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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire and barbecue, and men love grilling for the sheer danger of it. With one part lighting fluid, a flame and some breeze, what could possibly [...]
Along the upper course of the Rhine River, the sheer might of raging water crashes over the rocks, plummeting furiously over cataracts and thunders down the descent of the Rhine Falls — Europe’s largest plain waterfalls — at 450 feet (150 meters) wide and 75 feet (23 meters) high.
Rhine Falls illuminated by blue [...]
A Gurunnanse — master of ceremonies — holds out a pouch of flammable powder for dancers to light their torches. Fire dancers bend backwards as they lower flaming torches into their mouths, brightly costumed performers in fearsome, elaborate masks and a Yakka devil, all dancing and moving to the music and rhythmic beating of Yak [...]
Attracting daredevils and water babies who love to live on the edge and will go to any depth to experience the ultimate life’s thrill, Devil’s Swimming Pool has to be the world’s most dangerous naturally formed pool, located mere inches from the lip of the Victoria Falls rim at a height of 360 feet (108 [...]
The roots for tattoos go back to ancient times as a highly popular art form — some simply to adorn oneself for the beauty alone, while for others it’s to represent rank and authority, and for some cultures to tell a story of a person’s life and achievements. While it may not be new to [...]
Wild, weird, whacky and wonderful whiskers were on display at the World Beard and Moustache Championships in the eastern Bavarian village of Eging am, Germany this weekend. To beard or not to beard — more than 100 contestants from 10 nations spent the entire year growing and grooming their whiskers to compete in the hairy [...]