Lençóis Maranhenses Brazil

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil is one of the most spectacular landscapes I have ever seen; I could photograph it for days on end. Perfectly shaped white sand dunes filled with crystal-clear fresh water as far as the eye can see. It’s hard to believe—and almost seems out of this world—but this natural landscape is real and is waiting for you to visit. During a month-long journey through Northeast Brazil I kept hearing rumours of a remote coastal region near Jericoacoa, a little-known national park with the draw of a surreal natural phenomenon. The park is a small spit of land that, over hundreds of years of erosion, has morphed into sweeping sand dunes giving it the appearance of a miniature desert. But it’s not a desert at all. This fact becomes immediately apparent when you see the vast amounts of fresh water puddle in between the dunes. Walking around this landscape you feel like you’re dreaming. It’s truly a wonder of nature. The pools are created by the annual rains carried from the nearby Amazon River, and inland wetlands. The rainfall sweeps across the sand dunes and rolls down and collects into the basins, being filtered as it goes and leaving amazingly clear fresh water in its wake. This collection of rain water is really quite normal, but the fact it happens over sand dunes makes it unique. Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is still relatively unknown. This is probably because of its remoteness and relative inaccessibility; it could also be due to the location being in a less popular part of Brazil than say Iguazu Falls or Rio de Janeiro. The national park has a somewhat harsh environment with little wildlife, flora or fauna. There is a sparsely populated village nearby called Atins, with a couple of options for accommodation and food, and also a small town about 20km (12 mi) inland and upriver from Atins called Barreirinhas. This is where you will need to go to hop on a scenic aerial flight over the park. The flights are amazing and highly recommended. Right now it is also possible to access the park by foot. This is amazing because you can explore the dunes and slowly make your way through the maze of sand and water, up and down, from one pool to the next. You can swim in the pools and even have a picnic if you want. It is such a treat to be able to access this amazing park almost all to yourself. The desolated and sparse landscape gives the impression that it’s from another world. Lençóis Maranhenses is one of the places that makes travel an exploration of one’s imagination. It’s the "lost world," the Shangri-la, the unimaginable beauty this planet tries to keep secret, except for the ambitious traveler to enjoy.

Bolwoningen

The bolwoningen (which interprets as either "ball" or "globule" houses/lofts) were planned in the late 1970s by eccentric craftsman and artist Dries Kreijkamp and worked in 1984. They impart many attributes to the significantly more well known by Piet Blom in Rotterdam – developed around the same time and imagined in a comparable soul. In any case, while Blom's Cube houses are only one more strange note in the engineering clamor of Rotterdam, the bolwoningen are genuine outsiders in their dull-as-ditchwater neighborhood of a medium sized town. Like their rakish urban cousins in Rotterdam, the bolwoningen remain off the ground on plinths – here barrels that look like sort stalks. On entering the front entryway set into one of these "stalks", you locate a little storage room and a staircase driving up into the globe above. The staircase spirals around the internal skin of the circle, driving first to the quaint little inn, past the restroom and latr...

10 most beautiful Russian models

While many describe them as steadfast, cold, and disagreeable people, the vast majority of people agree that Russians are a handsome people - at least this is an undeniable fact when it comes to Russian women. Just remember the world of famous people and there you will find plenty of Russian names, or VIPs that originate from Russia - like. Maria Sharapova or Anna Kournikova (former tennis player, now models). So, just like the tennis world filled with Russian beauties, the same thing happens in the fashion world - where Russian patterns have conquered the world. Next, we bring you the 10 sexiest models that "produced" Russia, but that, now, most of them live in fashion cities in Western countries. For Russian women it is said that they have stunning charm - silent, often without emotion and a bit complicated, but still they are very attractive. 10. Vika Falileeva 9. Gia Skova 8. Emiliya Vishnevskaya 7. Anna Ko...

Peter Plogojowitz (Serbian form: Petar Blagojević/Петар Благојевић) was a Serbian peasant believed to have become a vampire after his death and to have killed nine of his fellow villagers.

Peter Plogojowitz (Serbian form: Petar Blagojević/Петар Благојевић) was a Serbian peasant believed to have become a vampire after his death and to have killed nine of his fellow villagers. The case was described in the report of Imperial Provisor Frombald, an official of the Austrian administration, who witnessed the exorcism via impalation by stake of Plogojowitz. Peter Plogojowitz lived in a village named Kisilova (Kisiljevo) in the part of Serbia that temporarily passed from Ottoman into Austrian hands after the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718) and was ceded back to the Ottomans with the Treaty of Belgrade (1739). Plogojowitz died in 1725. His death was followed by a spate of other sudden deaths (after very short maladies of about twenty-four hours each). Within eight days, nine persons perished. On their death-beds the victims allegedly claimed to have been throttled by Plogojowitz at night. Plogojowitz's wife stated that he had visited her and asked her for his opanci (...

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