Category Archives: Travel

Travel Tours: Zhangjiajie National Park In China

Walk East Films (January 23, 2024) – Zhangjiajie is a city, region, and national park. It is located in Central China, about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from Hong Kong. Are you impressed by the Hallelujah Mountains in Avatar? The real ones are in Zhangjiajie.

There are 243 peaks and more than 3,000 pinnacles and spires in the national park. Scenes in Avatar come to mind when the peaks are caught in the right light or when the early morning mountain mist rolls in around them. In 1982, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park became China’s first national forest park.

Cinematic Japan: Renge-Ji Temple Garden In Kyoto

Yurara Sarara Films (January 20, 2024) – Renge-ji is a small temple in the north-east of Kyoto city. It was founded in 1662 by Imaeda Chikayoshi but other sources state that it was originally near the current location of Kyoto Station, and that Imaeda-san only moved it here and “revived” it long after its total destruction during the Onin war (1467~1477).

The main hall garden is of the “pond” style, formally known as “chisenkai kaiyuushiki garden” (池泉回遊式庭園). The only island stone of the pond represents a ship and is called “funaishi”, which means… ship stone 😉

Japan Gardens: Jojakko-Ji Temple Kyoto In The Rain

Yurara Sarara Films (January 14, 2024) – Jojakkoji Temple 雨の常寂光寺 in the rain. Established at the end of the 16th century, Jojakkoji is a Nichiren temple situated on the side of Mt. Kokura, on Kyoto’s western edge. The temple is famous for its autumn leaves.

Switzerland Train Travel: Tour Of Kleine Scheidegg To Grindelwald Village

AKSense – Zurich Films (January 13, 2024) – This 4K HDR video features a train driver’s view of the trip to Grindelwald village (3392 ft) from Kleine Scheidegg mountain station (6762 ft).

The Kleine Scheidegg is located directly at the foot of Eiger North Face. It is the watershed between the two Lütschinen valleys. It is a popular starting point for the Jungfrau train to the Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe station, the highest train station of Europe.

Recorded on January 11, 2024

Extreme Sports: 360° Views Of Cliff Diving In Mexico

Red Bull Cliff Diving (January 11, 2024) – Immerse yourself in extreme water sports with breathtaking VR and mixed reality experiences and learn how Red Bull athletes experience their high-performance sport.

Award winning virtual reality filmmaker Jonathan Griffith was commissioned by Meta Quest and Red Bull to film a groundbreaking 360 VR documentary about high diving, following Mexican Olympian and Red Bull athlete Jonathan Paredes during his 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving Season in stunning and iconic locations from the Cenotes of the Yucatan to places like Paris, Mostar, Sisikon, Polignano and Sydney.

This exhibition is unique in the world and can only be seen in Lucerne (CH) for the next two years. Thanks to a cooperation with Meta Quest, one of its VR highlights will also be available around the world.

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Travel: Top Beaches And Festivals In The Philippines

DW Travel (January 7, 2024) – The Philippines consists of no less than 7,000 islands, many of which have beautiful beaches and a fascinating underwater world. Two expert travel guides, Philippine-born Ave @avelovinit and her Norwegian husband Martin @martinsolhaugen show you their personal top travel destinations for the island state in the Western Pacific.

Video timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:58 From Manila to Boracay 01:54 Boracay island 04:05 El Nido, Palawan island 04:44 Manila 05:46 Siargao island 07:58 Sorsogon, Province of Bico, Kasanggayahan Festival

Nature: Coastal Desert Of Baja California, Mexico

BBC Earth (January 7, 2024) – Journey to the coastal deserts of Baja California to witness marine turtles laying their eggs and dolphins gliding through the ocean.

It is the only desert in the world surrounded by two seas, a geologically isolated peninsula sets the stage for a myriad of remarkable plants and animals exemplifying adaptations to an isolated and arid environment. The Baja California Desert is the peninsular arm of the mainland Sonoran Desert, and although closely related to each other, they contain dramatically different evolutionary histories.

Travel: Cities, Landmarks & Landscapes Of Ecuador

Clairmont Films (January 6, 2024) – Ecuador is a country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast. Its diverse landscape encompasses Amazon jungle, Andean highlands and the wildlife-rich Galápagos Islands.

In the Andean foothills at an elevation of 2,850m, Quito, the capital, is known for its largely intact Spanish colonial center, with decorated 16th- and 17th-century palaces and religious sites, like the ornate Compañía de Jesús Church. 

Travel: Grindelwald First Cableway, Switzerland

AKSense – Zurich (January 6, 2024) – Grindelwald, a village in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps, is a popular gateway for the Jungfrau Region, with skiing in winter and hiking in summer. The First Aerial Cableway is the cableway with six-seater gondolas travelling from Grindelwald up to First via Bort and Schreckfeld.

The gondola cableway has a capacity of up to 1,200 persons per hour with a travelling time of approximately 25 minutes. Aside from the gondola cableway, Firstbahn AG also has three chairlifts and two ski lifts.

Travel: The Islands, Cities And Sights Of Malta (4K)

Amazing Places on Our Planet (January 5, 2024) – The Maltese Archipelago, located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, is made up of three islands: Malta, Gozo, and Comino.

Video timeline: 00:00 Gozo Island 07:36 Island of Comino 10:09 Island of Malta 14:54 Valletta and The Three Cities 21:06 More from the Island of Malta

With a history spanning over eight thousand years, the archipelago boasts not only a rich cultural heritage but also stunning landscapes. The seven megalithic temples in Malta were built between 6,000 to 4,500 years ago.

Over the centuries, the Maltese islands have been ruled by various powers, including the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, the Order of the Knights of St John, French, and British. Malta has three Unesco Heritage Sites and seven on the Tentative List.