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Happy Holidays!
Read more: Happy Holidays!This year’s happy holidays photo was taken on a flight from Frankfurt to Newark in September. Fortunately, the window of the Boeing 747-8 was free of scratches, allowing me to capture this beautiful view of the Apuseeq Glacier over Greenland.
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Schist-bearing cliffs defy wind and waves
Read more: Schist-bearing cliffs defy wind and wavesThe westcoast in the south of Portugal is totally different from the southcoast: No sand- and limestone, here it is characterized by schist. The dark schist-bearing cliffs build a massive wall against the wind and waves from the Atlantic Ocean hitting the coast. The red sand builds a great contrast to the black rock like…
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The “Rocky Algarve” or Portugals colorful coast
Read more: The “Rocky Algarve” or Portugals colorful coastThe “Rocky Algarve,” Portugal’s southern coastline, is a dramatic landscape sculpted by time, wind, and sea. The cliffs of yellow limestone and red sandstone are in constant transformation, where nature redefines the land with every tide. In my two previous posts I focused on the caves and arches. Today I’m focusing on bays and beaches,…
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Ponta da Piedade – Iconic rock formations
Read more: Ponta da Piedade – Iconic rock formationsThis shot was actually the reason for my trip to the Algarve, Portugals southern region. As alluded to in my previous post, the coast line is a rugged 20–50 m high cliff from yellow limestone and reddish-brown sandstone with amazing formations such as arches and caves as well as beaches and bays. Today I want…
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Paradise Cave – created from wind and water
Read more: Paradise Cave – created from wind and waterThe coastline of the Algave, portugals southern region, is really impressive! The area between Faro and the Cabo de São Vicente is called “Barlavento” which means “facing the wind”. And wherever the two natural architects “wind” and “water” are in action there is some promise to discover “structures and shapes created by nature”.
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Swiss National Holiday
Read more: Swiss National HolidayOn the occasion of today’s Swiss National Holiday I once again like to post a shot from a special place in Switzerland. This time I chose the Triftglacier with its Triftlake.
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