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středa 17. července 2013

The Bizarrely Beautiful World of Relics in Religious History (io9)


One of the more controversial aspects of many religions is a history of preserving "relics," or pieces taken from the bodies of saints. Here are some of the most unusual examples of these macabre objects of veneration.

full gallery - io9.com

středa 19. června 2013

It's the end of the world, as we view it: The furthest extremes of the Earth visible on Google Maps (Daily Mail)


"Thanks to Google's Street View project it is possible to travel to travel to the far reaches of the Earth without ever leaving your armchair.

But although the search giant's mapping project is ongoing, there are limits to the virtual journeys possible on the world-beating online service.

Inspired in part by the geography game GeoGuessr, Atlantic blogger Ian Taylor set out to find out just where the end of the road lies on Google Street View."



pátek 17. května 2013

Around the world on a Vespa: Man completes epic 10,000 mile journey from Adelaide to London on scooter (Daily Mail)



A motorcyclist has completed an incredible two year, 10,000 mile journey from Australia to London riding his beloved Vespa scooter.

Drew Milne, a software engineer, pictured himself with the motorcycle in a variety of exotic locations - from Iran to India - during the epic adventure, which began in his home town of Adelaide in March 2011.

Mr Milne, who was 31 when the journey began, has called his adventure, the 'Vescapade' and plans to publish a book about his experiences.


He captured the various places he travelled through and the interesting people he met along his way on his camera.

The photos are stunning - full article and gallery