TravelAndSky Travel Compilation, Volume 1
mysterious circles in japan thanks to drones the miyazaki prefectural government captures a pair of mysterious circles made of cedar trees at its forest management site miyazaki prefecture is well known for japan's biggest output of cedar trees and the nichinon cities forest as populated by local ob sooji cedar trees so the mysterious cycles are in fact the results of a 45-year experimental forestry program by scientists who planted the local cedar trees to understand the effects of forest density of tree growth explained prefectural government officials the circle of cedar tress has now 69 meters in diameter and there are 12 rounds of sequence in circles check out in this video how drones captures the circles now now bizarre scenes of thailand's buddhist hell garden down an ordinary road about 60 miles outside of bangkok you can explore hell scenes at wong sen suk aka hell garden show visitors what happens when you fail to follow the right path of buddhism if your bad deeds outnumber your good deeds you're in deep trouble built in 1986 some tourists took a trip to there i take you to hell for 20 baht set a man on a motorbike the tourist accepted and before long he was confronted with scenes of depravity and torture in buddhism hell is known as naraka the good news is that souls are not there for all eternity rather for as long as it takes for their bad deeds negative karma to be exorcised how long that takes depends on how bad you've been but any moment is too long the place is drenched in blood and suffering check out in this video the bizarre scenes at thailand's buddhist hell garden do me so so so so so the iceland's stunning diamond beach a black sand beach littered with huge chunks of glistening ice has become one of the most visited attractions in iceland and for good reason it looks like something out of a fantasy movie known as braemar krzander in icelandic diamond beach takes its name from the chunks of pristine ice scattered across the black volcanic sand and glistening like giant uncut diamonds it is located next to jokulsarlin glacier lagoon on the south coast of iceland about six hours away from the country's capital reykjavik although it's not part of the popular golden circle tour diamond beach has become one of the country's top tourist attractions in recent years diamond beach is located by the jokulsarlin glacial lagoon which is filled with huge pieces of ice that constantly break off from breomer creocal an outlet glacier of vatnayokel the largest ice cap in europe bits and pieces of these chunks of ice end up on the black sand and create a stunning visual effect apart from the diamond-like chunks of ice diamond beach is famous for never looking the same on two different days as the ice melts and new chunks are washed ashore this place can look completely different from one day to the next check out in this video the iceland's stunning diamond beach so do spiderweb cocooned trees spotted in pakistan an unexpected side effect of the flooding in parts of pakistan has been that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water has taken so long to recede many trees have become cocooned in spiders webs people in this part of sindh have never seen this phenomenon before but they also report that there are now less mosquitoes than they would expect given the amount of stagnant standing water that is around it is thought that the mosquitoes are getting caught in the spider's webs thus reducing the risk of malaria which would be one blessing for the people of sindh facing so many other hardships after the floods check out in this video to watch the spider's webs so do so do the banco d napoli inside oldest bank archives in europe the banco d napoli historical archives can be considered the largest archival collection of bank documents in the entire world there are documents dating back to the middle of the 1500s to the present day they are stored in nearly 330 rooms spread across two different buildings palazzo rica and palazz so so the statue of the giant neptune in italian village monterroso del mare is probably the largest of the sink tara villages in italy since its founding in early 13th century the village functioned as a cultural and political center of the region and its status required proper protection until today the intricate and very efficient system of fortifications prevails these were originally built to ward off pirates yet another more or less symbolic protector dominates the bay il giganti as locals call it is a statue of neptune the sea god created at the beginning of 20th century is a lavish decoration of villa pastine the neptune was built by a jewish italian sculptor arigo minerby of ferrara in 1910 made from concrete and iron the giant 14 meter statue has suffered a great deal in its 100-year existence monterroso del mare was bombed during ww2 and il giganti lost his arms trident and a giant seashell sadly nature took its toll as well as the statue suffered further damage in the 1960s due to rough seas and strong winds nevertheless neptune is still standing strong and visitors to the vagina beach cannot help but admire his slightly damaged magnificence check out this video to see the ilhigantes the statue of the giant neptune so do do do do do do do so do do so traditional menin ritual in indonesia honoring the spirits of their mummified ancestors family members put back in the traditional grave the preserved body of their relative during a traditional ritual called menin in pongala north toraha south sulawesi indonesia the ritual is held every three years when family members gather to clean the graves in change the clothes of their deceased relatives to honor their spirits the ritual is held before the planting season arrives for them death is not something to dread and avoid but a central part of living that involves honoring the deceased with the utmost care to aid their passage into the afterlife funerals are major celebrations that take years of preparation in the meantime the dead bodies remain in their family homes their loved ones change their clothes give them food and water daily and swat the flies off their rotting skin check out in this interesting video so best hikes in switzerland with the swiss alps the alleged glacier and stunning meadows hiking in switzerland is a buffet of possibilities wherever you go in switzerland you will hear the mountains calling skyscraping peaks around you coated by snow and ancient glaciers all paths lead to spell-binding alpine lakes that reflect intimidating summits above home to almost 40 000 miles of carefully planned trails enough to circumnavigate the world switzerland knows how to put a smile on a hiker's face have your choice of high mountain treks are the rolling hills that make you feel tiny to inspire and get your trip planning started here are our favorite hikes in switzerland hiking in switzerland we have hiked all over the world but hiking in switzerland was by far one of the best experiences we have ever had from well-marked and laid-out trails for beginner hikers to the more advanced multi-day hikes switzerland is a hiker's paradise with the swiss alps as your backdrop we can guarantee you will not be disappointed in this video you will find 12 best hikes in switzerland 1. zermatt 5 lakes hike two monlikin declines heidig three five lakes height dissolved four bachelorette c lake belcher 5. the eiger trail six grab seventh round eight the harder grat trail 9. alleged glacier panorama trail 10. hobo and alpine meadows
eleven teeny hunt mouse 12. mount riggy panorama trail a magical cityscapes and travel landscapes stunning travel landscapes by a multi-talented photographer adventurer and instagram star from singapore she graduated from london as an interior designer she travels around the globe to capture majestic natural and urban landscapes this woman states that inspired by many amazing photographers and started shooting and still learning being a designer i love to create my artwork with a different touch check out in this video on magical cityscapes and travel landscapes do a secret garden in kyoto features 1200 stone sculptures otagi nenbutsuji was founded by empress shitoku in the middle of the 8th century though was destroyed by the flooding of the kamo river it was rebuilt as an offshoot of enrikuji a nearby temple in the 13th century it was again destroyed during a civil war the temple was moved to its current location in 1922 later suffering typhoon damage in 1950 in 1955 the temple's fortunes began to change when a new head priest was appointed his name was kocho nishimura and he began the long process of renovating the temple kocho nishimura was not only a priest but an accomplished sculptor of buddhist statues he hid on the idea of having visitors carve their own statues for the temple under his guidance these rikon statues which represent buddha's disciples were all added to the temple between 1981 and 1991 but look much older as they are now fairly covered with moss because each statue was carved by a different person each one is completely unique and many have humorous expressions or whimsical poses the gate of the temple contains two fierce-looking neo statues inside the temple are more than twelve hundred recon stone statues representing the disciples of buddha these statues in keeping with rakhan traditions are generally humorous the sculptures were donated in 1981 in honor of the refurbishment of the temple most were carved by amateurs taught by sculptor kocho nishimura explore the grounds and you will find a statue with a tennis racket another with an old portable cassette player one dandling a child on its knee and two more sharing a laugh and a cup of sake if you are expecting buddhist temples to be solemn and serious then you may be surprised what is really amazing though is that all of these statues were carved by amateurs kocho nishimura must have been a good teacher check out in this video the amazing sculptures in garden in kyoto do so foreign the so do amazing cinematic travel and street this travel and street photographer based in new york city also an illustrator in painting he accidentally got into photography when he bought his first camera with the intention of only capturing reference photos for his artwork inspired by street photography this artist introduces a different perspective as he captures candid moments and places around new york city and different parts of the world billy incorporates his illustration background to bring to life a visual story with each photograph in addition to photography billy enjoys bourbon and is forever searching for the best bowl of ramen check out in this video how this artist captures the moments around the world so so so so you
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