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#TerryTravelsBWPhotos7 Athens Yes the modern Olympics were held here in 2004, but the ancient games (which took place every four years 776BC - 393AD) were 300kms or 200 miles away in Olympia and not in this city Food Clock Also if you eat diner before 10.00pm the local Athenians will know your a tourist, as they rarely have their meal before this time |
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Hungary The ornate wrought iron fences were torn down and melted to create munitions during both World Wars So if you find one in Eastern Europe, it is a true anomaly that the local citizens fought hard to hide, salvage or preserve for its historical significance |
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Midwest America Had a chance to be a passenger in a vintage Crop Duster from a private collection They were retired due to its high maintenance costs, stricter safety requirements and their low chemical capacity for its original purpose |
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Bahamas Fort Exploring as i took this photo, which reminded me of the Transformers Movie or maybe something else more nefarious going on 😱 |
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South Pacific Heading to Fiji and the island of Taveuni Its were the International Date Line is located (180th meridian) so you can stand with one foot in "today" and your other "yesterday" |
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Brno Czech Republic Using reflection for a cityscape shot, as i make my way to their vast network of medieval tunnels |
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Italy Before Uber Eats, this "kids" was the delivery vehicle back in the day 😃 |
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North Island New Zealand Heading to Ninety Mile Beach on the northern tip of this country, which i find out is "only" 55 miles long (88 kms) In the business world, this is what we would call an overestimation bias jajajjajaja |
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Cook Islands The outrigger boats here are called vaka-katea Traditionally they were made entirely from organic materials, from the hulls that were carved from massive trees, the sails that were woven from the pandanus leaves and then all the pieces were sewn together with coir ropes This came from the coconut husks and were used because of its resistance to the saltwater |
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Greece In around 400BC wealthy homeowners had clay oil lamps on poles outside their villas to deter thieves So since there was not an electrical grid at this time, the enslaved servants did the job of manually lighting, watching and finally extinguishing the artificial illumination every night Thankfully here on the Island of Crete, things are in the modern way us humans are used to |
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New Zealand It seems like i am heading to "the edge" but actually tramming the Routeburn Track on the South Island |
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Moon Landscape The 2000 acres around Peggys Cove has been protected since 1962 when it came under the Commission Act So this area will remain a timeless region for all of us to enjoy here in Eastern Canada |
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Novogorod These one room churches were built within a 24 hour period with the belief that the evil forces and disease spirits could not penetrate the sacred structure The constructing in the short period of time was in the thought of an absolute ritual purity to fight off things like the Black Plague, Smallpox and Sweating Sickness during these times |
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Siberia The area spans 13.1 million square kilometers (5 million sq miles) making up around 9% of the Earths total land mass I am making my way to Yakutsk, which is the coldest major city on our planet with temps regularly dropping below -50C (-58F) Because of this, all the homes are built on wooden stilts as the ground is permanently frozen |
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New Orleans The famous courtyards were a byproduct of disasters; It was because of two massive fires that destroyed much of the city in the 18th century, which then brought on new building codes Owners were required to have a continuous street front and narrower lot lines, the end result was more open areas in the back which gave birth to these iconic terraces |
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