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Friday, 28. November 2008
Pearls of the Caribbean - Antigua
And now - enjoy the sequel of our cruise: Antigua!By the way, Antigua is pronounced An-tee-ga, not An-tee-gwa.
Part 1: Arrival at St. John's, March 17th 2008, 8am. What a morning! What a glory!
Part 2 (start around 03:52): Impressions of the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Divine, one of the lasting tributes to Europe's early exploration of the Caribbean islands.
Part 3 (start around 05:56): In the streets of St. John's. Time for a nice cup of espresso at Hemingway's Caribbean Café.
Part 4 (start around 08:33): A stop at Monk's Hill. Here you see the Falmouth Harbor and English Harbor. And a short stay at Turner's Beach.
Part 5 (start around 11:12): Chill out evening on the ship and a beautiful sunset. Also filmed the departure of the Sea Princess.
Note: It's a 14 min HD video and a pretty large file (300MB+), it takes awhile to load! If the player stops, this could be because the server is overloaded, your Internet connection is slow, and/or overall Internet is slow. You may need to pause it and let the video load a bit more before watching it straight through.
Upcoming Video: St. Kitts
Previous Video: Martinique
Cookstr
Cookstr is a cooking site dedicated to providing the users with great recipes from the best chefs and cookbook authors.Enjoy thousands of recipes from cookbooks you know and love, and discover wonderful new cooks.
Find a recipe for a favorite dish, or discover something you've never made before.
The Indonesian Mimic Octopus
This fascinating creature was discovered in 1998 off the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia, the mimic octopus is the first known species to take on the characteristics of multiple species. This octopus is able to copy the physical likeness and movement of more than fifteen different species, including sea snakes, lionfish, flatfish, brittle stars, giant crabs, sea shells, stingrays, jellyfish, sea anemones, and mantis shrimp. This animal is so intelligent that it is able to discern which dangerous sea creature to impersonate that will present the greatest threat to its current possible predator.You may also like:
Photos of the mimic octopus by Starfish
Captive Observations of the Mimic Octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus
Flip Title
This is a cool online tool! Anything you write will become flipped upside down.Freak your friends: ʇuɐʍ noʎ ɹǝʌǝʇɐɥʍ dılɟ!
Sonacom
Create your own (wallpaper) images through sound using Sonacom.As orbs float across the screen, click on them to unlock their sounds and the site will generate an explosion of graphics based on the qualities ofthe audio clip. Click on a colourwheel on the left to choose between different sound files based on emotion, imagination, evasion, and more.
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
Over 10 million images in total - will soon be available on a new hosted image service from Google, Time Inc. has announced. Ninety-seven percent of the photographs have never been seen by the public.The LIFE Photo Archive featured on Google will be among the largest professional photography collections on the Web and one of the largest scanning projects ever undertaken.
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
LIFE photo archive
Temple of Emerald Buddha' seen from across the river - Bangkok, Thailand
Turkey Escape
For Thanksgiving Day celebration, Turkey dishes are the desired food. One person made an arrangement, and locked the turkey in his farm house. You have to help the turkey to escape from this place. Use objects and clues to help the turkey.
Turkey Escape
Starfish
Some people have aquariums ... she shows you the real thing!
Her site has over four thousand underwater photos of fishes and invertebrates, reptiles and marine plants. Also: Travelogs and description of dive sites with maps and links to photos.
Starfish by Teresa Zubi. (English and German)
ElfYourself 3.0
OfficeMax's free holiday viral is back for ElfYourself Version 3.0 they have partnered up with online animators JibJab to offer a number of new features.There are now three new dances, so in addition to the Classic Elves, there's also Disco Elves, Country Elves, and Charleston Elves.
Try it out!
Tuesday, 25. November 2008
Pearls of the Caribbean - Martinique
Alright, here is the next clip: Enjoy Martinique!Part 1: Arrival at Fort-de-France, March 16th 2008, 8am. Martinique has one of the highest standards of living in the Caribbean.
Part 2 (start around 03:57): By boat along the West coast to St. Pierre.
Part 3 (start around 06:26): Impressions of St. Pierre - St. Pierre was the "Paris of the West Indies" until 1902 when Mont Pelée Volcano erupted and turned the city into a New World Pompeii.
Part 4 (start around 08:19): Upcountry by bus back to Fort-de-France. Close your eyes on the streets of Martinique and you could fancy yourself in France. But open your eyes and you'll see sugarcane fields, palm trees, bamboo, bougainvillea, poincinia, yellow alamanda and ... and ...
Part 5 (start around 10:35): Imprssions of Fort-de-France with its French provincial feel. Unfortunately all was closed on Sunday.
Part 6 (start around 12:09): We left the harbour at 7pm.
Note: It's a 13 min HD video and a pretty large file (300MB+), it takes awhile to load! If the player stops, this could be because the server is overloaded, your Internet connection is slow, and/or overall Internet is slow. You may need to pause it and let the video load a bit more before watching it straight through.
Upcoming Video: Antigua
Previous Video: St. Lucia
Saturday, 22. November 2008
Pearls of the Caribbean - St. Lucia
Here it comes! The next part of our cruise: St. Lucia. Enjoy!Part 1: Arrival at Castries, March 15th 2008, 8am. St Lucia is another lush tropical gem - at the heart of the Windward chain in the Eastern Caribbean.
Part 2 (start around 03:20): Sailed down the scenic West coast of St. Lucia on a catamaran.
Part 3 (start around 06:33): From Soufrière with mini buses to Fond Doux Estate & Plantation.
Part 4 (start around 08:05): A short stop at St. Lucia volcano - Sulphur Springs.
Part 5 (start around 09:10): Back to Soufrière - rejoined the boat to go back along the coastline.
Part 6 (start around 11:46): Impressions of Castries near the harbour.
Note: It's a 13 min HD video and a pretty large file (300MB+), it takes awhile to load! If the player stops, this could be because the server is overloaded, your Internet connection is slow, and/or overall Internet is slow. You may need to pause it and let the video load a bit more before watching it straight through.
Upcoming Video: Martinique
Previous Video: Barbados
Saturday, 15. November 2008
Pearls of the Caribbean - Barbados
Enjoy the sequel of our cruise: Barbados!Part 1: Arrival at Bridgetown, March 14th 2008, 8am. Barbados is the most eastern island in the Caribbean.
Part 2 (start around 02:31): With a 4x4 Jeep to the Eastern and North-Eastern sides, e.g. Cattlewash Beach.
Part 3 (start around 04:21): On the road - A splendid landscape.
Part 4 (start around 05:57): How did Barbados get its name? (short)
Part 5 (start around 06:43): Orchid World - Set on a hill in the middle of sugar cane fields in the heart of the Barbadian countryside. Just beautiful!
Part 6 (start around 09:02): A short stop at St. John's Parish Church and it's cemetery.
Part 7 (start around 10:14): A short stop at the Historic
Sunbury Plantation House and Museum.
Part 8 (start around 11:35): Good bye Barbados - We left the harbour at 7pm.
Note: It's a 13 min HD video and a pretty large file (300MB+), it takes awhile to load! If the player stops, this could be because the server is overloaded, your Internet connection is slow, and/or overall Internet is slow. You may need to pause it and let the video load a bit more before watching it straight through.
Upcoming Video: St. Lucia
Previous Video: Grenada
Will Pearson: Panoramic Photographer London
Will Pearson is a London-based panoramic photographer. He has been taking panoramic photographs, stereographic images and virtual tours for more than a decade - both in London and around the world. His photography encompasses architectural shots showcasing sculpted lines and dynamic buildings to Shanghai skylines, to the wild landscapes of the American desert and windswept Cornish beaches.
Will Pearson: Panoramic Photographer London
And don' miss his 360 Virtual Tours and his Gigal Pixel Panoramic Images! Just scroll down the site!
WildEarth TV
COOL! Go on Safari without leaving home!WildEarth TV is a LIVE 24 hour per day TV channel that gives you a unique window into the African bush. WildEarth go on an expert ranger lead LIVE safari twice per day, leaving at 06h30 and 16h00 CAT (Central African Time).
If no tour you can find cams along waters ...
Wow! I saw many many Leopards ...
Iceland
Iceland. Land of contrasts: Hot water and Ice, situated in the North Atlantic, right above the mid-ocean ridge that separates America and Europe. A film by Eva Sturm.Looks like a fantasy world ... breath taking scenary!