Why British Columbia is the most Instagrammable place on the planet

1. Brandywine Falls Brandywine Falls is just south of Whistler with an easy walk to the viewing platform, but way sicker is working your way to the pool below the falls. The hike down to the canyon involves some serious bushwhacking, but it’s worth it. I’ve never been doused by such a strong current of mist before in my life. It was a challenge to take a good photo since we didn’t go eq

10 Interesting Facts About Huayna Picchu

Towering 2,720 meters (8,920 ft) above sea level, Huayna Picchu is the mountain in Peru that overlooks the ruins of Machu Picchu and around which the Urubamba River bends. Huayna Picchu may be visited throughout the year. A steep and, at times, exposed pathway leads to the summit. Some portions are slippery and steel cables provide some support during the one-hour climb. Be quick, get around th

Interview: Incredible Split-Second Photo of Bald Eagle with Symmetrical Reflection

Amateur wildlife photographer Steve Biro has been photographing birds for the past 10 years. Intrigued by their behavior and pushed by his love for the outdoors, Biro spends hours each week honing his craft. On a recent trip to the Canadian Raptor Conservancy in Ontario, an interaction with a feisty Bald Eagle resulted in a photo that's been causing a sensation online. Biro's stunning

Largest Eagles in the World Are So Big That Their Talons Are Bigger Than Bear Claws

  Photo: Clément Jacquard [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons With its expressive face, collar of feathers, and black and grey tones, there's no denying that the harpy eagle is a striking creature. But if its distinct appearance isn't impressive enough, its height and wingspan certainly are. These powerful birds of prey can reach up to 3 feet 5 inches in height, with an ov

Lithuania And Poland Built A ‘Portal’ Connecting Two Of Their Cities And People Are Loving It

ociety is evolving and we’ve come a long way from slavery and women not being able to vote. But we have still room to improve: to stop discriminating against people that are different, to accept people that think, dress, talk different than we do. The divide between people is a problem as old as the world, but it needs modern solutions. The internet is now all over a ‘portal’ that was ope

30 Magical Photos I Captured Of The Netherlands In The Spring

As a full-time landscape photographer, I normally travel the world a lot. But obviously, because of COVID-19, last year I was mainly at home in the Netherlands. We’re currently in spring again and more than 1 year has passed. But spring is a magical season, especially here in the Netherlands. There is so much beauty to see (and to photograph): our tulip season, the lush greens everywhere, the

Designers Created Garden Offices Inspired By Popular TV Series And Movies

Most of us have been working from home during this pandemic. That means we’ve had a corner in our home dedicated to our office. Some just open up a laptop in bed, some have a whole professional workstation, some just repurpose their gaming computer. Even so, most probably tried to make it nice and cozy, so that work hours would go smoother. The designers from HouseholdQuotes decided to inspir

Lose Yourself in This Majestic New Hubble Picture of an Entire Cluster of Galaxies

We're now used to seeing beautiful shots of space taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, but that doesn't mean they're not still jaw-dropping in their gorgeousness – and this picture of galaxy cluster Abell 3827 certainly fits that description. What you're looking at here is a cluster of hundreds of galaxies of different shapes and sizes, some 1.4 billion light-years away from Earth, with the e

Bindi Irwin Gives Her Daughter Her First Australia Zoo Khakis

Australian wildlife conservationist and zookeeper Bindi Irwin and her husband Chandler Powell welcomed their first child, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell (named in tribute to her legendary grandfather, the beloved Steve Irwin), on March 25, 2021. This was also, coincidentally, the day of their one-year wedding anniversary. Since even beore her birth, Grace's parents have been eager for their beauti

Ultra High-Definition 85-Megapixel Photo of the Moon Captures Every Tiny Crater

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy is back with a new high-definition look at the moon. The 85-megapixel image was taken right in McCarthy's backyard and shows all the glorious details that one would expect. In fact, one could pour over the image for hours to pick apart all the craters and geographical markings on the moon's surface. Interestingly, the final image isn't completely as it ap