At first, it looked like a faint wisp of cloud stretched across the dark sky. But something about the arc’s pale glow felt unusual. I reached for my camera, adjusted the settings for a long exposure, and there it was: a moonbow. Unlike its vibrant, sunlit cousin, a moonbow, or lunar rainbow, is a rare…
The Gruta do Carvão, a basaltic lava tube carved by molten rivers of magma, lies hidden beneath the western edge of Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores. Formed approximately 12,000 years ago when lava from the Serra Gorda flows reached the ocean and drained, it now stretches some 1,650 meters underground, though…
I was supprised to learn that not many of my peers were familiar with the Azores when I told them I was travelling there. Before the summer hits, it is truly an amazing place, a rich history, beautiful nature and friendly people. In the middle of the Atlantic, where volcanic cliffs drop into restless waves,…
After weather‑related disruptions earlier this year, the vital ferry link between mainland Guadeloupe and the Les Saintes archipelago has fully resumed, restoring a lifeline for island residents and tourists alike. Operated by Karu’Ferry, the vessel departs from Trois‑Rivières each weekday at 8 a.m., making a brief call at Terre‑de‑Bas before reaching Terre‑de‑Haut by 8:50 a.m. The return…
Beneath layers of bright branding, the cylindrical tower in Hillbrow informally known as the “Vodacom tower” has become an emblem of Johannesburg’s complex urban history. Once envisioned as a modern high‑rise, it degraded into a derelict symbol of neglect, squatting, and folklore. Among the stories it now carries: that of bodies found in the building’s…
