washing and of course, socialising by the fountain located at the village square. Being by the fountain and at the Yunak was the center of daily life.

These exceptional cave houses are renovated and decorated with care and in their own distinct style with strictly respecting the local character. The decor is elegant and personalized with beautiful hand-crafted furnishings and antiques. With 30 rooms, Yunak Evleri is small enough to be intimate, yet large enough to offer you privacy.

A labyrinth of narrow passageways and curved stone stairways lead to unique rooms tastefully decorated in warm Ottoman style. All rooms have private patios overlooking the Turkish Mesa.

In the stone mansion at the foot cliffs, music room with a good collection of music CDs and hi-fi system, a room with computer and and also wireless Internet connection, a DVD room with home theatre system room and a meeting room is located.

Evenings are characterized by sunset gatherings on soft upholstered Turkish pillows warmed by an outdoor fireplace। Candlelight dining is offered on the adjacent rooftop terrace.

2010-09-23T08:47:00.000-07:00

50,000 MILK CARTONS MAKE A GREAT CASTLE

Built back in May, during an event that took place in Granada, Spain, this recycled castle was made of 50,000 empty milk cartons.

Designed by the students of the Facultad de Arquitectura de Granada (Granada’s Architectural College), the milk carton castle of Granada was built exclusively out of tens of thousands of empty milk cartons, gathered by over 5,000 primary school children. The three schools that gathered the most number of milk cartons had the privilege to attend the unveiling ceremony and see the end result of their efforts.

The 29-meters-long, 14.07-meter wide and 7-meter-high milk carton castle was acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest sculpture ever made with recycled materials.

2010-09-21T02:01:00.000-07:00

MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE IN THE WORLD

Kudzu vine was brought from eastern Asia in 1876 and can grow more than 6.5 feet a week. Its starchy roots plunge deep into the soil, and just a fragment of the plant remaining in the ground is enough to allow it to come back next season. Few houses are abandoned and allowed to be taken over by vegetation. However, in parts of the south including the city of Atlanta those that are, are susceptible to being engulfed by kudzu.

2010-09-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

INDIAN SCULPTURE

TAJ MAHAL

RURAL MUSICIANS - WALL HANGING

TRIDEV

MEENAKARI PEACOCK WITH THREE KEY HOLDER - WALL HANGING

MEENAKARI GUITAR WITH FIVE KEY HOLDER - WALL HANGING

LORD KRISHNA

INTRICATELY CARVED ELEPHANT STONE

COLOURED STONE INLAY ON WHITE MARBLE ELEPHANT

ASTROLOGICAL WHEEL - WALL HANGING

2010-09-10T07:22:00.000-07:00

MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY

2010-09-06T21:31:00.000-07:00

TOMATINA FESTIVAL 2010, SPAIN

2010-08-31T03:24:00.000-07:00

BEAUTY OF DUBAI AT NIGHT

2010-08-27T00:22:00.000-07:00

CANADA'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE

Canada’s longest suspension bridge spans 600 feet across the Eagle Canyon. It sits 150 feet above the canyon floor and it surpasses the previous record of 200 feet in length, held by the now second longest suspension bridge.

2010-08-21T04:14:00.000-07:00

VENICE - BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR TRAVELLING

2010-08-13T09:48:00.000-07:00

TALLEST COUPLE IN THE WORLD

Wilco Van and his wife, Keisha Kleef-Bolton gets honour of title “Tallest Couple in the world”, height of the couple’s 13ft 5inch.

2010-08-09T03:55:00.000-07:00

CREATIVE AND UNIQUE BENCHES

2010-08-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

LONGCROFT - LUXURY CAT HOTEL

As human living standards have been improved considerably, pets are provided better living conditions. There have been numerous hotels for lovely pets built everywhere worldwide. Cat owners in England no longer have to worry about leaving their beloved cats alone behind when they go on holiday. Cats can enjoy the best service in Longcroft Cat Hotel while their owners are away. Located in the heart of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, Longcroft is one of the most luxurious hotels ever for cats. The star service of the hotel with luxurious suites, state-of-the-art sound system, fining dinning and large playing space gives cats the most enjoyable time. The owners are totally free of worry because the hotel can satisfy the most fastidious cats. Meals are prepared by professional nutritionists who can ensure the quality and safety of food. Just with about $20 per night, pet cat will be living in high-standard conditions as if it were a member of the royal family.

The cats will sleep sound in such a beautiful and comfortable bed.

Each chalet is decorated with an individual theme.

Cats can enjoy delicious meals served in silver plate.

Professional nutritionists will take care of the menu with the freshest locally sourced produce.

Cats will have chances to listen to classical music with a high quality and modern sound system.

Besides, there are natural space for the cats to play and enjoy themselves.

The climbing/scratching post in the Bonsai Suite.

The hotel has six individually-themed heated chalets.

Abi Purser, the owner of Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel.

2010-07-27T02:09:00.000-07:00

FUNNY TRANSPORTATION

2010-06-13T01:38:00.001-07:00

Hi Friends

I am going for a vacation. I will miss you all very much. See you soon.

2010-06-08T12:49:00.000-07:00

DECENTLY DESIGNED TOWNHOUSE IN SWEDEN

Unique townhouse, designed by Elding Oscarson, is sandwiched between old neighboring houses in Landskrona, Sweden. The continuous interior space is opening up to the street, to the sky, and to an intimate backyard garden.

2010-06-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

FLOWER LAND IN JAPAN

2010-05-27T12:07:00.000-07:00

SWEET AND FUNNY ANIMAL

2010-05-22T11:51:00.000-07:00

COLOURFUL, LOVELY AND SWEET LITTLE BIRDS

2010-05-09T03:44:00.000-07:00

BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SHELLS

2010-05-01T11:51:00.000-07:00

TEA GARDEN IN SYLHET, BANGLADESH

In Sylhet district in Bangladesh, the teagardens are spread like a green carpet over the plain land or on the sloping hills. Sylhet, the tea greenery of Bangladesh, not only has over 150 tea gardens but also proudly prossesses three largest tea gardens in the world in both area and production.

2010-04-25T04:53:00.000-07:00

ISN'T IT INTERESTING ??

2010-04-19T06:09:00.000-07:00

PHUKET - THAILAND UNDERWATER