Going south…

We travelled from 58° north to 34° south.

The sounds of birds and insects, smell of the dusty earth, intense heat resting on your skin and taste of tender beef fillet fresh off the braai…now that’s home. That is South Arica.

Aurora Borealis

Dancing light...

Ice Hotel, Jukkasjärvi

En entire hotel built completely from snow and ice… imagine! During the winter season ice blocks are harvested from the frozen Thorne River. They are then stored at - 5° Celsius during the summer months and used in the following winter to construct the Ice Hotel. Every year the hotel is constructed in a new design with the assistance of various artists. Then, when summer comes the hotel melts and flows back into the river.

However, do not think that you’ll spend a cozy night. The temperatures inside the hotel are kept at a constant - 5° Celsius to prevent to furniture from melting. Even inside a warm sleeping bag, a bed of ice remains a cold and hard. The whole experience is worth while when you wake up to wander around a hallway sculpted out of ice.

We had to sneak a peak into the artist rooms. Each room is designed and sculpted individually by a different artist. Then the Ice Bar brings a whole new dimension and serves drinks in glasses made entirely of ice. Now that’s how you serve Vodka cocktails.

68° North, - 25° Celsius

We traveled into the Arctic Circle to visit the Ice Hotel, see the northern lights and explore unspoiled landscapes with sled dogs.

This photo was captured at Sweden’s Esrange Space Center. It is around 10am and the sky is finally light enough for photography. But, the pastel light doesn’t last. At 2pm the sky darkens and the long night begins, awakening the prospects of the Aurora Borealis.

Font Magica, Barcelona

Take water, add some light and spectacular music and mix it all up to generate an awe-inspiring show!

The life of trees

Concrete cityscape

Fabulous city images are silk screen printed on the concrete floor of the Fünf Höfe centre in Munich. The centre was designed by architects Herzog and de Meuron.

The silk screening is an interesting process. Acidic gel is applied to the concrete and reacts with the top layer of mortar. The acid is then washed off with water leaving behind a relief pattern on the concrete surface. The required image is obtained by using stencils.