Socotra – The alien island
It is the biggest Yemeni island and its area is about 3650 Km2. It is located to the east Gulf of Aden and it is about 880 Km off Aden city (The Free Zone). The nearest point in the main land to Socotra is Ras Fartak in Almahara Governorate which is about 380 Km. The island is home to many rare species of plants, insects, animals, and birds, which live there, almost undisturbed.
5 weird beaches
to scare off sunbathers. One of them is the Antony Gormley’s sculpture of iron men in an England beach. This time we present the sperm whale, which is made of wood, aluminum and polyester displayed on Scheveningen Beach in The Netherlands this July.
Why females should avoid a „girls night out” after they are married …
If this does not make you laugh out loud, you have lost your sense of humour. The other night I was invited out for a night with the „girls”. I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, „I promise!” Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily. Around 3 a.m., a bit loaded, I headed for home. Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hallway started up and cuckooed 3 times. Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another 9 times.
Incredible beaches
Unless you’re lucky enough to have visited some of the unique shorelines below you’ll probably be used to seeing golden beaches on your travels. A lot of people believe golden sands to be the only option when it comes to beaches. To prove otherwise, and to show off a few of the world’s most uniquely colored stretches of sand, we present the following selection.
What your Sleeping position says about you?
Scientists believe the position in which a person goes to sleep provides an important clue about the kind of person they are. Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the UK Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service analysed six common sleeping positions – and found that each is linked to a particular personality type.
A dream come true: Honda
The simplicity, the precision, the genius, and the emotions are the basis of this short film, where Soichiro Honda is talked about for the first time and how his intuition brought him to founding the Honda Motor Company. A beautiful and stunning video created for the Honda Corporation that inspires and stirs the soul in only the way a great story can. The combination of brilliant story telling, gorgeous animation and captivating sound make this piece a short movie you will not forget too easy. Idea and Director: Michele D’Auria. Music: Lino Cannavacciuolo. Production: Michele D’Auria Studios.
Abramovich might buy Latvia?!
Some 400 Latvians ask Russia’s Abramovich to buy their country which it might be possible if he is going to sell the football club of Chelsea. Over 400 Lativans have signed a letter addressed to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich asking him to buy their country.
Most expensive treehouses
Have you got a dream as a child to have a house on the tree? Once a symbol of childhood imagination and the test of a father’s carpentry prowess, tree houses are now becoming a luxury commodity for people of all ages. Designs from expensive custom makers can add to your property a fun space for entertaining, relaxing, or even working.
Snow ice festival
The inhabitants of Harbin are organizing each year a competition named „Snow Ice Festival”. The temperatures in Harbin are often enough to minus 40°C and remain over a half year under the freezing point. This city is appropriate for approx. 450 km in Chinese Manchuria, northwest from Vladivostok in Siberia. Here one can converse in the winter best by a “open air festival”!
Magic – pure and simple
Victor Voitko is the author of the idea, creator and director this act: the magic version of the myth about Pygmalion and Galatea. A beautiful, romantic love history.