Videos

Travel, Videos, Views

Trains & Travel: Scottish Highlands & Isles Via The Caledonian Sleeper (4K)

Video Leave a comment

The Scottish Highlands has been on our bucket list for years! Now finally we get to take you on a 10-day tour over several episodes through the Scottish Highlands, including places like Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, Glen Coe, Fort William, Plockton and the Isle of Skye. During our trip, we’ll visit famous Castles like Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness or the Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye.

Video timeline: 0:00 Scottish Highlands Preview 1:07 Caledonian Sleeper 3:10 Arriving in the Highlands 4:46 Next Episode

We board the famous steam train from Fort William to Mallaig over the Glenfinnan Viaduct. We’ll drive and hike some of the most scenic, breathtaking parts of the Scottish Highlands giving you ideas and practical advice on how to plan and enjoy your trip to Scotland. Did we forget to mention the food? Scotland has a wonderful seafood larder on its shores so expect lots of the best salmon and langoustine we could find! We hope you enjoy tuning in each week as we bring you the best of Scotland.

Animals, Travel, Videos, Views, Wildlife

8K Views: Colors Of The World’s Rainforests

Video Leave a comment

In this video you can see rainforest butterflies, lizards, blue jeans poison dart frog, treefrogs, glass frogs, squirrel monkey, capuchin monkey, red colobus monkey, silvery gibbon, peccary, lemur, chameleon, jaguar, three toed sloth and beautiful colored birds as jacobin, toucan, maccaw, parrot, hummingbirds, tanager, motmot, quetzal, from different rainforest areas as Caribbean, Costa Rica, Brazil, Madagagascar.

Travel, Videos, Views

Travel Views: Valletta – Capital of Malta (4K)

Video Leave a comment

Valletta (or Il-Belt) is the tiny capital of the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. The walled city was established in the 1500s on a peninsula by the Knights of St. John, a Roman Catholic order. It’s known for museums, palaces and grand churches. Baroque landmarks include St. John’s Co-Cathedral, whose opulent interior is home to the Caravaggio masterpiece “The Beheading of Saint John.”

Travel, Videos, Views

Swiss Drives: The Valley Of Dreams – Lauterbrunnen

Video Leave a comment

Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the Swiss Alps. It encompasses the village of Lauterbrunnen, set in a valley featuring rocky cliffs and the roaring, 300m-­high Staubbach Falls. Nearby, the glacial waters of Trümmelbach Falls gush through mountain crevices past viewing platforms. A cable car runs from Stechelberg village to Schilthorn mountain, for views over the Bernese Alps.

Analysis, Economics, Leisure, Tourism, Travel, Videos

Analysis: Why Vacation Costs Are Rising (WSJ)

Video Leave a comment

An economy in recovery means finding some rest and relaxation could make a bigger dent in your wallet Experts say price increases reflect an economy on the upswing from pandemic lows, but higher demand has made some vacation essentials harder to come by. We explain why, plus share some strategies to help avoid the sticker shock. Photo illustration: Jacob Reynolds/WSJ

Architecture, Cities, Design, Sustainability, Videos, Views

Views: ODA Architects ‘Reimagines’ The Flower District in New York City

Video Leave a comment

ODA introduces its new concept, dubbed ‘beyond the street,’ which seeks to transform new york city‘s streetscape with an extended public realm. the scheme blends existing infrastructure with a proposed new zoning regulation that would take advantage of the porous urban fabric, breaking open existing city blocks to create interior courtyards and pathways that will over time. with adaptive reuse together with new development and landscape design, ODA proposes a city that is even more walkable and blooming with green space accessible to all.

Read more

Travel, Videos, Views

Boat Tours: The Amalfi Coast, Southwest Italy

Video Leave a comment

The Amalfi Coast is a 50-kilometer stretch of coastline along the southern edge of Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula, in the Campania region. It’s a popular holiday destination, with sheer cliffs and a rugged shoreline dotted with small beaches and pastel-colored fishing villages. The coastal road between the port city of Salerno and clifftop Sorrento winds past grand villas, terraced vineyards and cliffside lemon groves. 

Filmed on Thursday July 22nd, 2021

Landmarks, Travel, Videos, Views

New York Views: Walking The Brooklyn Bridge (4K)

Video Leave a comment

The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn on Long Island. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.