Diving with Blue Sharks of the Azores
Blue sharks populate the waters around the Azores archipelago. They undertake long transatlantic migrations. Offshore diving with these elegant and…
Diving Princess Alice Bank
Princess Alice Bank at the Azores is a volcanic seamount on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rising from more than thousand metres to a depth of around 40 metres below the ocean surface. The abundance of marine life, especially manta rays, make it an exquisite, albeit remote and exposed offshore spot for diving.
Underwater Photography in the Strait of Mozambique
Nature is generous. It gives without expecting anything in return. Generally, there’s a higher-level system ensuring the balance of its…
Harvesting the Salt of Lac Assal
Aras harvests the salt at the shore of Lac Assal in Djibouti. His family sells the salt to tourists. Trading…
Cargo bikes in Rwanda
Cargo bicycles are widely used for the transportation of goods and passengers in Rwanda – the land of thousand hills. For a cyclist, these hills make riding strenuous as there is hardly ever a flat stretch of road. Many riders of Team Rwanda, the cycling team based in Ruhengeri, have started as taxi or cargo bikers.
Nyiragongo volcano
Nyiragongo is an active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The crater contains the Earth’s largest lava lake.…
Mountain Gorillas in the Central African Virunga Mountains
The jungle of the misty Virunga volcano mountains in central Africa is so dense that even the raindrops falling in…
The Night of the Shooting Stars
Every year, hundreds and thousands of rocky chunks the size of up to a house race into the earth’s atmosphere.…