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A climber on the eastern face of Mont Blanc, best photography

05-February-2015 · by Verbalist
best photography -  a climber on the eastern face of Mont Blanc

A climber on the eastern face of Mont Blanc – source Ben Tibbetts (click on photo to enlarge)

 

Ben Tibbetts is an adventure photographer and aspirant British Mountain Guide based in Chamonix, France. He currently offers Alpine and British guiding, logistics and guiding in Greenland and adventure photography services worldwide.

If you want to take your adventures further, get in touch with Ben here!

Verbalists’ La mia Roma Italian language travel guide (VIDEO)

24-January-2015 · by Verbalist

Learning Italian in Rome, Verbalisti

La mia ROMA Italian language travel

As legend has it, Rome, Italy, was founded by the twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, in 700 B.C. The former Caput Mundi, or Capital of the World, sits beneath Palatine Hill, where the ruins of its original incarnation are open for exploration.

Verbalisti in front of the Trevi fountain, RomeNo Rome tour is complete without stopping by the remains of the Temple of Saturn and Arch of Septimus, both located in the Roman Forum. Get in touch with your inner gladiator and stop by the Colosseum, a relic of Roman bloodsports and perhaps the most recognizable element of the city.

Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain to ensure you’ll return to Rome one day; don’t toss in two coins unless you’re ready to fall in love with a Roman. Continue your Rome sightseeing in St. Peter’s Square, home of St. Peter’s Basilica. The world’s largest church, designed by Michelangelo, is both a remarkable structure and a tribute to faith. You can look down from the famous dome to the Holy Square, which is usually filled with the faithful looking to obtain a blessing from the Pope. After this, it’s just a few steps to restaurants filled with Italian food. Forget coming back to Rome – you’ll never want to leave.

What’s your favorite memory of Rome?

Click here to visit our La mia Roma Italian language travel guide page for more information or to plan your next vacation!

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Is this video a hoax? Walking on the see-through ice in Slovakia

11-December-2014 · by Verbalist

Walking on the see-through ice

This 38-second video shows three hikers walking across the clear frozen lake. And while many viewers were amazed, others doubted that the video was real. READ MORE

Manchester Christmas markets, spectacular!

26-November-2014 · by Verbalist

Manchester Christmas Markets from a helicopter – taken by the National Police Air Service

Manchester Christmas Markets from a helicopter
Manchester Christmas Markets

The new Garden Bridge over the Thames will cost £150 million

15-November-2014 · by Verbalist

The Garden Bridge

Following Transport for London’s (TfL) tender for proposals to improve pedestrian links across the river, Heatherwick Studio and actor and campaigner Joanna Lumley have developed an idea for a new pedestrian ‘Garden Bridge’ across the River Thames; a scheme to connect North and South London with a garden. READ MORE

The Border of Lights – 25 Years Fall of the Wall (VIDEO)

07-November-2014 · by Verbalist

25 Years Fall of the Wall

November 9, 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall. On this day the world’s eyes will look at Berlin once again.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the LICHTGRENZE (The Border of Lights), an extraordinary light installation, is produced, following the former route of the so-called Berliner Mauer. READ MORE

Kiss the stone of eloquence in this castle but enter its poison garden at your own risk

26-September-2014 · by Verbalist

The stone of eloquence and poison garden of fascinating Blarney Castle, Ireland

Blarney Castle

 

Blarney Castle in IrelandAmidst the blue Irish skies and green lands of Blarney, lies the Blarney Castle, an intriguing medieval fortification. One of the features that make this place really popular is the well-known Blarney Stone, also known as ‘The Stone of Eloquence’. According to a legend, anyone who kisses this stone is rewarded with eloquence and persuasiveness, an enticing prize for many of the world’s powerful and famous.

The Blarney Castle is set against the refreshing greens of the gardens dotted with colorful flowers and trees you will find it hard to resist the charm the fort exudes. However, hidden behind the Castle battlements, you will find the new poison garden, which you must enter at your own risk. It is believed that a similar garden once occupied the same site, from as early as the 1800′s, where plants would have been cultivated for both medicinal and culinary purposes.

Poison Garden

The Poison Garden, Blarney CastleIn this garden, the plants are so dangerous and toxic that they may be kept in large cage like structures. This part of the grounds contrasts largely with the bright green scenes that greet you everywhere else in the grounds.

It contains a collection of poisonous plants from all over the world including Wolfsbane, Mandrake, Ricin, Opium and Cannabis. Many of these are labelled with information about their toxicity and traditional and modern uses. A large number of plants that we now know to be toxic were once used widely as herbal remedies for all sorts of ailments.

The old expression “It will either kill you or cure you” could not have been more apt!

 

 

Blarney Castle itself has a long and curious history
Blarney Castle, Ireland
Kissing the Blarney Stone
European Mandrake is a relative of Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna), probably the best known poisonous plant on the planet
Some of the plant specimens like this European Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) are considered so dangerous that they are kept behind bars
The Poison Garden At Blarney Castle

 

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