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Costa Rica has amazing beaches – some have more of a Caribbean vibe, some are more … well, normal. This one was more normal as you can see – but I decided to fly around with the drone for a bit either way. I always loved this areal view of the ocean blue and the …
There is a famous town in Egypt – of which I sadly forgot the name – that operates traffic mainly with horses. This is surely a tourist attraction tactic, but either way, they are famous for it. The drivers of the carriages usually shout at each other a lot as well which is just part …
Some people just have that gift … we walked through a riverbed and hiked through the mountains, but my friend Marco here can lose all exhaustion within seconds and is ready to pose for pictures anytime.
While shipping across the Nile in Egypt, little boats would pull up alongside our boat. Note, that our boat was around 8 meters high – those boats … were not. So they would pull up, pull out anything from headscarves to carpets, ask (screamingly) if anyone is interested – and if they even slightly assume that you or anyone else that’s looking is interested, they’d pack the object in a plastic bag, seal it, and literally throw it up onto the deck of our boat. You are then expected to remove the item from the bag, place the money in the bag, and throw the bag back down.
Some of the people we traveled with didn’t have any interest – but found a bag at their feet either way. They felt guilty that the guy went through all the trouble and bought some scarves – at least you will always remember where you bought them! Also, props to the aiming skills!
The Karnak Temple in Egypt is, for lack of a better word, humongous. This picture was shot with a 10 mm lens, meaning it’s really wide – but even then I did not manage to get the full pillars here into the frame. But damn, just look at those carvings. Some of the wall paintings …