Eilat is located at the most southern point of Israel at the Red Sea close to the borders of Jordan in the East and Egypt in the west. The Eilat mountain range belongs to the southern part of the Negev desert. Particularly fascinating are the various colors of that mountain range which I captured in the above photo: the red sandstone, the yellow limestone and conglomerate and the dark gray granite.
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The southern part of Israel is a desert – the Negev Desert. Towards the north of the Negev, is the Zin Desert located. The name comes from the Nahal (stream) Zin. The Avdat spring which created a deep canyon feeds the Nahal Zin. In the midst of the desert the little stream meanders like a large green snake.
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The Lofoten are a chain of islands north of the Artic Circle in Norway. Towards their southern end and close to the little town Reine is a mini island called Sakrisøy. It is perfectly located in front of a bay surrounded by steep spiky mountains that are characteristic of the Lofoten.
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Here we look at the “other” Alps, the Lyngenalps in the north of Norway! The Lyngenalps are a 90 km long mountain range rising 1’800 m high out of the Lyngenfjord on their east side and the Ullstfjord on their west side.
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Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and a healthy 2022!
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Everyday roughly 15’000 vehicles travel through the Gotthard Road Tunnel1 which connects the north side of the Swiss Alps with the south. Most of them just pass the little town Prato Leventina on the south side missing out on a little gem.
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On the occasion of today’s Swiss national holiday I once again like to post a shot from a special place in Switzerland. This year I chose the Val Frisal.
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I’d like to add another post to my little series on Panoramic Views in Switzerland. As in the very first post from this series we are again in the Ticino and again feature Lake Lugano, but this time the view from Monte San Giorgio.
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Time for reflection. Wishing all visitors of my blog and website Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a healthy 2021!
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Lej da Staz (Lake Staz) is one of my top photography spots in Switzerland. Not even challenging to get there – just a 30 min. walk from St. Moritz – this little lake is again and again worth checking out.
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