Travel & Nature 🌎

King Alfred's Tower is a popular architectural landmark in Somerset. This unusual structure was built in honor of one of the most famous English rulers. The tower is 49 meters high and triangular in shape with round projections at the corners. At the top of the tower there is an observation deck, which can be reached via a spiral staircase of 205 steps. 🧭 Britain

The Island of Pigs is the most ordinary paradise island, where the main population is... pigs. Many tourists come here to see wild domestic pigs, which are not at all afraid of people and love to take water and sun treatments on the beach. The pigs are fed from passing boats, and if a boat gets close enough to the shore, the pigs may jump in themselves, begging for food! 🧭 Bahamas

The so-called “Edge of the World” in the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region of China. 🧭 China

Puffing Billy is Australia's favorite steam locomotive; one of the last remaining steam-powered railways in the world. Puffing Billy is over 100 years old and open every day except Christmas Day. Each of the locomotives powered by Puffing Billy has its own history and identity. 🧭 Australia

An unusual three-story road bridge on Tianlong Mountain allows you to level out too sudden changes in height and turn a steep descent into a relatively safe road. 🧭 China

The unusual sand on the Dead Sea coast is not sand, but balls of salt! The salinity of this sea is 300-310 ‰, in some years up to 350 ‰! 🧭 Israel

The gloomy atmosphere of the ancient Greyfriars cemetery. 🧭 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Egypt 🇪🇬 An impressive flight over the top of the pyramid The Egyptian pyramids, located near the city of Cairo, where the fertile Nile Valley borders the red-hot sands of the Libyan desert, represent the greatest architectural monuments of antiquity.  These gigantic stone buildings never cease to amaze with their awe-inspiring monumentality. Having a regular pyramidal shape, they served as tombs for the powerful pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.

Landslide after the earthquake in Taiwan. April 3, 2024.

A tornado in the city of Portage, Michigan, USA. May 7, 2024.