Category: BP Geographic Travel
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O Cheiro Da Moçambique
Arrival in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. Its airport gives the unusual scene of leaving a brand new Airbus A350 of Qatar Airways by stairs and going on foot to the small terminal building which seems not to be expecting such a big airplane. The Costa do Sol is probably…
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The Expo 2020 Dubai
The Expo 2020 Dubai was impressive due to its design, its focus on topics like sustainability and equality, the weather and the fact that most of it would remain later as Expo City. The Expo 2020 was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 but it was postponed due to…
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Frozen Before The Virus Came
As if the world was frozen. The amount of snow is much larger near Astana in the north of Kazakhstan, which can be counted to Siberia under certain definitions. In fact the snow cover is over one metre high between the taxiways of Astana Airport. At temperatures below zero degrees…
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Almaty Before The Unrest
The Akimat Residence is one of the government buildings of Almaty which had been the capital of Kazakhstan until 1997 when it was relocated to Astana, at the time known as Akmola. The building was damaged during the unrest that happened from 2 till 11 January 2022 and is currently…
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Land Of The Kyrgyz People
The Erkindik Boulevard is a long park in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, that connects the train station with the city centre. Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Its history goes back to 1825 when a fortress named Pishpek was established to control local caravan routes and to collect tribute…
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The Discovery Of Huayna Picchu
Huayna Picchu as it was probably called by the Inca, better known to the world as Machu Picchu. It was built around 1450 and the plaza in the centre suggests that it was a temporary settlement used for gatherings or special events. In use for one hundred years it was…
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Through The Jungle
The way from Cusco via Santa Teresa to Aguas Calientes, the town below Machu Picchu, is somewhat complex. From Cusco to Santa Teresa you can take a Mercedes Sprinter, but the road ends at the stop at the hydroelectric power plant. From there it is only possible to take a…
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Capital Of The Inca Empire
The old capital of the Inca Empire Cusco is located in the Andes so it is possible to have some view over the city from different sides. On the way through the streets of Cusco up to the platform of a church with a good view over the Inca city.…
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Wonders Of Travelling
On the way from Frankfurt to Doha in Qatar where I would have an overnight stay before continuing my journey to Hong Kong. The Fragrant Harbour decided to show itself from a mythical side. And suddenly there was this while flying over Vietnam on the way from Hong Kong to…
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Lines And Canals Of Nazca
The Cantalloc Aqueducts are located four kilometres west of the city of Nazca in Peru. They were built by the Nazca culture and are part of a system of aqueducts called puquios which was built by the pre-Inca civilisation of Nazca about 500 CE. The way from Lima to Nazca…
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Deepest Blue
Blue. Deepest blue. Light blue. With horizon. Anything else, no, just blue. There are many beautiful views from the window seat of an airplane, but then it comes the moment when it is clear why earth is called the blue planet. And although everything is just radiating the shortest wavelength…
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The Place To Look Out From
Rolf’s Place is an old colonial building which previously had been a private residence and is nowadays a hotel. It is located some distance outside of Nairobi. It is a remnant from the colonial past of Kenya. It had been a German protectorate from 1885 till 1890 and a British…
