Singapore is the smallest state in Southeast Asia in terms of area and one of the smallest countries in the world. Along with Hong Kong, it is considered Asia’s most important business and financial centre.
00:04 – View from Marina Bay Sands Hotel 00:11 – Marina Bay with Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Skyline of Singapore 00:19 – Raffles Place 00:27 – Fullerton Hotel 00:30 – Colonial District 00:38 – Telok Ayer Park 00:42 – Colonial District 00:57 – Ann Siang Hill 01:04 – Colonial District 01:12 – Kampong Gelam with Sultan Mosque 01:43 – Kampong Gelam 01:58 – Haji Lane 02:28 – Aerial View Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, Colonial District, Ann Siang Hill 02:35 – Little India 02:58 – Buddha Tooth Relic Temple 03:29 – Chinatown 03:59 – St. Andrew’s Cathedral 04:14 – Victoria Theatre 04:21 – Asian Civilisations Museum 04:25 – National Museum 04:37 – The Arts House of the Old Parliament 04:44 – Parliament Singapore 04:47 – Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Museum of Art and Science, Shopping Center 04:54 – Marina Bay with Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Skyline of Singapore 05:03- Marina Bay with Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Skyline of Singapore at night with fireworks 05:39 – Jewel at Changi Airport
Orkney is an archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland. The islands encompass Neolithic sites, tall sandstone cliffs and seal colonies. The ‘Heart of Neolithic Orkney’ is a group of 5,000-year-old sites on Mainland, the largest island including Skara Brae, a preserved village with a reconstructed house, and Maeshowe, a chambered burial tomb incorporating 12th-century Viking carvings.
Video timeline: Intro 00:00 – 00:45 Ferry Gills Bay to St Margaret’s Hope 00:45 – 00:57 Churchill Barriers 00:57 – 01:11 The Gloup and Brough of Deerness 01:11 – 03:16 Dingieshowe Beach 03:16 – 03:32 Bay of Skaill and Skara Brae 03:32 – 03:56 Yesnaby 03:56 – 04:24 Wheems Organic Farm Campsite 04:24 – 04:35 Brough of Birsay, Skiba Geo and the Whale Bone 04:35 – 05:06 Standing Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar 05:06 – 05:27 Stromness 05:27 – 05:52 Ferry Houton to Lyness (Hoy) 05:52 – 05:55 Drive Lyness to Rackwick Bay 05:55 – 06:06 The Dwarfie Stane 06:06 – 06:21 Rackwick Bay and Burnmouth Bothy 06:21 – 09:01 Hike to Old Man of Hoy 09:01 – 10:13 The Old Man of Hoy 10:13 – 12:43 Ferry Hoy to Mainland to Sanday 12:43 – 12:57 Around Sanday 12:57 – 13:14 Quoyness Chambered Cairn 13:14 – 13:50 Sty Wick Bay 13:50 – 14:25 Backaskaill Beach 14:25 – 14:39 Around Ortie Abandoned Village 14:39 – 15:08 Cata Sand and Tresness Beach 15:08 – 16:35 Wreck of B98 German Destroyer Lopness Bay 16:35 – 16:39 Start Point Tidal Island and Lighthouse16:39 – 17:03 Ferry St Margaret’s Hope to Gills Bay 17:03 – 17:41 Orkney Travel Info 17:41 – 32:55
Welcome to the Orkney Isles! This archipelago sits off the northeast tip of Scotland and can be reached by flight or ferry. About 70 islands make up Orkney, but only 20 are inhabited.
During our week in Orkney we visited Mainland, Hoy, and Sanday. Each has a unique character, and we loved seeing how the landscape and island vibe changed across the isles. Mainland is home to the islands’ capital, Kirkwall, and is the largest and most populated of the isles. It’s also where most people’s journey to Orkney starts, and has plenty to keep you busy for a few days. We spent our time here visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, and the Standing Stones of Stenness (all dating from around 5000 years ago!), enjoying coastal walks, and learning about Orkney’s fascinating wartime history. On Hoy we spent a couple of nights at the open bothy at stunning Rackwick Bay, hiking to the Old Man of Hoy (one of Scotland’s most famous sea stacks and a magnet for climbers), and generally soaking up the atmoshere on this Highlands-esque island. Our final 2 days were spent on Sanday, the largest of the North Isles and home to Orkney’s most spectacular beaches. Tresness Beach was our favourite, a stunning expanse of white sand backed by towering dunes. We explored the 5000 year old Quoyness Chambered Cairn, slipped and slided our way across seaweed at low tide towards Start Point Lighthouse, and spotted the remnants of the B98 German Destroyer, washed up on Sanday over 100 years ago. We’ve covered a lot of the places featured in this video in our accompanying Orkney travel guides (see above). These include detailed maps, the best places to visit, plus transport and accommodation info to help you plan your own Orkney trip.
Charlotte is a major city and commercial hub in North Carolina. Its modern city center (Uptown) is home to the Levine Museum of the New South, which explores post–Civil War history in the South, and hands-on science displays at Discovery Place. Uptown is also known for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which celebrates the sport of auto racing through interactive exhibits and films.
While museums in France are shut due to Covid-19 restrictions, private galleries are allowed to remain open and have become a haven for art enthusiasts. British artist David Hockney’s “Ma Normandie” (“My Normandy) show, which opened at a Paris gallery last year, has been the sensation of the season.
David Hockney, OM, CH, RA is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked East Alpine country in the southern part of Central Europe. It is composed of nine federated states, one of which is Vienna, Austria’s capital and its largest city.
Ants are social insects which form small to large colonies. A typical colony contains an egg-laying queen and many adult workers together with their brood (eggs, larvae and pupae). Workers are by far the most numerous individuals in the nest. They are responsible for nest construction and maintenance, foraging, tending the brood and queen, and nest defence.
While all workers are female, they are sterile and do not lay eggs. Winged queens and males are present in the nest for only a short period. Soon after emerging they leave the nest to mate and establish new nests. Queens are generally similar to the workers, differing primarily in having larger bodies. In some species, fully winged queens are lacking and egg-laying is undertaken either by typical workers or by individuals which are morphologically intermediate between typical queens and workers (these are called ergatoid queens). Males are generally about the same size as the workers or smaller, and have smaller heads with large ocelli, very short scapes and small mandibles. In many cases males look more like wasps than ants.
France, in Western Europe, encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Paris, its capital, is famed for its fashion houses, classical art museums including the Louvre and monuments like the Eiffel Tower. The country is also renowned for its wines and sophisticated cuisine. Lascaux’s ancient cave drawings, Lyon’s Roman theater and the vast Palace of Versailles attest to its rich history.
Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia. It’s in the Tuul River valley, bordering the Bogd Khan Uul National Park. Originally a nomadic Buddhist center, it became a permanent site in the 18th century. Soviet control in the 20th century led to a religious purge. Soviet-era buildings, museums within surviving monasteries, and a vibrant conjunction of traditional and 21st-century lifestyles typify the modern city.
The incredible Fisher Towers are located in southeastern Utah, near Moab and the National Parks of Arches and Canyonlands. We spend a half day there on 9/30/20. It was an amazing hike with the opportunity to legally fly the drone on BLM land
Fisher Towers are a series of towers made of Cutler sandstone capped with Moenkopi sandstone and caked with a stucco of red mud located near Moab, Utah. The Towers are named for a miner who lived near them in the 1880s.
Singapore is the smallest state in Southeast Asia in terms of area and one of the smallest countries in the world. Along with Hong Kong, it is considered Asia’s most important business and financial centre. I rarely have experienced a more diverse place than Singapore. The people, the atmosphere and the multifaceted and varied cityscape – a wonderful mix of Malaysian, Indian, Chinese, Arabic and English culture – thrilled me right away. Each district offers a world of its own, and all of them unfold an impressive charm that is impossible to resist.
Follow me into the unique world of Singapore. Part 1 takes you on a journey to the following places:
00:01 – Gardens By The Bay, Marina Bay Sands Hotel & Skyline of Singapore 00:28 – Merlion at Marina Bay 00:40 – Downtown, Business District 00:43 – Singapore River & Marina Bay 00.48 – Monument of Sir Thomas Raffles 00:52 – Singapore River & Marina Bay 01:15 – View from Marina Bay Sands Hotel 01:24 – Marina Bay Sands Hotel 01:26 – Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Museum of Art and Science, Shopping Center 01:33 – Marina Bay Sands Hotel 01:58 – Gardens By The Bay 02:02 – Cloud Forest Dome 02:07 – Supertrees at Gardens By The Bay 02:50 – Marina Barrage (Pump House) 02:55 – Circle of Wealth 03:04 – Telok Ayer Park 03:12 – Central Business District 03:24 – Raffles Place 03:33 – Central Business District 03:37 – Colonial District 03:42 – Mariott Hotel South Beach 03:36 – Central Business District 04:09 – Aerial of Singapore with Interlace Apartments 04:21 – Merlion at Marina Bay 04:32 – Raffles Place 04:36 – Fullerton Hotel & Cavanagh Bridge at Singapore river 04:41 – Asian Civilisations Museum at Marina Bay 04:45 – Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay 04:50 – Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Museum of Art and Science, Shopping Center 04:49 – Gardens By The Bay, Marina Bay Sands Hotel & Skyline of Singapore 05:13 – Shopping Centre at Marina Bay Sands Hotel
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