Travelogues

Friday, November 09, 2007

> World biggest Cuckoo Clock

Triberg, Photo UFM

> Highest waterfalls in Germany

Triberg Waterfalls, Photo UFM

Sunday, July 29, 2007

ADAC Bavaria Historic Rallye

ADAC Bavaria Historic, Photo UFM

Stuibenfall, June, 2007

Stuibenfall near Umhausen is Tirol`s largest and most spectacular waterfall.

Stuibenfall, Photo UFM

Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria. With tourist bed nights running at over two million per year, the municipality is second only to Vienna as an Austrian tourist destination. The main village of Sölden is at 1,368 m above sea level. The highest peak is the Wildspitze which is at 3,768 m the second highest mountain in Austria after the Großglockner.

Ötztal, Photo UFM

Ötztal, Photo MA

Ötztal, Photo UFM

Monday, July 16, 2007

Northern Areas July 2007

Rakaposhi hidden in clouds photo SAR

Karakuram Highway photo SAR

Kachura Lake, Skardu photo SAR

Sadpara Lake, Skardu photo SAR

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Mohmand Agency June 2007

A small village along the road to Mohmand Agency Photo: SAR

Farmland at the border of Mohmand Agency Photo:SAR

A view of the road out of Ghalenay Photo: SAR

A police post near Ghalenay Photo: SAR

The barren mountains of Mohmand Agency Photo:SAR

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Cinque Terre, April 2007

The Cinque Terre are five coastal villages in the province of La Spezia in the Liguria region of Italy. "Discovered" by foreigners in the late 20th century, they have come to be among the most popular areas of Italy among tourists. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all encapsulated in Cinque Terre National Park. The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The five villages are Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore.

Manarola, Photo UFM

Riomaggiore, Photo UFM

Vernazza, Photo UFM

Riomaggiore, Photo UFM

Monterosso al Mare, Photo UFM

Corniglia, Photo UFM
Unlike the other localities of the Cinque Terre, Corniglia is not directly next to the sea. Instead, it is on the top of a promontory about 100 meters high, surrounded on three sides by vineyards and terraces and the fourth side descends steeply on the sea.

There is a passenger ferry service running between the five villages, providing a different vantage point of the rugged coastline and shore line at each village.