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Travel Guides: Top Ten Places To Visit In Brazil

Ryan Shirley Travel Videos (March 2023) – Brazil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, Portuguese República Federativa do Brasilcountry of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass. It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by RussiaCanadaChina, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states.

  1. Rio de Janeiro
  2. Pico Paraná
  3. Santa Catarina Mountains
  4. Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
  5. Iguazú Falls
  6. Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
  7. Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
  8. Chapada Diamantina National Park
  9. Amazon Rainforest
  10. Fernando de Noronha

Brazil is the fifth most-populous country on Earth and accounts for one-third of Latin America’s  population. Most of the inhabitants of Brazil are concentrated along the eastern seaboard, although its capital, Brasília, is located far inland and increasing numbers of migrants are moving to the interior. Rio de Janeiro, in the eyes of many of the world, continues to be the preeminent icon of Brazil. The nation’s burgeoning cities, huge hydroelectric and industrial complexes, mines, and fertile farmlands make it one of the world’s major economies. However, Brazil struggles with extreme social inequalities, environmental degradationintermittent financial crises, and a sometimes deadlocked political system.

Travel Films: The Amazon Rainforest In Ecuador

 Known as the Oriente, Ecuador’s Amazon Rainforest is home to truly astounding biodiversity, with more than 300 species of mammal, 800 species of fish and 350 species of reptile.

Occupying approximately one third of Ecuador’s land area, the Amazon basin lies to the east of the Andean Highlands. It’s easily accessed by visiting the main gateway city of Puerto Francisco de Orellana, which is more widely known as El Coca.

Filmed and edited by:

Matt Arteaga

Alpine Views: The Grimsel Hospiz Hotel, Switzerland

DW Travel (March 4, 2023) – A hotel you can’t get to on your own? You’ll need a guide to reach the four-star Grimsel Hospiz Hotel in the Swiss Alps at 2,000 metres above sea level. The guide will take you up the mountain, past a hydroelectric power station and on several cable cars. The road over the Grimsel Pass is closed in winter. But at the end of it you will find yourself in the absolute silence of the mountains.

Walking Tours: London Mayfair (March 2023)

Wanderizm (March 1, 2023) – Bordering leafy Hyde Park, Mayfair is an upscale district of elegant Georgian townhouses, exclusive hotels, and gourmet restaurants. Its world-famous retailers include bespoke tailors on Savile Row and designer fashions on Bond Street. Shoppers also head to high-end Burlington Arcade and Shepherd Market, a cluster of independent boutiques and traditional pubs. Cool modern art galleries line Cork Street. 

360° City Views: Jerusalem

JerusalemHebrew Yerushalayim, Arabic Bayt al-Muqaddas or Al-Quds, ancient city of the Middle East that since 1967 has been wholly under the rule of the State of Israel.

Long an object of veneration and conflict, the holy city of Jerusalem has been governed, both as a provincial town and a national capital, by an extended series of dynasties and states. In the early 20th century the city, along with all of historic Palestine, became the focus of the competing national aspirations of Zionists and Palestinian Arabs. This struggle often erupted in violence. The United Nations (UN) attempted to declare the city a corpus separatum (Latin: “separate entity”)—and, thus, avert further conflict—but the first Arab-Israeli war, in 1948, left Jerusalem divided into Israeli (west Jerusalem) and Jordanian (East Jerusalem) sectors. The following year Israel declared the city its capital. 

Filmed and edited by:

AirPano VR

Tilt-Shift Timelapse Views: Schloss Elmau In Germany

Little Big World (March 1, 2023) – Schloss Elmau is a five-star hotel and national monument, situated between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald in a sanctuary of the Bavarian Alps, Germany. It lies at the foot of the Wetterstein mountains. It’s the only venue, that has hosted the G7 Summit twice. I was lucky enough to be invited by them to shoot footage from the winter activities in the valley surrounding the hotel. Thanks to Naomi Jödicke for making this episode happen.

Culture: Scallops, Ciders & Caramels In Normandy

With its chalk cliffs and its bright green meadows, the French region of Normandy offers stunning scenery but also iconic local produce. It’s in this unique landscape that cider producer Guillaume Capelle grows apples, the local fruit, to make the world-famous Calvados brandy.

Meanwhile, Pierre Marie is hoping for a good season for scallop fishing – another emblematic product of Normandy, along with Isigny butter and caramels. For the latter two to see the light of day, dairy farmer Pierre Aubril pampers his Normandy cows, who produce up to 1,200 litres of 100 percent organic milk every day.

Village Walks: Bormes-les-Mimosas, South Of France

Bormes-les-Mimosas (February 2023) is a small village in the Var clinging to the side of a hill, a sort of flowery balcony over an intense blue Mediterranean. Lower down, Le Lavandou and its beaches, the fort of Brégançon not far from the open sea then the sunny coasts of the Côte d’Azur.

This French commune is located on the edge of the Mediterranean and in the southern part of the Moorish massif. Like any locality in the region, the climate is Mediterranean with high heat in July. The tourist attractions of this city are many. The most important of these is the old castle which is located on a hill. Then comes St. Francis Square where you can see a statue of St. Francis de Paul, a famous monk who lived there in the fifteenth century.

Filmed and edited by Tourist Channel

Coastal Views: Gwadar In Southwestern Pakistan

Oculus Films (February 24, 2023) – Gwadar, town and seaport, southwestern Balochistan province, southwestern Pakistan. Located on the sandy Nuh headland that juts southward into the Arabian Sea, the town is an important fishing (sardines and sharks) and trade centre.

The main industrial concern is a fish-processing factory; salt is obtained by the evaporation of seawater. Gwadar became part of the sultanate of Muscat and Oman in 1797, and it was not until 1958 that the town and adjoining hinterland were given up by Oman to Pakistan.

Travel Tours: Cross River State In Southern Nigeria

DW Travel (February 22, 2023) – Follow Nigerian YouTuber Tayo Aina on his trip to the southern Nigerian state of Cross River! From spectacular waterfalls to the dark history of slave trade and brutal ancient traditions, Cross River state is truly a destination for adventurers!

Video timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Calabar 0:43 Agbokim Waterfalls 2:10 Slave History Museum, Calabar 3:47 Pandrillus Drill Ranch 5:05 Mary Slessor House

Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967.