Nothing quite like the air of romance from getting lost in stacks of literature. Finding a cozy nook in an old book shop on a rainy afternoon with my tea is the equivalent to homemade cookies & porn. There is just something very sexy about it all.
'Orbit' is a real time video reconstruction of time-lapse photography taken from the International Space Station.
Lanzarote, one of the Canary islands off the coast of West Africa administered by Spain, is known for its year-round warm weather, beaches and volcanic landscape. Timanfaya National Park’s rocky landscape was created by volcanic eruptions in the 1730s. Cueva de los Verdes has caverns formed by an underground river of lava.
The night skies in the Atacama Desert areas of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia are among the darkest on the planet. The desert is also home to some of the worlds oldest bacteria, from which all life on earth evolved. It’s an ironic juxtaposition, with giant telescopes looking for life on other planets while there is such a rich story of our evolution right underfoot.