Where was Django Unchained filmed? The plantation house and all the locations

Posted by Ra Moon With Django Unchained (2012), Quentin Tarantino updated western movie cliches according to his distinctive point of view.

Tarantino…

The Machines of Nantes and other steampunk creatures

The imaginative world of Jules Verne mixed with the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci, as themselves claim. We could add some more sources of …

Top places to visit in Myanmar

Posted by Ra MoonBallooning over a dusty plain with thousands of temples and pagodas.. This is Bagan, comparable in splendor to Angkor in Cambodia, a…

The 10 Most Awesome Travertine Terraces of the World

Posted by Ra Moon Only in very few places in the world, well spread across the globe, geothermal waters have done their magic creating terraced hills…

Duxford: Beautiful technology from Hell

Posted by Ra MoonInfernal machines that seem out of a pre-nuclear war disaster movie, next to some of the most intricate and amazing creations ever i…

Where was The Hobbit filmed? Unexpected Filming Locations

Posted by Ra MoonNew Zealand is one of my favorite destinations, and the premiere of the first part of the new Hobbit trilogy is the perfect excuse t…

The Volcanoes of Kamchatka: The hottest wonders of Russia

Posted by Ra MoonIce and fire, glaciers and volcanoes, merging in a territory the size of California. A beauty yet to be explored, with countless occ…

Colorful Argentine Mountains

Posted by Ra MoonWelcome to the western far north of Argentina, not far from the country borders with Chile and Bolivia. This is an area with a high …

15 reasons not to miss Easter Island

Posted by Ra MoonRapa Nui, a tiny island in the middle of the ocean, almost 1,300 miles from the next inhabited piece of land, and more than 2,000 fr…

Great Zimbabwe: A medieval castle in southern Africa

Posted by Ra MoonThe fortress that was out of place: the first explorers that rediscovered Great Zimbabwe for the western world at the end of the 19t…

30 Top Famous and Historical Stairs: Staircase to heaven

Posted by Ra MoonWelcome to our curated selection of 30 outstanding and emblematic staircases. Many of these are beautiful pieces of art and engineer…

A Trip to Syria's Monuments and Cities Before the War: Forbidden Wonders

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"The Middle East is the cradle of civilization, and the Gaza strip is the graveyard."

Before the country engaged in civil…

The life aquatic with Raja Ampat

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Very few people know where Raja Ampat is. This splendid archipelago is an almost virgin dive spot, treasuring up to 75% of all know…

The Ennedi Desert in Chad: Forgotten wonders from the dead heart of Africa

Posted by Ra Moon Regarded as the top second failed state of the world, Chad may be considered an unwise destination, looking forward to better times…

The new 26 World Heritage sites in pictures [2012]

Posted by Ra Moon In 2012 the UNESCO added 26 new properties to the World Heritage sites list, once again helping humankind decide what to preserv…

Where was Snow White and the Huntsman filmed? The Castle & ALL the Filming Locations

Posted by Ra Moon Once upon a time, Snow White and the Huntsman was entirely filmed in the United Kingdom. The 2012 movie is a great opportunity to v…

The Rock Islands and the Otherworldly Jellyfish Lake

Posted by Ra Moon The Micronesian nation of Palau is made up of eight large islands and around 250 islets.

In the southern part of the archipelago li…

Filming Locations Guide: Where was Prometheus filmed?

Posted by Ra Moon The 2012 film from Ridley Scott, a prequel to the brilliant Alien series, has great outdoor settings, and -what a coincidence- this…

Magdalena Island: Dancing with Penguins

Posted by Ra Moon Feel like you’re in a National Geographic documentary, surrounded by thousands of fearless penguins and seagulls shitting on you on…

Behind a frozen fall: Minnehaha Falls

Posted by Ra Moon What's behind a waterfall? A secret cave hiding an enormous emerald, like in Romancing the Stone? Or a life heart container, li…

The Square Colosseum, the other Colosseum of Rome

Posted by Ra Moon -A Square Colosseum? Are you joking? Haha, and why not a rectangular Tower of Pisa?
-Oh, wait...
(Rome, 1940)

Once, browsing the movi…

A place in Bolivia out of this world: the Black Lagoon

How is it possible that this captivating place is so underrated? Easy, because the route to Laguna Negra is a succession of marvels, each one more im…

Landmannalaugar, Colorful Icelandic Mountains

Posted by Ra Moon On a sunny summer's day, Landmannalaugar must be one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Unfortunately, the wonderful v…

Laguna Esmeralda in Ushuaia: inside a wallpaper

Posted by Ra Moon My suspicions were confirmed when I checked the photos on my computer: it seemed that on that day we had been walking in the ideal …

Top 10 Failed States: Forbidden Wonders

Posted by Ra Moon This is our peculiar fail compilation from some of those countries that have a red warning at the top of the page in Wikivoyage or …