Having his grandfather’s travel photographs along with his grandmother’s journals was enough for Christian Carollo to travel around the United States (for the last three years) pursuing the precise location where the photos were taken and the correct place where they both stood, taking unique photos that represent beautiful replicas of “then and now” in…
Sunsets are enigmatic, when we observe them; they impress us with their magnitude, arousing feelings as tranquility, nostalgia and romance. Travelers go around the world looking for the perfect sunsets. Some say they are overvalued, others, however, feel that it is worth making those thousands of kilometers in order to get hold of one. We lazy…
While speaking of cavemen, images spring to our mind far from majestic caverns, caves and grottos. We put together many caves that exist around the globe, all beautiful, many of them hidden and almost inaccessible. We know you want to see and visit them, but we have to warn you fellow lazy penguins that most…
Cape Verde (a Portuguese colony) is of volcanic origin and has a dry climate. Its islands offer tourists wonderful beaches, fishing villages and volcanoes. It is an archipelago of 10 islands that look like a piece of the Sahara stranded in the ocean (just off the coast of Senegal). The archipelago of Cape Verde (Portuguese:…
What do you look for when you travel? Do you seek to explore beautiful locations and to experience incredible feelings? Do you look for blue skies, white sandy beaches and lush green parks? Or are you the type who enjoys a visit to the museum and an adventure within the city? The truth is few…
Villages and towns that are built on cliffs carry a magnificent meaning – there have no fear of Mother Nature. People living on rocks don’t carry automatically a negative aspect of life, they enjoy nature while away from huge skyscrapers and pollution. Apart from that, they cliff villages/towns offer spectacular abodes and dazzling views. We…
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) is a fascinating country. As a whole and in the imagination of every traveler the place is an exotic, unknown and distant country. In reality not all of these definitions correspond to reality: Turkey is much closer than you have ever thought dear lazy penguin, a country that is bordered by three…
Slovenia (Slovene: Slovenija) is a country that belongs to the European Union, despite bordering with Italy, Croatia , Hungary and Austria, (surprisingly) the country is not among the most sought when making a getaway trip, perhaps because they were relatively independent from Yugoslavia Recently, in 1991, and they did not join the EU until 2004….
Quite surprisingly today we present a Chicken Church! Or as natives call it, Gereja Ayam. This building is located deep in the Indonesian jungle in central Java. What is amusing about the architecture of this building is that it’s shaped as a clucking chicken. It was built in 1990 but has decayed greatly in recent years to the…
Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/ TY-lənd; Thai: ประเทศไทย, rtgs: Prathet Thai) is a wonderful country; the friendly gateway to the Asian exoticism. It has good tourist infrastructure, many interesting things to see, great beaches, fine dining places, historic ruins, jungle mountains, large luxury hotels reasonably priced, cheap accommodation for backpackers and friendly people who seem…