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The screenshot isn't typical for the content but shows what i added lately to it - a set of neon glyphs, it's easy to colorize them just shift the cyan to any color you like you can also invert it if you like a black border around them. When you (mask &) shear the images by 16 (or 32) pixels you can create a hangsign prop out of them. Two are fantasy fonts (aurabesh, interkosmo) one is a human readable neon font. Most is old stuff i downloaded back in the day, a load of cars & trucks of which i forgot that i still have them, some maxis props (hedges, more domes), the details i already linked and a lot more custom details mostly adverts. Hint: if a detail set has a layout (.plt) it's of advantage to put them into the "...\Res\BA\DETAILS\..." directory since the presence of the layout in the custom details directory forces the bat to add the same images to the list when you open the "details" tab (each time once more). Assumed the EA and Maxis props/details are already in circulation then at least the glyphs are new.- 1 Comment
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So, I was encouraged to make this topic/thread after essentially compiling a list of mods for someone on the SC4D Discord server. This is primarily just a list of links for people to follow to grab some neat mods. There was a guy over on the Discord server who was asking about some road construction mods, so, that's primarily what this thread is about, however, it's honestly open for construction mods in general. The neat part is, typing "construction" into the search bar/box you can find most, if not all, of these. I sorted the links into two groups, one for dedicated road themed construction, and one for general construction. This was because the extra links could work to add detail to cities and some even have extras that could work rather well alongside the road themed construction lots, as well as just along road networks in general, implying some form of road construction, as not all road construction is necessarily on the road directly, due to installing culverts, surveys, etc. Please note, however, that many of these may have dependencies, and I suggest checking each one you're interested in grabbing. On a side note, while it seems somewhat counter-intuitive, I feel that having 'growable' construction lots would be good, since i'm sure there's just spots where people want a lot that's perpetually under construction, and what's a better way than for it to also give you money every month? But, certainly the construction equipment could at least be found in industrial zones; or even commercial zones, as there's always some kind of equipment that's for sale/lease to those who need it. Certainly, there's a sim out there ready to borrow that road grader for their driveway, no?
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Trying to get back into the game after a while. As I am starting my new city - only a couple 1000 population right now - I notice my streets are almost empty. No cars, no people and my parks are usually quiet as well. The only cars I see are construction vehicles. There are two - oddly they are both diagonal - streets where I do see some cars and people. Rarely I see a person somewhere else. What is happening here? I remember from before my streets were much more lively, even in these early stages. I checked my graphics options and everything IS set to high. Colors = 32 bit. Resolution = 1920x1080. I tried both hard- and software acceleration. Am I missing something or is this normal. Note: I have all streets. No roads yet.
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I'm looking forward to this club, but it's a little empty. What kind of details?
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Cinematics,Lot of progress
Abrams posted a City Journal entry in (SC4,C:S)Tokod County,Picture Scrapbook
Welcome back! In today's entry i'm going to be showing huge progress,so sit back and enjoy! 1.Downtown Aerial 2. 3. 4. 5.Foundation of an airfield 6. 7.Cracky runway 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.Overview! And for last,but not least,cinematic! I hope you enjoyed this entry,be sure to leave a like and don't forget to comment! -
Welcome back!In today's entry i'm showing you the first suburbs,i really love how it turned out! I hope you'll enjoy this entry,let's start! 1.Houses with snowy peaks in the background 2.More snowy peaks 3.Gas station and self storages to put your crazy stuff inside 4.Nature meeting suburbs,suburbs meeting grid 5.When life gives you lemons... 6.Main st. 7.From now on i'm also using the Daylight Classic mod,it's awesome! 8.Grove street,home;rich version 9. 10.And for the last screenshot,in my opinion my best screenshot ever I hope you enjoyed this entry,and until next time,see you later!
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Countryside,Nuclear Power plant
Abrams posted a City Journal entry in (SC4,C:S)Tokod County,Picture Scrapbook
Welcome back!It's been long since last update,but i guess you already know that was due to an issue with a mod. I managed to recover from it,so we can continue!Today's entry will be about the countryside,and the brand new nuclear power plant! I'm gonna be using Ronyx's new amazingly noice Doel Nuclear Power Plant for it,it's high quality.It can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=903812356&searchtext= Let's start,shall we? A small creek running through the countryside,flowing into a large river Simply just nature,loads of grasses and trees Even closer look at the creek Another look at this creek.I guess the photographer really liked it that he's taking this many pictures of it A smaller field And now for the nuclear power plant,it's not done yet,so i'm gonna show WIP pictures here. First phase of development,main car park done Closeup of the parking lot Phase 2:A bit of details,cranes,decals added,plus a substation which connects to a regional Hydro Corridor Currently this is how many pictures i took of the power plant.More to come,definitely! This place was actually one of the first chunks of land i terraformed back in November Added some decals to make sure the road looks worn and a bit undermaintained Grasses and trees are quite common on this peninsula This does it for today's update,i hope you enjoyed it! Don't forget to tune in for the next entry,and until then,see you next time! -
More rural stuff part 2 and main square
Abrams posted a City Journal entry in (SC4,C:S)Tokod County,Picture Scrapbook
Welcome back! I have more rural stuff to show again,and we also have a video!Let's begin 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. And for the video! Thank you for tuning in! -
More rural stuff and a fresh new Map Theme
Abrams posted a City Journal entry in (SC4,C:S)Tokod County,Picture Scrapbook
Good day there!It's been long since an entry,so here we go! I switched the theme to New Caledonia,which i think looks fantastic. 1.A bit of an older pic,since the area has been developed around,one of the squares of the city 2.Close to the square is a newly constructed intersection connecting the vital multi highway of the city to Granby 3.Far far away from the city is the centre of the old town of Wolfsberg.It is still the center of the smaller farming region famous for its potato.Rumor says,locals eat potato with potato for lunch. 4.The train station of Wolfsberg,with a direct route to the main terminal of the city. 5. 6.Just a simple farm 7.Another farm by the bank of the river 8.The N3 2 lane highway with the skyline in the background 9.The town of Wolfsberg from above 10.Rainy night 11. 12.And for last,but not least,a yellow field! This marks the end of the entry,i hope you enjoyed it! Thank you for tuning in! -
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Southern Neighbourhoods
Abrams posted a City Journal entry in (SC4,C:S)Tokod County,Picture Scrapbook
Welcome back! In todays entry i showcase you the newest neighbourhoods in the south,and of course a new interchange aswell 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Thank you for being here today,and see you in the next entry! -
Central Park+Update on CSL
Abrams posted a City Journal entry in (SC4,C:S)Tokod County,Picture Scrapbook
Welcome back! In today's entry i show you my newly made park,100 percent mmp. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Also in the meanwhile i've been planning on extending my youtube series with a thing called:minibuilds Teaser picture: Explanation for that on my twitter account: https://twitter.com/Abrams124 Don't forget to tune in for it on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/FrenzyProject37 I'll see you next time! -
So give or take a couple of days, it's now been exactly one year since I decided to seriously get involved with SC4. To celebrate the occasion, I've decided to do a retrospective entry on some of mine and the community's favorite pictures from this CJ in 2016, with some commentary as well. Additionally, I'll be expanding upon various discoveries in 2016 along with adding some more as well. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone once again for your supportive comments and likes in 2016! Don't forget to comment, like, and follow True Earth if you haven't already! -korver --- Replies for "South America + Bonus Pictures":
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30th update,the Airport!
Abrams posted a City Journal entry in (SC4,C:S)Tokod County,Picture Scrapbook
Welcome back!Today i'm gonna show you a huge project,the airport! Sit back,and enjoy the pictures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. I hope you enjoyed this massive undertaking,it took me a lot of time to build and it's still not finished!Expect more updates soon! -
Huge update on Cedar Falls!
Abrams posted a City Journal entry in (SC4,C:S)Tokod County,Picture Scrapbook
Welcome back!It has been a while since last entry,right? Let's start! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Today's update was huge,right?I hope you enjoyed it! -
Welcome back! Today i'll be showing immense details,as usual. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. That's it for today's update i hope you enjoyed it!
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The downtown Good morning!After the last teaser i saw you guys were excited,so here's the update! 1. 2. Abandoned mining lake 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. That's it for today's update,i hope you enjoyed it!:D
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Replies: Kschmidt:Thank you! LN X:Thanks! JP Schriefer:Thank you,i love your BAT's,i use them a lot! Raynev1:Thanks,i guess i fell in love with mmp-s Continuation of Cities Skylines Welcome back! It's been long since i've posted some skylines stuff. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. That's it for today's update,i hope you enjoyed it!
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Replies: Mrsmartman:Thank you! Update 21:Back into Sim City 4 Welcome back!I'm playing Sim City 4 again,today we visit the city of Cedar Rapids. I'm going to show you from stage to stage,how the city evolved. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. New sidewalk textures 14. 15. Charing Cross That's it for today's update,i hope you enjoyed!Expect lots of more sc4 coming!
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After visiting the world's tallest waterfall and largest rain forest, our small Cessna finally lands at our next destination. We've got quite the trip planned, so enjoy Our first stop in our journey is the capital and largest city of Suriname, Paramaribo. It's truly a one of a kind city, with its mixture of beautiful colonial Dutch architecture on the edge of the rain forest. The Dutch architecture serves as a reminder to the past - the country was under Dutch rule for nearly 150 years as Dutch Guiana until it gained its independence back in 1975. Our time in Paramaribo is brief - and unfortunately, the rain never seems to stop during our stay, as is common in much of the country. We board our plane once again and head back out. Cloaked in heavy rain clouds, Mount Roraima on the Brazil/Venezuela/Guyana border is truly breathtaking with its imposing sheer cliffs. Countless waterfalls plunge off of its tiered slopes - yet another sign that we're in the middle of rainy season. We land our plane just inside Eastern Venezuela for a quick excursion. We're up for a challenge, and the imposing Autana Tepui provides just that. After a couple of days of nerve wracking climbing, we finally reach the top and put up our tents for the night, taking in the view. We get back on our plane and land a couple hundred miles north in Valencia. We'll be traveling by car for now on, and the first stop is the small town of Puerto Colombia on the southern coast of the Caribbean Sea. It's a charming little village, with its small river filled with brightly colored riverboats. No trip here would be complete without taking one for a cruise through the village, and we do just that. After driving along the Caribbean coast for a couple hundred more miles, we finally make our way to the Pan-American highway. Taking that south, we travel high through the mountains of Colombia for quite some time until we finally reach Colombia's Cocora Valley. This place seems almost unreal, with it's famed wax palm trees climbing to heights of up to 200 feet tall. The surrounding landscape is equally impressive, with quaint farming villages surrounded by rolling hillsides and steep, rocky slopes. The locals are quite hospitable, letting us stay the night. Not too far from the Cocora Valley is another one of Colombia's famous attractions, the Las Lajas Sanctuary. Built between 1916 and 1949, this church is one of the most impressive sights in all of South America, standing high above the steep Guáitara River canyon. Between the location, waterfalls, and reports to this day of "mysterious healing" - it's truly a magical place. After driving for seemingly an eternity through nothing but the barren deserts of Central and Southern Peru, we eventually reach a sight worth looking for. There's one landmark here that you'll want to keep your eye out for - they're easy to miss. Eventually we find one of the legendary Nazca lines - the condor. Created between 500 B.C. and A.D. 500, the Nazca culture created these lines by removing the rocks from the desert floor, revealing the lighter colored ground beneath. The best way to view these lines is by air however, so we catch a quick ride and do just that. After checking out the famed Nazca lines, we start to head our way inland towards Cuzco and finally make our way towards the legendary Machu Picchu. There's no more roads from this point forward - the only way to the top is by foot. After stopping at a local village, we get out our backpacking gear and get ready for the adventure ahead of us. It's quite the climb up the mountain, but after numerous days and nights traversing through dense rain forest, finally seeing these majestic ruins makes it all worth it. We get back on the highway and start heading south once more. The landscape initially is barren - but eventually it turns into something much more beautiful. The steep slopes have been terraced by local farmers for thousands of years, and there's no better example of their work than the Colca Canyon. Through advanced irrigation strategies they transformed these steep mountainsides into workable farmland, and to this day the locals make their living off them. Our trip slowly gets higher and higher in elevation as we start heading eastwards. Eventually it becomes hard to just catch out breath, but we soon adapt to the massive height difference. Perched in the middle of these mountains is the world's highest lake, Lake Titicaca, a sight that we wouldn't want to miss. One of the most remarkable sights here is the floating islands of the local Uros people. By taking the tough reeds that surround the lake (totora) - they've managed to build floating islands that entire families can live on. They allow us to have a glimpse into their daily lives, allowing us onto one of their island and to observe some of their ancient traditions. We're finally out of the mountains, but the adventure as just begun for us. This swampy, densely forested area of Brazil is known as The Pantanal - and there's only one way through it, the transpantaneira. The road acts as the only safe route through the wetlands, and we run into numerous herds of cattle on the road along the way. It doesn't take long for us to get into our first standoff - as a couple of crocodile-resembling caimans need to make their way across the road. We finally reach the capital of Brazil, Brasília. Seeking a more centrally located capital, in 1960 the capital was changed from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília and an entire city was planned and built from the ground up. Architect Oscar Niemeyer designed many of the important buildings here, giving them a distinctive flair. There's no better example than the Palácio do Planalto - the official workplace of the President of Brazil truly comes alive at night. From Brasília, we start traveling eastwards towards the Brazilian coastline. Every Brazilian beach side city is magnificent, but Rio stands out from the rest. Standing atop of Corcovado Mountain is the famous Cristo Redentor statue - a must visit for any tourist, especially at sunrise. Completed in 1931, its arms were placed in an open stance, symbolizing peace. A couple hundred miles west is another Brazilian beach side city that you don't want to miss, Santos - one of the most beautiful cities that we encounter during our journey. Its gardens (the world's longest) and beaches are truly magnificent, stretching for as far as the eye can see. After all the traveling we've done thus far - some time spent relaxing on the beach is more than overdue. When traveling through Brazil, you're bound to run into a number of favelas (slums) on the outskirts of many of the larger cities. We saw a number of them in Rio de Janeiro - and as we travel through São Paulo, we see quite a few more. The people here make the most of their situation, gathering whatever they can find in order to create a house for their families. We begin the final leg of our journey with the mighty Itaipu Dam, located on the Paraná River on the Paraguay/Brazil border. You truly can't underestimate the size of this massive structure - it's the largest hydroelectric scheme in the world. This dam alone provides nearly 80% of Paraguay's electricity, as well as much of the power to many important cities in Brazil - but it did come at a steep $20 billion cost. It's the rainy season - so we get to see an up close view of the spillway in action, which drains out any excess water from the Itaipu reservoir. Our next stop is some 20 miles south - the world famous Iguazu Falls. From miles around you can hear them rumbling - you can just sense the power of these falls. There's a seemingly infinite amount of waterfalls here, and the best way to experience them is to get up close. One way is to board one of the many boats that travel along the lower river - and we do just that, getting as close to the falls as possible. But no trip is complete without visiting the "Devil's Throat" (seen in the top left corner of the picture) - an elevated walkway takes us as close as we can possibly get to it, witnessing a one of a kind wonder. Finally, our journey wraps up when we reach one of the premier destinations in South America - Buenos Aires. Once you see the avenues and architecture, it's not hard to see why it's called the "Paris of South America". 9 de Julio isn't just wide - it's the world's largest avenue - and right in the middle of it is the famous Obelisco de Buenos Aires. Built to commemorate the founding of the city in 1536, it's truly amazing at night. - Bonus Pictures - Everything else that didn't make it into an update this year, so here's their final destination. Enjoy! Yaounde, Cameroon Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania Agbokim Waterfalls, Nigeria Ancient City of Djado (1000 A.D.), Niger Rubber Farm, Liberia Mother and Child Balancing Rocks, Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe Great Blue Hole, Belize Sutherland Falls, New Zealand Great Wall of China Prague's Christmas Market New Year's Eve in Prague Attribution for the pictures: Waterkant Paramaribo, CCSA3, Forrestjunky | Tepuy Autana (Kuaymayojo), CCSA3, Fernando Flores | View from Mt. Roraima "Window", CCSA2, Paulo Fassina | puerto colombia (choroní, venezuela), CC2, Olga Berrios | Ceroxylon Quindiuense Cocora, CC3, Diegotorquemada | Santuario Nacional de Las Lajas 02, CCSA3, GameOfLight | Colca Canton Puno, CCSA2, world-wide-gifts.com | Machu Picchu, Peru, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike2.0, Pedro Szekely | Nazca Lines - Condor, CCSA2, Paul Williams | Uros Islands in Lake Titicaca - panoramio, CC3, Frans-Banja Mulder | Por do Sol Pantanal em Mato Grosso Brasil, CCSA3, Filipefrazao | Yellow Jesus, CCSA3, dabldy | Panoramica Santos, CC2, Diego Silvestre | Sao Paulo, Brasil, CC2, Francisco Autunes | Usina Hidroelétrica Itaipu Binacional / Itaipu Dam, CC2, Deni Williams | Iguazu National Park Falls, CC3, Tomfriedel | Obelisk Buenos Aires, CC2, Nestor Galina. Notes: Various edits were made to each picture, including color, slight blurring, and sharpening. All these banners have the same license as the original pictures. 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Update 20:Progress in Cedar Falls Welcome to entry 20!It's been a long time,but a lot of things have passed,first of all the link to download my map is availabe! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=813478259&searchtext=Cape+Normandie Downtown Skyline Views Overgrown stuff Shopping center Stuff That's it for today's update,i hope you enjoyed it!
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Our journey through the Amazon starts off in Manaus, located on the Rio Negro in the heart of the rain forest. It's one of the largest cities in the Amazon - despite it's remote location, it's well worth the visit. We take a stroll down many of it's historic roads, enjoying some of the architecture - the best example being it's beautiful ornate opera house. The Amazon Theatre was constructed back in 1896, back when the surrounding region was flourishing from the rubber trade. Lots has changed since then, and unfortunately we'll meet some of the harsh realities quickly.. After our visit in Manaus, we board our boat and begin traveling north through the rain forest. Unfortunately, it'll take quite some time before we actually get to see the untamed forest, as deforestation has cleared out much of the land. Once pristine sections of rain forest have been replaced by the signature "fishbone" pattern for as far as the eye can see. The need for cattle ranching and crops means that many will do just about anything for more land, including slashing and burning whole sections in one go. Although the rate of deforestation has dropped in recent years, it can't change the fact that nearly 20 percent of the forest has been destroyed over the last 40 years alone. Our journey continues northwards, and we move from the Rio Negro to one of it's smaller tributaries, the Rio Demini. As the river undulates and curves it's way gently through the rain forest, we finally get our first true taste of the Amazon. We get a chance to observe some of the surrounding wildlife - a pair of jaguars being the clear highlight of the day. Once we reach the small fishing village of Lisbão, we get a chance to meet the locals and stock up on supplies as we continue on deeper into the rain forest. The river gets narrower and narrower the further we go along - and it leaves us less room for error as we continue our travels. Once we finally reach some rapids, the only way to continue onward is by foot. We were told that the local Yanomami people inhabit these lands - but after many days hiking through the deep forest, we thought we would never see them. Finally, right at the Venezuela/Brazil border, we catch a smoke cloud far off in the corner of our eyes. As we move closer, sure enough we see the roof of a shabono (their circular huts) peeking over the canopy of the forest - we've finally found found them. As we move closer to greet them, the situation quickly turns murky as they take out their bow and arrow. They've never seen outsiders before, and not knowing if we're friend or foe - they threaten to shoot. To dispel the situation, we offer a pair of matches and they cautiously accept the gift. After learning how they work, they put down their weapons - we've finally gained their respect. After hiking for weeks from small village to small village, we finally reach one with a small airport. They're offering plane rides over Angel Falls - an offer we can't refuse. The ride takes us over a number of tepuis in the Guiana Highlands - stunning for sure, but they won't compare to what we see next. We finally reach the falls a couple hours later - getting about as close as you can possibly get by plane. At over 3,200 feet tall, the world's tallest waterfall doesn't disappoint - it's truly an extraordinary view. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow True Earth if you haven't already! Thanks -korver --- Replies for "Scenes From Africa":
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Our trip to Africa starts off in Lagos, Africa's largest city. Getting anywhere around town seems to be an impossible task with the never ending flow of traffic. Street vendors and hawkers are on every street corner, and the massive crowds of people everywhere adds to the congestion. In order to go anywhere, using the bright yellow danfos (buses) are almost a necessity - they're virtually everywhere in the city. But just when we thought the traffic was bad enough around our hotel - one of the local markets spills out onto the streets. This in turn forces one of the main roads to shut down and everything comes to a complete standstill for a couple of days. We're limited to touring the city by foot at this point, but at least we get to check out many of the beautiful goods that the local markets have to offer. After our stay in Lagos, we start traveling East - right into the heart of Congo. All the roads from this point forward are dirt covered - which potentially makes rainy season a real headache. Fortunately for us, we don't run into any problems for the time being. Along our way, we get to meet numerous tribes, observing their rituals and getting a chance to see how the locals live. The mud and thatched roof huts they call home have been a mainstay for thousands of years - and we can see why, noting their sturdiness and ease of build. Our next stop in our African journey is northern Tanzania where we take our Jeep through Serengeti National Park. The views from the ground are amazing, almost immediately spotting large herds of elephants, giraffes, and zebras. However, to get an even better view, we decide to board a hot air balloon instead. It's wildebeest migration season, and we get an excellent birds-eye view from our balloon - also finally spotting a couple of lions on the prowl as well. Once we get back on the ground, we finally start to make our way out of the park - but not before stopping a few times to let a herd of Giraffes make their way across the road. We board our plane and arrive next in Madagascar, being sure to see it's famous Avenue of the Baobabs. Not only are they perhaps the world's fattest tree, but they also can live for 2,000 years or more - they're truly marvelous as they tower high above us. However, just as we make our way out of the area, we're met with an unexpected surprise. We thought we left the traffic back in Lagos - but evidently we were quite wrong, getting stuck in a cattle traffic jam on numerous occasions. Once we make it back to the mainland, we travel a couple hundred miles West and make our way across the Zimbabwean border. After getting lost more than a couple times and finally getting some much needed help from the locals, we're able to locate Great Zimbabwe, nestled in the middle of the Zimbabwean foothills. Once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, all that's left is a collection of ruins scattered around central and western Africa. Despite their current state, you can still get a sense of the power and greatness that these walls once held. Our final destination is perhaps Africa's most famous - Victoria Falls. One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, these awe-inspiring falls truly live up to the title. Once we get there, we're sure to try out a little whitewater river rafting - it's the middle of the high season and the river is in full force. However, there's still something that's a little more dangerous that we have to try out. Our tour guide takes us back up to the top of the falls, and we board a small boat to Livingstone Island near the middle of the Zambezi River. We slowly move our way across the lip of the falls, careful not to take one wrong step on any slippery rocks along our way. Finally, we reach our destination - the infamous Devil's pool. We take the plunge, and the only thing protecting us from a 300+ foot drop is a small submerged rock barrier on the edge. We take a deep breath, carefully leaning over the edge to catch the view of a lifetime. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow True Earth if you haven't already! Thanks -korver
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After a brief absence, our journey picks back up on the small nation of Palau, an archipelago of over 200 small islands in the far Western Pacific Ocean. Numerous volcanic explosions many eons ago pushed coral larvae up and out of the Earth's core, forming a massive limestone reef - and the erosion since then has given Palau's islands their distinctive mushroom shape. As most of the 200 islands are quite rocky with palms and mangroves draping over the waters' edge, it takes us a bit to find a nice beach, but we're sure to enjoy it once we get there. Later on in the day, we get out our snorkels and explore the many coral reefs that surround the island - making sure to avoid the sharks that call the waters home. We get back on our cruise ship and spend the next couple of weeks making stops at various South Pacific islands, none of which however are as beautiful as Bora Bora. The small atoll was formed by a massive volcanic explosion some three million years ago, and has been slowly sinking back into the ocean ever since. The waters that surround much of the islands are extremely shallow, giving the the locals the opportunity to build structures directly on the water - which is where we'll be staying tonight. Our thatched hut on stilts provides us an up close view of the many bent palm trees and pristine coral reefs that surround the island, and we take a moment to enjoy the island as the sun begins to set. We board the cruise ship once again and 1,500 miles later, we reach Pitcairn Island. Pitcairn's history goes back to 1789, where Fletcher Christian staged a mutiny against the William Bligh, captain of the British navy ship HMS Bounty. Christian and a small number of other mutineers settled on Pitcairn - making Adamstown their main settlement. To this day, nearly all of the 56 inhabitants of Adamstown are descendants of the original mutineers, and a number of them will be greeting us when our cruise ship reaches the island, which is traditional when a ship reaches the small port. After a small dinner in the square, we take a look around the island - not much seems to have changed since 1789. Not a single car or vehicle can be found on the entire island, making Adamstown seem very much stuck in time. Despite fighting flying cockroaches and spiders for the majority of our stay in our one bedroom shack, we take a liking to Adamstown's charm, with it's unique assortment of pines and palms along with the pounding waves that never cease to stop. Our final stop in our journey across the Pacific is Chile's Easter Island. After getting off our cruise ship, we check out some of the Moai that dot the island as we make our way to Anakena Beach. Rano Raraku is one of the best locations to do so, and it gives us the opportunity to get up and close with some of the Moai - but not too close, as touching the Moai is strictly prohibited. We finally reach Anakena Beach. Anakena is one of two beaches that Easter Island has to offer - the rest of the island is quite rocky and barren, making it a popular tourist destination. We're surrounded by wild horses, endless palm trees, and the sound of crashing waves once we get to the beach, and Moai statues face inwards towards the island to greet us once we get there. The Rapa Nui people purposely placed the Moai facing inland while they were being constructed some 600-800 years ago - to show that they were protecting and honoring the people of Easter Island. The mysterious Moai statues offer more questions than answers: how were they built, how were they set up, and how did the Rapa Nui people move the statues across the island? No one really knows for certain, so we just sit back and admire their greatness. After checking out the Moai, we spend the rest of our day lounging around in our inner tubes, taking in the natural beauty of the island. Easter Island is truly a one of a kind destination, and it makes for a fitting end to our South Pacific journey. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow True Earth if you haven't already! Thanks -korver
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In our first Greek update, we got to take a look at one of Greece's most recognizable natural wonders. Now, we turn our attention to some of Greece's most awe-inspiring, mysterious, and magical landmarks of the past and present. --- "There is nothing permanent, except change." -Heraclitus The center of the universe - the Tholos of Delphi "Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven." -Sophocles Athena's temple - The Parthenon "Experience, travel - these are as education in themselves." -Euripides Born from ashes - Santorini "I never learned how to tune a harp, or play upon a lute; but I know how to raise a small and inconsiderable city to glory and greatness." -Themistocles The capitol - Athens "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." -Aristotle In the heavens above - Meteora Don't forget to comment, like, and follow True Earth if you haven't already! -korver
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