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Lakeside Bliss ★彡𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑺

Lakeside Bliss
★彡𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔彡★ 📍Sankt Wolfgang, Austria ******************* Two years ago we stayed several days in a beautiful apartment in the heart of Sankt Wolfgang, a beautiful lakeside town in Austria’s lake district. The owners were a lovely couple who had been living in Austria for a long time, but the wife was originally from Hungary and the husband grew up in Montreal (where we currently live). A few weeks before our arrival, the wife secretly wrote to us, asking if we wouldn’t mind bringing with us a few tasty treats and snacks from her husband's childhood since he hadn’t returned to Canada in over a decade. We of course were happy to do so. Once we arrived in Sankt Wolfgang, they gave us a very warm welcome, showed us around the apartment and gave us some tips and advice for our stay. As they were about to leave us so that we could get settled in, we asked them to stay for just one more minute, as we unpacked the treats we had brought over with us. The husband was obviously very surprised, but also very touched, so much so that he was not only speechless but in fact started to shed a few tears of joy! It was a beautiful and touching moment, and he was so thankful for the gesture. It turns out the couple had also recently opened a small Cafe in town, so we ended up hanging out with them there on a few occasions and got to meet and exchange with several regulars from the area. We remember our time in Sankt Wolfgang very fondly, in great part because of the fun times we had with them! *******************
#austria #visitaustria #travelmore #seetheworld #travelpic #tourtheplanet #landscapeshot #landscapephotos #landscapelover #landscapephoto #landscapephotography #landscape_hunter #globalcapture #awesome_globepix #travelstory #travelexperience

Gentle Giants
★彡𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔彡★ 📍Etosha National Park, Namibia This was our first trip to sub-saharan Africa, and our first safari adventure. Etosha National Park was our last major stop on our two week road trip through Namibia. *******************
The National Park is a great place to experience a self-drive safari, where you can drive your own vehicle throughout the park in the hopes of coming across loads of African wildlife. We had come across the odd antelope wandering across the desert landscape here and there earlier in the trip, and had also seen loads of seals and flamingos along the coast, but we were definitely very much looking forward to seeing some of the Big 5 during our self-drive safari in Etosha. Having just entered the park 5 minutes earlier, we were excited and wondering how long it would take before we would see our first signs of wildlife, when we suddenly had to stop our car in the middle of the road, because a large group of elephants decided to cross the road, RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. It was such a special, unique, touching, and surreal moment. It took me a minute before I could get my camera out to take a few snaps as I was just mesmerized and in awe of what I was seeing. My lovely gf, who was sitting next to me, was so touched by the moment she just started shedding tears of joy. Although I have video evidence of this touching moment, I’m apparently not allowed to share it 😂🙃 Have you ever experienced a similar moment while traveling, one where you were just in awe of what you were experiencing or seeing, or when you became uncontrollably (and positively) emotional? *******************
#worldphotography #ourplanetdaily #wildlife_shots #natgeowildlife #safari #wildlifephotography #animal_captures #africanwildlife #africansafari #namibia🇳🇦 #namibia #namibiatravel #elephants
#travelmore #seetheworld #travelpic #natgeoyourshot #tourtheplanet

Frozen under the Stars ★彡𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲

Frozen under the Stars ★彡𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀彡★ On this last day of February (and a leap day no less!), this will be my final Winter Wonderland post. Time to move onto other (and hopefully warmer) things 🙃 📍Mont Mégantic National Park and it’s Astronomical Observatory. Opened in 1978, the Mont-Mégantic Observatory houses the largest telescope in eastern North America, and the fourth largest in Canada. Although it's not the biggest, the state-of-the-art instruments attached to the Mont-Mégantic telescope make it the most powerful telescope in Canada. Though you can drive up to the observatory in summer, in winter the only way to reach it is via the Mont Mégantic Hiking Trail. *******************
❓Did you know that leap years take place ALMOST every four years? As kids we taught that there would be a February 29th every four years, but that’s not exactly true. This is because the Earth orbits the sun not in 365.25 days, but in 365.2422 days. That might not seem like much of a difference, but those few decimal points matter and add up. So when we add a day to the calendar, we are adding 44 minutes to the year. Over time, these extra 44 minutes would also cause the seasons to drift in our calendar. To compensate for this, with some exceptions, the first leap year of most centuries is skipped. But there is some math involved to identify the exceptions. Years divisible by 100 but not 400 are skipped, meaning we skipped leap years in 1700, 1800 and 1900 but not 2000. The next leap year we'll skip is quite a ways away, in 2100. So, odds are that nobody reading this will ever experience a skipped leap year! :D ******************* | Travel | Landscape | Photography | Hiking | Winter | Trails | Snow | Mountains | Clouds | Blue Sky #winterwonderland #frozenlandscape #hikingadventures #seetheworld #winterwonderland #goneoutdoors #mountainscapes #winterhiking #snowforest #snowcovered #winterlandscape #snowmountain #landscapephotography #landscape_hunter #frozenlandscape #goneoutdoors #mountainshotz #naturephotography #mountainscapes #hikingaddict

Alpine Blue
★彡 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 彡★ 📍Lago di Braies (Pragser Wildsee), South Tyrol, Italy Without a doubt one of the more beautiful alpine lakes I’ve seen. Yes it’s popular and can get crowded, but I still think its definitely worth the visit, especially if you time it right (early morning is best). *******************
❓Did you know that, despite being located in Italy, the lake’s current German name (Pragser Wildsee) predates the current Italian name (Lago di Braies) by about 60 years? The first mention of Pragser Wildsee dates back to 1885. Prior to that, and as far back as 1620, the lake was known as Pragsersee; the added appellation of “wild” is perhaps connected to the mountaineering that began to become a mass phenomenon during those years The first mention of Lago di Braies, in contrast, dates back to 1940. Why is that? Well, it’s simply because the lake and the whole region of South Tyrol, until 1919, were part of Austria.
Since medieval times, the area comprising the province of South Tyrol, which includes the Dolomites, belonged to the Austro-Hungarian empire and its precursors, and the spoken language into the 20th centruy was mainly German. Then came WWI, where the Allies promised Italy the Süd-Tirol region as a reward should they assist them in the war against Germany and Austria.
******************* #worldphotography #travelpictures #travelphotography #photographylovers #travelcaptures #discoverearth #passionpassport #traveldestinations #travelpicsdaily #bucketlisters #landscapephotograpy #mountainscapes #landscape_photography #mountainscape #landscape_lover #hikingphotography #lagodibraies #igitaly #dolomites #südtirol #southtyrol

Frozen ★彡𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗻

Frozen
★彡𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀彡★ 📍Mont Mégantic National Park Some stills to go along with my reel from earlier this week, from when I was high up in the frozen trails of Mont Saint Joseph. Got a favorite amongst these? *******************
❓Did you know that Chionophobia is an intense fear of snow? The word is derived from the Greek words chiōn and phobos, meaning "snow" and "fear", respectively. Chionophobia is not just a dislike of snow or a rational fear of severe weather forecasts. It is an irrational fear of snow that is typically linked to a fear of death or bodily harm. Though phobias can and do manifest themselves differently in different people's experiences, there are typically two primary fears behind chionophobia: the fear of becoming snowbound and the fear of being stranded in snow. *******************
| Travel | Landscape | Photography | Hiking | Winter | Trails | Snow | Mountains | Clouds | Blue Sky #winterwonderland #frozenlandscape #hikingadventures #seetheworld #winterwonderland #goneoutdoors #mountainscapes #winterhiking #snowforest #snowcovered #winterlandscape #snowmountain #landscapephotography #landscape_hunter #seetheworld #frozenlandscape #goneoutdoors #mountainshotz #naturephotography #nature_perfection #naturepic #mountainscapes #hikingaddict

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