My friend Rodrigo’s doorman lives in Vidigal favela in Rio de Janeiro. He told us it was safe to traverse the favela, with drone and SLR camera equipment, enroute to the climb up Dois Irmãos mountain, which overlooks Leblon and Ipanema beaches. This is the story of our morning including drone footage and sick photos.
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Towering outside Berlin in the Grunerwald forest is Teufelsberg, a 120m manmade mountain built from the rubble of World War 2. To understand how it got there, and its subsequent role as a US spy station in the Cold War, you need to understand some of Berlin’s uniquely messed-up history.
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I haven’t been snowboarding in a while, because I’m Australian and the snow here is pretty expensive and not that great. Of course, things get more tempting when a) there’s a big powder dump and b) I have a new Phantom 4 drone which needs to be flown. This video showcases some of the awesome scenery you can see and ski in the Australian Snowy Mountains, in and around Jindabyne and Thredbo resort. Enjoy.
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