Royal Caribbean’s fleet of luxury liners guarantees cruises "Like no vacation of earth".
Amongst the world’s jet-set, Milan takes the cake for its unabashed label consciousness, in your eye brand-flaunting, name dropping, fake tanning, real fur-parading, handbag-clutching, espresso-sipping, shop-till-you-drop frenzy.
The thing is, I love the sea — being close to it, it fills you with its presence. You breathe in the sea salt and you know it’s doing you good.
Besides its rugged beauty, the Cinque Terre is one of the Italian Riviera’s most interesting and fascinating destinations thanks also to its enological tradition.
I'm so glad that my friends Mauri and Jamf decided to come to Locarno during the film festival.
Now that air travel across the world is experiencing a crisis and the public is somewhat anxious about airline security, we are rediscovering alternative means of travel. .
Parma land of Giuseppe Verdi and elegant city of musical tradition, is also a culinary Mecca.
Agno, Alassio, Albenga, barcelona, Bari...
This is an unusual site with a unique perspective on life. Powered with Flash technology, it takes a few minutes to load but is worth the wait.
I visited Ground Zero in early March, and touched the names of my two friends on the memorial wall - Ralph Gerhardt and David Barkway.
Editorial Director's Note:
When I first saw this VR I had a similar feeling as when I first saw Tribute in Light from Jook Leung.
If your panorama is chosen as a winner in any of the categories below, then you automatically win a copy of the 360 Virtual Tour Studio - valued at US$199!
In what some see as a small shot of adrenalin for QTVRs, the latest Harry Potter movie is being supported with VRs of some of the movie’s more recognizable settings, all available in low, medium or high resolution...
Ideum developed both of these projects for Sun-Earth Day 2003 –a major public outreach initiative of NASA’s Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum.
If you’ve never been to the Eiffel Tower, or you have and would like to revisit it, this web site is a must-visit.
Alain Hamblenne has produced some unusual VRs that require the viewer wears glasses with one red lens and one cyan.
Have you ever wondered which websites are most similar to your own site? We recently came across a Google Tool that blew the socks off some of the more technically-oriented people here at VRMag.
Many first-time visitors to Budapest are surprised to learn that it is comprised of two cities: the hilly Buda on the west side, historical center and home of kings; and the flat Pest, the economic heart of the Hungarian capital, on the east.
The Beaux-Arts style U.S. Custom House sits smack in the heart of New York City, on historic Bowling Green, location of a fort built by the first Dutch settlers.
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While there, you should visit at least one of its two famed medieval covered bridges across the Reuss River.
How: Photographer Peter Murphy, of Peter Murphy’s Panoramic VR Weblog, says:
“This panorama was shot handheld over my head -- overhead has distinct advantages: higher viewpoint, more to see, obviously ...
Dom Perignon, born in 1640, was a Benedictine monk and noted winemaker often credited with inventing champagne while overseeing the vineyard of the monastery of Hautvillers.
What: The city of San Francisco, California had just experienced a violent earthquake that morning at approx.
Where: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. Australia’s first inland city has a number of heritage buildings and churches.
Esztergom is the headquarters of the Catholic Church in Hungary. Situated on the right bank of the Danube at the foot of the Pilis Hills, Esztergom has a long and illustrious history.
What: The recently restored San Rocco church was built in the 17th century and features frescos dedicated to the life of Saint Rocco di Montpellier...
Mario Botta, arguably the most famous living Swiss architect, worked as an assistant to both Le Corbusier and Louis I.
"To the sculptor form is everything and is nothing. It is nothing without the spirit - with the idea it is everything."
Saline Royale is a compact website devoted to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, located near Besançon in the Franche-Comté region of France.
Please watch this space
for a soon-to-come, official announcement.
There’s more than one Statue of Liberty (in fact there are quite a few scattered around the globe).
What: Extreme Ice Climbing Panorama (XVR?)
Ignacio writes, “The guys you see in the pano are professional climbers that were opening a new route; this kind of climb...
Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas Bahamas cruise vacation, between Nassau and Key West, Florida.
Para-ski originated as a sport in Switzerland in the early 1960s as a form of mountain rescue. The concept was to jump from an aircraft, parachute to an open area near the victim, strap on skis, and evacuate the casualty down the mountain.
The 18th century Benrath Castle (Schloss Benrath), located 10 km (6 miles) from the center of Dusseldorf, was built between 1756 and 1773 near the former village of Benrath – made a part of Dusseldorf in 1929...
On the Solstice weekend, June 19-21, more than 110 photographers in 32 countries around the world created VR panoramas with the common theme of World Heritage. This site showcases the results of their efforts.
The small 1.7 square kilometer Italian enclave of Campione d’Italia is located entirely within Switzerland on the eastern shore of Lake Lugano at the foot of a beautiful mountain.
The Tower was the tallest freestanding structure in the world, measuring 1815 feet, 5 inches, and is almost twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower and more than three times the height of the Washington Monument.
Tallinn, just 80 kilometers south of Helsinki and a regular helicopter shuttle flight away, is an exquisitely medieval town and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In front of the Lithuanian stand in an alley off the Parc du Cinquantenaire
X: 488400m Y: 6560000m Latitude: 50:50:25N (50.8404) Longitude: 4:23:15E (4.3876)
What: Extreme Handheld Pano, shot in one attempt at the Estonian parliament at Long Hermann Tower, on top of which the Estonian national flag flies (pan up on the VR).
CheathamLane, Macworld Expo and Conference/Boston, and the International QuickTime VR Association (IQTVRA) have teamed up to create an interactive look at Macworld's digs in Boston and the surrounding vicinity.
Located in the southwest of France, Gilles observes that it is a mythical place in the history of astronomical observation with a reputation that has long extended beyond its borders.
This was the first flowering at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney of the world’s biggest flower, which originates in the rain forests of Sumatra. The flower peaked October 7 – 8, 2004 and attracted huge crowds.
Greenpeace members on a separate ship, the "Esperanza", collected and documented the dead animals, which they said can make up 90 percent of a normal commercial catch.
Two park employees guided Ignacio to a place that represented the feeling of the park. The park has many canyons and is one of the best areas to canyoning.
Located in Milan’s business center, the five star Hotel Principe di Savoia is renowned as the focal point of the Piazza della Repubblica.
Bell Rock (on the left) and Courthouse Butte are popular hiking destinations. The bell-shaped monolith is a Sedona landmark and also one of four so-called vortexes...
On November 28, Swarovski unveiled the beautiful 2004 Swarovski Christmas tree at the Galleria Vittoria Emanuele II in Milan.
The Young St. Bridge in Aberdeen, Washington. Also known as Kurt Cobain’s bridge. Bohonus created two panoramas of the bridge...
he Apollo Gallery, one of the glories of Paris’ Louvre Museum, reopened to the public in November 2004 after a EUR 5 million (USD 6.5 million), three-year renovation.
he treeless village of Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in the European Alps with a base elevation of 2300m; the challenging skiing takes place nearly 1000m higher.
The 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest buildings in the world at 452m (1483 ft) until October 17th, 2003 when the Taipei 101 Financial Center topped out at 508m (1676 ft).
The recently completed viaduct of Millau, now the tallest bridge in the world, located in southern France.
Take an abandoned house, add some urban artists and view the surprising results.
Iglesia de San Luis, Seville, Spain, by Jose Maria Requena of Vista360.com.
The tapestry exhibit at the Fundació Joan Miró.
A panoramic view of Barcelona from atop Tibidabo, at 542m..
Hank Chung's panorama of Taipei 101 lit up for the 'Physics Enlightens the World' event.
Tito Dupret, on one of his many travels, shot this eerily beautiful panorama of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India.
Andras Frenyo captured Ixilum, one of the latest luminaria by Architects of Air.
Hi-res Zoomify of the Matterhorn, one of the most frequently climbed mountains in Europe.
Kite Festival in Italy.
UK photographer Ian Wood shot Stonehenge as part of an art commission to produce panoramic prints of Landmarks of Britain.
Will Pearson shot a fullscreen panorama of this world famous club on a night when a plastic bullet fight was taking place.
Gilles Vidal captured the German Chancellor trying to defend the future constitution before the French referendum on May 29th.
Take a ride inside the 30+ ft. H2 Hummer stretch limo, courtesy of photographer Edward Fink..
Photographer Thomas Mottl heads inside his dishwasher for an unconventional spin on the panorama.
Photogapher Dominic Irvine unexpectedly gets caught in the middle of the action, capturing a great panorama in the process.
Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Western Australia.
John Schwarzell was on the scene for a spectacular wildfire panorama in the L.A. area.
Photographer Yiorgos Teos was at the scene two hours after a Cypriot plane crashed near Athens, Greece.
Construction of three subway stations photographed by Bernhard Vogl.
Fullscreen panoramas of Northampton's annual balloon festival.
Extreme VR shot inside a water bottle, by photographer Thomas Mottl.
Reminiscent of a scene from an old Hitchcock movie, this atmospheric VR is stark and slightly spooky.
Another 'extreme' pano from Ignacio Ferrando Margelí, this time a great shot of rock climbing 'the dolphin' in northern Spain.
Mahmood Rashid Khan shot a rare panorama of The Prophet's Mosque in Saudia Arabia.
Holiday cheer from Lisbon, Portugal.
Fantastical panorama of a fish caught on a lure in a stream. Gotta see this one!
Panoramas taken in Levels 4 and 10 of the ATLAS cavern and UJ13, the entrance to the LHC tunnel, all part of the ATLAS Experiment, the largest and most elaborate particle physics experiment in the world.
Three years ago George Bush, Tony Blair and Jose Marie Aznar launched the invasion and occupation of Iraq; this past March, demonstrators gathered in London to stop that war.
Thousands of tourists and astronomers from six countries gathered at the border town of Salloum to witness the full solar eclipse. Photographer Bob Yen caught it on camera.
Gotta see this bizaare fashion shoot!
The winter of 2005/06 frustrated skiers in Nova Scotia with its mild temperatures.
A replica of the original 18th century Ice Palace was painstakingly erected this past winter in St. Petersburg.
A winter view of St. Petersburg from the banks of its main waterway, the Neva River.
For the people of Catalonia, Spain, building human castles isn’t just an odd sport but a tradition dating back several hundred years.
The Genocide Memorial, in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey.
Witek Kaszkin, a meteorologist with the Polish Polar Station, captured green Northern Lights in the night sky off Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.
This year's Rio Loco Festival in Toulouse featured Senegal and an African salsa performance from Orchestra Baobab.
Steve's 'Weird House' in Seattle, where you can find two-faced kittens, wreaths woven from human hair, and all matter of the interesting, weird and bizaare.
AIDS orphans in Mozambique welcome photographer Mickael Therer, on assignment for Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).
The Spinola family church in Genoa, Italy.
After leading the pack for laps 17 through 65, Peyton Sellers, driving car 16 for Bill McAnally Racing, was involved in an accident during lap 145, putting him out of the race and ending his hopes for the chequered flag and $111,453 in prize money.
The Friendship Rose Schooner avoided life as a booze cruiser and is now for private rentals.
The scene outside as guests arrive for the wedding of "Nurban", Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, in Sydney.
"The air was filled with flags, photos of Lebanese casualties and verbal bashing of Mubarak and the United Nations for their inaction."
Cyclist Cyril Dessel wears the yellow jersey as he crosses the Pyrénées summit at the 11th stage of the Tour de France.
Photographer Uri Cogan shares a couple panos from his recent trip to the lost city of Petra.
The tiny village of Rosh Pina, Israel, as it looked in June 2006, before the onset of war.
Photographer Yuval Levy travelled in and around Haifa in June 2006 and offers up peaceful scenes shortly before the missiles bombed the area.
'Wine and gine' at Barbados annual festival to celebrate the end of sugar cane cutting season.
A spin off of Britain's massively successful super-concert, the first stateside Virgin Festival featured a blockbuster lineup of 14 bands and five DJs performing in three different areas...
Get inside Michel Thoby's fridge!
It seems there’s a blog for everything under the sun these days, and food blogs are extremely popular, with many of them offering up photos of the blogger’s daily dishes.
The Tree Spirit Project – A photographic celebration of our connection to nature.
A barn in Nebraska is the site of one spooky Halloween Party, with rooms devoted to Frankenstein and a Mummy.
Take a virtual tour of Nebesa - luxury tourist lodging in Kobarid, Slovenia.
Former great rivals Borg and McEnroe meet in Dubai for an exhibition match.
Millenium Park’s Cloud Gate Sculpture
Krisztina Imre's family in a car watching scenes of 5 continents with music.
World Heritage Site St. Basil's Cathedral, the wall of the Kremlin, the mausoleum, the state Historical Museum and the Gum shot by Andrey Ilyin.
... Hida Miya river in Japan. It has never been so...extreme!
Inside a body wash setup at Sziget 2007 shot by Aldo Hoeben.
40° - What goes around comes around.
Ignacio Ferrando Margelí of Abaco Digital performing extreme VR shooting in a canyon.
Arun Kumar's panorama of the western suburb of Mumbai Lokhandwala.
A visit to the Royal Pantheon at The Collegiate Church of San Isidoro with the finest examples of Romanesque painting in Spain.
The Tribute in Light memorial is preserved in a beautiful 360-degree panorama.
VR macro Photography takes a giant leap forward.
Seagulls' flocks hovering over a ferry-boat.
Morph into a Genie ...
London's Premiere Night at Madame Tussauds.
Enter into the amazing scenery of Chitose festival and wander through the Moss Draped Cave.
Beauties to see before winter ends.
How does it feel to be a Nike + iPod Sport Kit?
Just imagine to fly at Mach 1 above the iron curtain.
When a turtle works as a model for refrigerators.
Stacy Compton's Nascar Craftman series nr.9 race truck.
From Caddilac ranches to Stonehenge ---hmm--- Carhenge
Linus was right: the great Pumpkin exists!
Get a last glimpse of who's out.
Into the White Turf: images from a worldwide famous competition.
Caution: do not check if you suffer from vertigo.
Boobs and Butts' 360° close up.
Control an R/C heli over the ice.
Get inside a dishwasher.
Enjoy the view from a phantom condominium.
