Year: 2013

Tierra Santa

Discover Tierra Santa in Buenos Aires, Argentina: Bible stories are brought to life with gloriously cartoonish kitsch in this South American theme park.

Floralis Generica

Discover Floralis Generica in Buenos Aires, Argentina: 105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

Cerro Fitz Roy

Discover Cerro Fitz Roy in El Chaltén, Argentina: The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

Port Famine

Discover Port Famine in Punta Arenas, Chile: The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

The Navel of the World

Discover The Navel of the World in Easter Island, Chile: This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

World’s Largest Swimming Pool

Discover World's Largest Swimming Pool in Valparaiso, Chile: A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

Orongo

Discover Orongo in Easter Island, Chile: This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

Elevators of Valparaiso

Discover Elevators of Valparaiso in Valparaiso, Chile: What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Hotel Ještěd

Discover Hotel Ještěd in Liberec, Czechia: This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

Visit Dijon, the capital of Burgundy, with Tim Richards

Dijon has always been one of the most historic and elegant cities in France. For a couple of centuries it was the capital of the hugely rich and influential Duchy of Burgundy – often outshining France’s royal court. It was not bombed by either side …

Loire Valley with Tim Richards. Travelbook

The Loire is one of the great river valleys of France and it’s been highly popular from the 16th kings – like Francis the 1st -on down to 21st century tourists. The countryside is agriculturally rich and almost littered with beautiful castles yo…

Nantes with Tim Richards

Nantes is an elegant trading city forty miles inland from the Atlantic and on the wide River Loire. It’s got loads of traditional history and fine shopping but it’s also home to a modern wonder of the world … a forty tonnes mechanical elephant whi…

Lot Valley with Tim Richards. Travelbook

The Lot Valley is one of the least developed areas of France. This is what they call La France profonde … “Deep France” There are many medieval towns to visit, lively local markets and two great attractions … the Millau Viaduct which is the tall…

Visit Honfleur and surroundings with Tim Richards

Honfleur is one of the prettiest fishing ports in France. The harbour is lined with centuries-old, slate-fronted houses and restaurants. There’s lots of history here, many excellent art galleries and fish restaurants galore. 3.5 million people visit H…

Vienna – from medieval to modern with Tim Richards

Vienna is one of Europe’s most impressive cities. It’s monumental architecture was mainly built in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but there is also an old medieval district around the cathedral – the Stephansdom. We’ll …

ST PETERBURG, RUSSIA

St Petersburg is one of the world’s most historically important cities. For decades under the Soviet Union it was called Leningrad – because this is where the Communist Russian Revolution began. It was besieged for nine hundred days by the N…

Visit Guerande and its surrondings with Tim Richards

Guerande is a historic walled town in southern Brittany with lots of fascinating things to see in the town and with old Roman salt pans, still in use, and a brilliant, natural, marshy region close to town.When GPS tour is ended, please, look at the list…

Calais with Tim Richards

Calais is often seen by tourists as nothing more than an entry or exit point from France. That’s sad because it has so much to offer … its famous red brick town hall with the Rodin sculpture of the Burghers of Calais in front of it… World War II h…

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