Category: BP Geographic Travel
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Traditional Indonesia
In order to attend the wedding of an Indonesian friend I went first to Yogyakarta in the south of central Java. Nearby is Prambanan, a 9th-century Hindu temple. Then I had to take a bus towards the town Ambarawa in the centre of Java between Yogyakarta and Semarang. During the…
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Expo 2010 Shanghai
The Expo 2010 took place on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. It had the largest number of countries participating and was the most expensive Expo in the history of the world’s fairs. The Shanghai World Expo was also the largest world’s fair site ever at 5.28 square…
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Sight Of The Hotel Saratoga
One of the first sights in the centre of Havana is not only the Capitol Building of Cuba at the Paseo de Martí or Prado, but also the Hotel Saratoga. Nowadays it looks even more special, although it is not supposed to look like that. The building was constructed in…
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Final Approach
Approach on runway 6 of the José Martí International Airport at Havana, Cuba. This picture shows the view from a front camera of the Airbus A350 with the front landing gear visible and the runway behind in the background
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One World At The Ocean
Eventually it appeared, the ocean. Indian ocean. Far away from places of conflict and conflicting information, where the other side is declared bad because people can’t see both sides of the story. Finally found serenity. And there is hope. There are two worlds, but there will be one world. Multipolar.…
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Approach On The Coast
Reaching the northeastern coast of Madagascar and touchdown at the airport of Sambava with a De Havilland Dash 8 propeller airplane. On the way to boarding a De Havilland Dash 8 propeller airplane at Antananarivo Airport for flying to Sambava at the northeastern coast of Madagascar.
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Continental Island
On the way to the palace of the kings and queens of Madagascar with a view over the capital city of Antananarivo. There were actually more queens than kings. The city was founded around 1610 and there are 2.3 million people living in the urban area. The Lake Anosy is…
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A Special Place Like This One
Finally arrived in Madagascar, one day later than planned. It was actually 11 September. The place was also special. The amazement to be here was even greater than expected, and the climate better than expected. It was not too hot and this is an island which does not have a…
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Africa Does Not Let Go
On the way from Dubai to Nairobi from where I had planned to continue the journey to Madagascar on the same day. It is always amazing to enter African airspace and see the wide landscapes. However, for the first time I missed a flight, which was mainly the fault of…
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Evolution To Diversity
Evolution has created plants adapted for many different kinds of environments, from dry areas like deserts to humid ones like rainforests. The Botanical Garden Erlangen has a variety of plants, here the indoor area with a section for cactuses and other plants of dry areas and a tropical rainforest department.…
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Not As They Seem
Some things are not as fast as they seem. Climate and trains might have something in common but there is also a difference. One requires more observation and the other more action. However, it is more about the tracks than the train. The third photo shows an Inter City Express…
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When It Rises
When the moon sets and the sun rises it also rises the knowledge of another day, and when the world appears smaller for you the same seems to apply to its problems which gives way for hope that this planet and its living beings might be on the right way…
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