Great Vasyugan Mire: The Biggest Swamp In The World

On May 23, 2015 by Tim Newman
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The Great Vasyugan Mire is located in Russia, in the Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Tomsk regions. It is epic in the original sense of the word, it covers an incredible 53,000 km² in total. That’s...

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Photos Of Siberian Folk 150 Years Ago

On May 6, 2015 by Tim Newman
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A while back, I posted up some photos taken in Siberia 100 years ago, they were lovely to look at and proved to be (relatively) popular. If you haven’t seen them yet, click on this link....

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Frank Rinehart’s Intimate Portraits Of Native Americans In The 1890’s

On April 2, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Frank Albert Rinehart (1861-1928) was an American photographer of German decent who was most famous for his intimate portraits of Native Americans. His most iconic images were of tribal leaders and members of the delegations...

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Behold The Bright Red Beauty Of Kochia Hill, Japan

On March 28, 2015 by Tim Newman
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There aren’t many countries in the world without something absolutely ripper to marvel at. Mother Nature, as fickle and violent as she can be seems to have a pretty good eye for beauty...

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Naoto Matsumura: Guardian Of Fukushima’s Radioactive Animals

On March 21, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Naoto Matsumura was a resident of Fukushima when the devastating earthquake of 2011 hit. As we all know, people were required to exit Fukushima quick smart due to the massive smash-up that was...

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David Hlynsky “Window-Shopping Through the Iron Curtain”

On March 14, 2015 by Tim Newman
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David Hlynsky was born on the shores of the Great Lakes in the US of A, but has his genetic roots nestled in Poland. As he got older, he realised that the depressing anti-Soviet US propaganda couldn’t all...

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Sombering Photos From The Donetsk Region, Ukraine

On February 21, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Putin, whatever his game is and whatever he says he has or hasn’t done, is causing thousands of people in Ukraine wide-scale grief. Donetsk has been overrun with Russian backed rebels (i.e. Russian...

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12 Cold And Colourful Fairytale Places

On February 19, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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It all began with Edward Scissorhands. That sweet, misunderstood outcast. When I was little, I used to get my dad to prosthetically cast scars on my face, then I’d walk around pinching together...

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Huldufólk. Why Do So Many Icelanders Believe In Elves?

On February 18, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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“Kewaunee River” by Chris Rand – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Iceland. Aurora Borealis, hot springs, twisted daylight hours and Bjork. Folklore is still pretty archaic there too....

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Mardi Gras Indians: Masks And Feathers, Violence To Peace

On February 16, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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Preserving culture is important for some people. Nationalists and patriots can get a little heavy-handed and tend not to accept cultures and traditions different from their own. However, smaller groups of humanity try to...

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