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Living pretty far up north in the northern hemisphere, one could only long for sipping a cocktail on a tropical beach, where the sun is shining in abundance, where the water is blue and clear, where it’s relaxed and definetely not overcrowded. We’ll keep on dreaming about those beautiful beaches. Check out our next [...]
You can’t enjoy the great view from the mountains over the valleys. You can’t just stop for a beer or a cigarette. You can’t put your gear in reverse. But you can get to the other valley very quick. You just go through the mountain. Don’t think of all the mass that’s above you! Just [...]
Iceland. It’s not just cool. It’s chilling cool. But fortunately, it’s volcanic. So you can find a lot of warm water wells where you can sit and relax with a cool beer in your hand damping in some kind of natural hot tub. And if the Eyjafjallajökull volcano is quiet, there are many airliners that’ll [...]
Being the first in a discipline brings a big advantage. You can give it your name! Be it a scientific exploration, a difficult exercise in gymnastics or an opening in a game of chess. The next navigators were granted eternal gratitude in the form of a sea that was named after them, being the first [...]
Living on the edge of a tectonic plate can be quite dangerous. Especially in a subduction zone where a plate is forced under (subducts) another one. This can lead to a megathrust earthquake. In terms of magnitude these are the killer quakes, with a magnitude higher than 8.5. Here’s our list of largest earthquakes since [...]
How high can you get in South America? Breathtakingly high according to our list of highest peaks in South America:
People cling together. Preferrably in in big cities. So where do most people live? Check our top 10 list of biggest cities in the world:
If Belgium (30.507 km2) were an island it would be placed 44th on the list of biggest islands between Vancouver Island (31.285 km2) and Timor (28.418 km2). Not even near our top 10 list biggest islands
