Environment and Nature Archives - That Wanderlust https://thatwanderlust.com/category/best-of/environment-and-nature/ Captivating travel stories Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:55:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://thatwanderlust.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cropped-Thatwanderlust_logo-32x32.jpg Environment and Nature Archives - That Wanderlust https://thatwanderlust.com/category/best-of/environment-and-nature/ 32 32 55266371 Rock carvings in Tanum on the Swedish West Coast https://thatwanderlust.com/rock-carvings-tanum-swedish-west-coast/ https://thatwanderlust.com/rock-carvings-tanum-swedish-west-coast/#respond Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:52:02 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=12723 westcoast-smogen-camping-visitsweden-thatwanderlust-renate-camping-tanum-vikings-rock Viking rock carvings on Sweden’s West Coast. Are you visiting the West Coast of Sweden? You can’t miss out on seeing the Viking rock carvings in Tanum! [wp_geo_map] The West Coast On the West Coast of Sweden you can find rock carvings from the Vikings. The area of Tanum is covered in granite rocks where […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/rock-carvings-tanum-swedish-west-coast/feed/ 0 12723 Finding a baby seal in Greece – the endangered Mediterranean monk seal https://thatwanderlust.com/finding-baby-seal-greece-endangered-mediterranean-monk-seal/ https://thatwanderlust.com/finding-baby-seal-greece-endangered-mediterranean-monk-seal/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:36:57 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=12172 The endangered Mediterranean monk seal When you think of seals, where do your thoughts go to? To the Californian coast where the wild sea lions live on the docks? Perhaps you picture the seals playing with a ball in a seal sanctuary, but have you ever heard of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)? You […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/finding-baby-seal-greece-endangered-mediterranean-monk-seal/feed/ 0 12172 Diving with bull sharks – a good or a bad thing https://thatwanderlust.com/diving-bull-sharks/ https://thatwanderlust.com/diving-bull-sharks/#respond Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:57:15 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=11583 bull sharks-absolute-adventure-mexico Bull sharks cruise the shallow, warm waters of the world and have a bad reputation. A few years ago even I was worried about encountering such a predator in the tropical shorelines during a swim. However, I’ve become intrigued by the bull shark and the many other magnificent sharks. I’d like to meet them. Diving […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/diving-bull-sharks/feed/ 0 11583 My 5 favorite things to do in Tulum https://thatwanderlust.com/5-things-tulum/ https://thatwanderlust.com/5-things-tulum/#respond Sat, 03 Dec 2016 08:00:01 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=9812 We just spent a week in Tulum visiting the archaeological site of Tulum, snorkeling in Gran Cenote, getting an epic dive experience at The Pit and Cenote Dos Ojos, relaxing at the nearby beach, swimming with big sea turtles at Akumal and on our last day we made a worthwhile trip to the famous Chichen […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/5-things-tulum/feed/ 0 9812 Swimming with Sea Turtles at Akumal in Mexico #ItTakesTwo [video] https://thatwanderlust.com/swimming-with-sea-turtles-at-akumal-in-mexico-ittakestwo-video/ https://thatwanderlust.com/swimming-with-sea-turtles-at-akumal-in-mexico-ittakestwo-video/#respond Sun, 03 Jan 2016 13:06:03 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=9940

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/swimming-with-sea-turtles-at-akumal-in-mexico-ittakestwo-video/feed/ 0 9940 Baby Sea Turtle release in Puerto Escondido https://thatwanderlust.com/baby-sea-turtle-release-puerto-escondido/ https://thatwanderlust.com/baby-sea-turtle-release-puerto-escondido/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:15:48 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=9874 sea-turtles-mexico-puerto-escondido-release The cutest thing I’ve seen so far – that’s the feeling these guys gave me when they started blinking their big black eyes while moving their bodies in the rhythm of the ocean. It’s for sure that they’ll all be good swimmers, even while they have a pretty awful sounding one percent survival rate. Cute […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/baby-sea-turtle-release-puerto-escondido/feed/ 8 9874 Öland and its many cool surprises https://thatwanderlust.com/oland-many-cool-surprises/ https://thatwanderlust.com/oland-many-cool-surprises/#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:41:59 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=9735 It’s weekend and that means I get to do some sightseeing with my boyfriend’s family. Today we’re driving up to Kalmar to cross the bridge to the island called Öland. That is if the weather allows us to do so. We tried yesterday, but it was way to foggy in the entire area. Today it […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/oland-many-cool-surprises/feed/ 0 9735 Your biggest nightmare at sea: Megalodon https://thatwanderlust.com/your-biggest-nightmare-at-sea-megalodon/ https://thatwanderlust.com/your-biggest-nightmare-at-sea-megalodon/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2015 21:32:50 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=8788 With the resemblance of a super-sized Great White, the Megalodon Shark (Carcharodon Megalodon) might be your biggest nightmare at sea. At least, if it’s still out there… Sharkzilla A creature that puts modern predators to shame with its colossal size should be more talked about then we probably are doing these days. Megalodon literally translated […]

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