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Atacama – pt. 1 Atacama – pt. 2 Atacama – pt. 3 So, shall we keep moving across the majestic mountain expanses of Chile’s Atacama? Of course we shall! How could there be a different answer? We didn’t come here for boredom, relaxation, assorted sybaritism, or spiritual languishing. We’re contemplative tourists. Show us the views […]

Atacama – pt. 1 Atacama – pt. 2 The next must-see stop on our winter trip through South America was Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon) (here). It’s the usual Atacama deal: unreal mountain scenery and intense colors, and meditative raptures while beholding the same. Today I’ll be showing you photos of it […]

(Atacama – pt. 1: Rainbow Valley and petroglyphs) The Atacama Desert is all about multicolored mountain landscapes, vast lifeless expanses, and volcanoes lining the horizon. In this post, there’s more of all that – especially the multicolored mountain landscapes bit – but with a difference; where? Devil’s Throat, or in Spanish – Garganta del Diablo!… […]

The Polytechnic Museum in Moscow is a fascinating place with unique science and technology exhibits – some preserved as the only surviving examples. Alas, it’s been closed now for renovations since 2013 – so they’ve been building and changing things there for 13 years now. I hope it’s for the better and that someday the […]

The Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Angara River is a fascinating facility with an equally fascinating history. Construction began way back in 1954 – over 70 years ago. The first turbine unit came online in 1961, with the rest phased in gradually. For about eight years this power plant held the title of the […]

Ola folks! Getting to Atacama – sweet. Staying the night in Atacama – neat! Next up – Atacama proper… Our to-do list had a full nine items: 1) Rainbow Valley 2) petroglyphs at a place called Yerbas Buenas (which turned out meh) 3) Devil’s Throat Gorge (curiously, there’s a Devil’s Throat at Iguazu Falls – […]