What are we going to do? The lions emerged from everywhere, and we where stuck in the middle, literally told. Suddenly we heard a scream from the tent next to us. We didn't see anything, but we feared the worst. Here we were stood in a remote area in the Savuti Channel in Botswana, which is a legendary wildlife region, and well known for its large number of predators, especially lions, and now we were in big trouble. Was there a way out?
Over the centuries, attackers and defenders have carved a vast network of underground tunnels, fortifications, storage areas, command posts and bunkers beneath Belgrade. Now it was time to take a closer look.
Music takes me back to places I have visited. Collecting music from around the world is my big hobby. After a journey I enjoy listening to music from the places I have been, relax and work through my memories. Each country has its own unique music, and that`s make it more interesting.
One of the most fascinating tribes who live there is the Insect tribe. Hunting crocodiles is their specaility. Joining them on a hunt in Upper Sepik was a suspense thrill. We got the ultimate adrenaline kick, but it almost ended in tradegy.
The Sepik River region in Papua Guinea, especially The Upper Sepik part, offers a diverse tribe culture. One of the most fascinating tribes who live there is the Insect tribe. The hunt crocodiles better than anyone else in the world, but not without taking risks.
Some of the recent discoveries around the world that shed new light on ancient history are: the tombs of Jesus and Genghis Khan, new Dead Sea Scrolls fragments found in Judean Desert, lost cities in Cambodia, Egypt, Greek, Britain and Isreal, dinosaur footprint among largest on record discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, Neanderthals built structures in a cave in France, a new Viking settlement in Canada, Altar of miracle-making Viking King discovered in Norway, and a submerged Mesolithic settlement. These and other discoveries this year might be far more than most people could ever dream about.
St. Stephen Cathedral, Vienna, is one of the most iconic buildings in Vienna, and also an UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in Austria - a real architectural wonder. The most important religious building in Vienna, St. Stephen's Cathedral has borne witness to many important events in Habsburg and Austrian history and has, with its multi-coloured tile roof, become one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
Soaked up the medieval atmosphere at Devin Castle 12 km ouside Bratislava city centre today. The history behind the castle is about the rise and fall of Great Moravia.
What is hiding beneath Oslo Handelsgymnasium in Oslo? Any big Nazi tresaures? As Nazi Germany began to fall in 1945 its leaders around the world hided the treasures they had looted. Following the World War II the school was inspected by the Norwegian resistance fighters and later the military. They found a large Nazi bunker four metres below the school, which was used as the Nazis headquarter in Norway during the war.
The Rokua Geopark offers an unique combination of geology, nature and culture on the Northern hemisphere not far away from the Arctic Circle. Here we travelled through landforms shaped by the Ice Age: glacial ridges, pine and lichen-clad heaths, kettle holes and small ponds filled with crystal clear water.
The Last King is the story of the escape which changed the history of Norway forever. The original Birkebeiners, carried an infant king over the mountains from Lillehammer to Østerdalen in 1206.
