The Wadi Rum valley, a 720 km squared expanse of sandstone, granite and red sand in the south of Jordan, has a landscape so alien that it is known as the “Valley of the Moon”.
But in the center of this alien landscape exists a juxtaposition - a lush, organic, 2,000-hectare farm that grows most of Jordan’s fruits and vegetables, including eggplants, cabbage, figs and pomegranates, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, grapes, and other vegetables. Although the Wadi Rum desert receives only 5 mm of rain per month in average, beneath the red sands stretches an enormous aquifer, which not only provides water to most Jordinians, but also doubles as a water source for their crops.
TheMoeraki boulders present a curious spectacle for inhabitants and tourists alike. Stretched across the sands of Koekohe Beach on the New Zealand coast, they stand isolated and sometimes scattered in clusters. It is believed that they are formed by wave erosion on local mudstone, honing them into a spherical shape.
Local Māori legend posits that stones are the remnants of eel baskets, water gourds, and kumara that washed ashore when Āraiteuru - the canoe that originally bore the Māori ancestors to New Zealand - was overturned.
Amsterdam’sVolkshotelcommissioned nine designers to creatively customize nine new rooms at the 172-room hotel. The nine architects and designers were allowed to let their imaginations run free in order to create these unique, eclectic spaces.
About 1,931 km (1,200 miles) off the southeastern coast of Africa exists the small ocean island known as Mauritius. What appears to be the impossible - its most famous feature, an underwater waterfall near the island’s southernmost tip - is actually created by the water currents affecting shifting sand dunes, creating the illusion of a waterfall.
You can see the phenomenon yourself by zooming in using Google Earth.
I want to give myself a challenge to take Architectural pictures of the place I normally go, in an attempt to gain a new perspective. Florida isn’t know for its exuberant architecture, but I’m hoping that by forcing to myself I can start to see a new point of view. Start to see things from a new angle. This should be interesting. #art #photography #design #architecture #everyday #places #perspective #artwork
The Ipatiev House, where the last Imperial family spent their final months and where they were slaughtered in July 1918, was recreated as a virtual 3D model by Ekaterinburg museum. Walk through the rooms with one of their guides in the video!
I spent this weekend wandering around some areas of London I haven’t been to in a while, sitting in coffee shops and shopping for skincare and stationery.
I found this new Midori MD dot grid journal in Foyles and its tempting me to start bullet journaling again. I also for the paper cover for it, its so lovely.
