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My boat’s bigger than yours: World’s largest yacht docks in Devon

Filed under: Travel News SWNS The world’s largest privately-owned sailing yacht has docked near Dartmouth in Devon. The 300ft vessel is worth £100 million, and is owned by movie mogul Barry Diller, the husband of fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg. The boat is five years old and boasts state-of-the-art navigation systems, electronic sails, 200ft high [...]

Svalbard travel news with photos from Svalbard after fine weather forecast

Sailing on the Icefjord in Svalbard in beautiful weather, towards the glacier giving fine Svalbard photos. Photo Copyright To travel to Svalbard has been a big wish for me and my wife for several years. To refresh your memory of Svalbard it is the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago lying up in the Arctic far north of [...]

Journey of Life through Time in your armchair before going on Vacation – Frans Lanting Photography

Island vacation isn’t about videos or films, it is about the real experience of reality and we all love that. But what we experience is a mirror of what we know – ‘we see what we know’  so to speak. That’s why I want you to see this remarkable presentation of Frans Lanting’s photography project [...]

Burj Dubai – Burj Khalifa – Tallest tower of the world in Dubai

The Burj Dubai is now open as the world’s tallest tower with the new name Burj Khalifa. How would it look in other famous skylines in the world? – Burj means tower. As I have earlier been informing about the situation in Dubai with the focus on Dubai Islands (The Palm Islands etc.) I cannot [...]