Cape Spear, the most easterly point of the North American continent, is only 3 km southeast of St. John, the capital of Newfoundland. The landmark is the lighthouse built in 1835. It is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and has been restored to its original appearance of 1839, the common lighthouse design on Canada’s […]
Archaeological site Aguntum – Austria
Aguntum, east of Lienz, in East Tyrol lies in the broad embouchure valley of the Isel into the Drava River. The region was already populated around 2.200 B.C., later it was settled by the Celts. A first great upswing of the region came along when the Romans secured the northern border along the Danube by […]
Cogwheel train to Schafberg – Austria
The meter gauge cogwheel railway takes us to the Schafberg in Upper Austria, whose summit lays in Salzburg. With a length of nearly 3 mi. it gains about 3937.0 ft in height difference with a maximum gradient of 25.5%. The terminus is located at an altitude 5577.43 ft. At a high visitor frequency two trains […]
Lions in Kruger National Park
It is an experience to come close to lions in the wild, like here in the Kruger National Park (Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park) between Satara and Olifants River. Please watch the video!!! You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so […]
African Penguins Foxy Beach – South Africa
Foxy’s Beach at Simon’s Town is one of three mainland colonies of penguins in South Africa. Foxy Beach is part of Boulder’s Beach, and this in turn is part of the Table Mountain National Park. Boulder’s Beach marks that coastal section which is strewn with large distinctive granite boulders. The penguins that live here are […]
Brown Bears in Munich zoo Hellabrunn
The Munich zoo Hellabrunn celebrated his 100th anniversary in 2011. He owes his popularity to his embedding to the valley of the Isar between steep banks and the river Isar. It is crossed by a number of streams and lakes, whose water level can be regulated independently of the Isar. Please watch the video here You […]