Jumbo Hostel: A Jetliner Hotel

In Sweden there’s unused runway at Arlanda airport stands a decommissioned 747-200 jetliner. This gigantic air has served plentiful airline companies around the world; the airplane was towed into the tarmac in 2008 for final time. The plane wasn’t refueled and no ground staff checked the tire pressure. In its place, it was well placed on a concrete foundation and the landing gear was secured in two steel cradles, for the 747 was to serve the rest of its life as a hotel. Therefore; Jumbo Hostel can be reached by a 15 minute walk from the main terminal or via a five-minute shuttle bus.

The hotel is well equipped with a budget dormitory, a couple of twin and three-bed combo rooms with shared shower and toilet and an extravagance suite in the converted cockpit that provide a lovely panoramic view of the airport. When it was decided to build the hotel and accommodate all the beds, the plane was stripped down to its shell. All the seats were removed and the plane was sanitized completely.

The hostel was built similar to any building, subjected to the matching demands on climate control and insulation, following to all common energy standards. Some elements of aviation were kept undamaged still, for example, the signs next to sinks advising users to wipe down the surfaces for the next passenger and warning notices around emergency exit hatches. In the flight deck, the pilot's original controls, now inoperable, adds fascination to the cockpit suite. Though plane all rooms have a flat screen television where visitors can lookout the times of departure for all flights.

All over the jetliner visitors have easy access to wireless broadband. All rooms, though, share a shower and toilet in the corridor, excluding cockpit suite and a single individual room which features their own. Moreover on the upstairs, the first class cabin has been beautifully converted into a funky 24-hour café. The owner of Jumbo Hostel’s Oscar Dios is next plan is to put in glass shelter over the wings for boarders to sit out there and be relaxed. Sooner or later, each engine will also house a capsule-style double bedroom. Therefore if your itinerary calls for an overnight stay at Stockholm before the next flight, Jumbo Stay is an excellent choice without any doubt. 

Source: CP 

Source: CP

Alpamayo Mountain Peru

Alpamayo is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes. It is named after the river Allpamayu which originates. Alpamayo is remotely located than most other peak sin C. Blanca. It is one of most stunning ice faces of the Andes as the hike to the BC requires two to three days. The Cordillera Blanca comprises over 300 major summits and more than 20 of these rise over 6000 meters. The peak is considered by several to be the world’s most striking mountain, an ascent of Alpamayo is an achievement valued and recognized by mountaineers the world over. 

The beautiful peak is eventually climbed first time in 1957 by a German expedition via the N ridge. However the peak was not in the map of Cordillera Blanca from 1932. But these days, Alpamayo is most famous peak and even elected one of most beautiful mountain in the world. It is not difficult as that inspires the climbers, but it is wonderful setting among the everlasting snowcaps of the Cordilliera Blanca, 6000 meters above sea level. Unluckily, this makes the peak very widespread and sometime overfull. It can transform a beautiful five hours climb, when alone, into a nightmare of 15 hours with all the traffic when crowded.

 It is not infrequent to find 10 to 15 parties’ camping at the col, waiting in line for a chance to scratch the face. Alpamayo is sited in the NE part of the Cordillera Blanca, which means that clouds come up from the Amazonas Basin more regularly. Believe 1-2 days - week with less impeccable conditions fog and snowfall during the climbing season. To be honest, if you want to get to this point, then you require little hard work and solid mountaineering and ice climbing abilities. Before reaching the well-known summit face you must approach over 25 kilometers, place two lower camps, and carry heavy packs filled with climbing equipment and food over 4,000 feet of moraine, scree, and steep glaciated terrain. 

Though there’re number of climbing routes on the Southwest Face, but the most common is recognized as the Ferrari or Italian Route. It was well opened in 1975 by a group of Italian alpinists led by Casimiro Ferrari. It begins at the top of the highest point of the snow slope where the bergschrund separates the upper face on the left and then ascends a steep runnel to the summit ridge.

Most Luxurious Desert Camp in the World

Bedouin tents with Arabian tapestries, sushi dinners and luxury showers is this the most luxurious desert camp in the world. A company in Oman has introduced an idea of heading deep into the desert to camp under the stars has been given the ultimate upgrade. Stop sleeping in cramped tents and eating food cooked on a gas stove. It is located about 5 hours south of Muscat, tourists often reach the spectacular remote area, where guests can explore sand dunes, meet local fisherman, and spend time with the flamingo’s native to the area. 

Therefore several tourists have visit the far-flung Arabian Peninsula just to experience the capital city of Muscat, offering an opportunity to sample a taste of rural Oman without sacrificing any of life's little luxuries. There’s an options available to customize an already developed itinerary or design a completely bespoke holiday from start to finish, guides will tailor the days and nights of your safari precisely to match your interests. The Travelling Company name “Hud Hud” offers an adventure through northern Oman like no other, no matter if you like to shop in the souks, swim in a water filled ravine, (Called “Wadi”) or like to visit an ancient village. The suggested schedule is five to seven days including one night stay in the Wahiba Desert and one in Hajar Mountains.  

The Hud Hud spokeman said, we really love to develop very distinct itineraries that add in different modes of transport and different activities, as all of the camps are entirely private and mobile, and we can camp almost anywhere in Oman, literally making the entire country your playground. In past Hud Hud has organized so many different events, such as a village-wide Arabian horse show only for two guests and even a catered sushi dinner in the middle of the desert. 

Moreover in the Wahiba Sands, visitors will sleep in reliable, handmade Bedouin tents complete with large beds and real mattresses, cotton bedding, Arabian rugs and throws and sophisticated furnishings. Nevertheless, there’s no electric light as we emphasis on preserving the natural atmosphere using only candles, oil lamps and fires. Once enjoys the desert, the tourists can also take day trips within the Sharqiya Region and experience traditional villages, old forts, castles and tombs, 'wadis' and canyons in the area for swimming, but the real attraction is the region's famous camel racing.

There’re all kind of activities and interest. The camps are set up at 1,000 m, with complete privacy and fabulous views of Oman's highest peak “Jebel Shams”. The camp is also within tranquil reach of both Nizwa and Bahla, close to one of Oman's greatest off road drives, including accessible to date plantations and Nizwa's renowned souk. For those who love ocean can opt for a longer stay to experience the sandy beauty of Khalouf Beach and take dip in the Indian Ocean. Rates are very much depending on group size, duration, and location. Please find out more detail at HudHudTravels.com 

The Mysterious Blood Falls

Blood Falls is a natural (Cannot called supernatural) phenomenon, which is a liquid outflow at the snout of Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica. Numerous glaciers have icy outflows, but few of them are salty, and even fewer are red. Blood Falls is a typical continental glacier, descending from a plateau on the Antarctic Ice Sheet about 54 kilometers away.

The Australian explorer & geologists first discover frozen blood falls in 1911, which is now as “Blood Falls” and initially they believed red color from algae. But the five story blood red waterfalls pour very slowly out of the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica McMurdo Dry Valleys. With the passage of time its true natural beauty turned out to be more incredible.

It is thought that approximately 2 million years ago, the Taylor Glacier sealed underneath it a small body of water which contained an ancient community of microbes. Trapped below a thick layer of ice, they’ve remained there ever since, isolated inside a natural time capsule. Evolving independently of the rest of the living world, these microbes exist in a place with no light or free oxygen and little heat, and are fundamentally the definition of "primordial ooze."

The trapped lake has very high salinity and is rich in iron, which gives the waterfall its red color. A fissure in the glacier allows the sub glacial lake to flow out, forming the falls without contaminating the ecosystem within. The existence of the Blood Falls ecosystem indicates that life can exist in the most extreme conditions on Earth.

However tempting to make the connection, it does not prove, though, that life could exist on other planets with same environments and related bodies of frozen water particularly Mars and Jupiter's moon Europa as such life would have to arise from a completely different chain of events. Even if it doesn't confirm the existence of extraterrestrial life, Antarctica's Blood Falls is a wonder to behold both visually and scientifically.

The irregular outflow of reddish fluid let researchers explore the lake without drilling or endangering contamination of the trapped lake itself. Researchers collected water samples from Blood Falls over a period of six years. A lot of tests exposed that its waters contained almost no oxygen and hosted a community of at least 17 different types of microorganisms. How could they have survived for so long, with no light or oxygen?