stunning perspective drawings

He's at it again ! Pencil versus reality artist produces stunning perspective drawings

صــــــــــــور   : فنان يبدع في الرسم , رسومات كأنها حقيقية  

World Cruise - LONDON

Video : World Cruise – Good Morning LONDON  

فيديو  : صباح الخير من مـدينة لـنـدن

الجولة الصباحية " كأنك هنـــــــــــاك " من مدونة العالم في صور

ستصطحبكم مدونة العالم في صور يومياً وفي صباح كل يوم جديد  في جولة حول العالم حيث سنزور مدينة من كل دول العالم  ... سنأخذكم اليوم في زيارة لمدينة لندن مدينة الضبــاب 

amphibious sports car

For sale: The amphibious sports car which can hit 125mph on land - and 60mph on the HIGH SEAS

A car enthusiast has completed his six-year project to turn his dream sports car into a 60mph sea-worth vehicle. The Sea Lion, as inventor Marc Witt calls it, is a completely bespoke car that can do 125mph on the roads - and then fly down the pier into the water and keep up a respectable speed as it sails past the yachts and boats. And this car could be yours today, as Marc is now ready to cast the car-boat hybrid adrift, putting it up for sale for $259,500. Capped with a brushed aluminum and stainless steel finish, Marc built the car himself over the top of a 174hp Mazda rotary engine, designing a body which could function as a road-vehicle, yet also be waterproof when hitting the lakes and seas for a spin. The car is one of 25 vehicles that is currently vying for the title of fastest amphibious vehicle. When Marc started building the car in 2006, he aimed to reach 60mph - beating the water-speed record of 45mph set by an amphibious car. That record has now risen to 60mph by a range of competing cars - although with no official body to rule on the faster, many vehicles are claiming the title. Still, Marc says that if the next owner upgrade his engine, they can reach even greater speeds and land the record themselves - and it is unlikely anyone will top his land-speed record for an amphibian car of 125mph. Indeed, with an engine switch, the car is built out so that it can take speeds of up to 180mph on the road. Writing on Fantasy Junction, where the car is for sale, Marc said: 'Building Sea Lion has been an enjoyable exploration. I have provided the basic architecture for the car and resolved every conflicting interaction between Car and Boat. 'The next chapter of this project is to provide an ultimate engine and begin speed trials. There are many highly qualified rotary engine builders who have decades of experience making reliable high performance improvements. 'It is best to bring a specialist builder on board for the rest of this endeavor and bring the car up to its full potential. 'I am willing to continue working with the buyer on all future modifications. I will remain available as a consultant, engineer, machinist and psychiatrist for whoever decides to venture further into the amphibious record books.'

Dubai before the boom

Dubai before the boom: Staggering pictures show how emirate went from desert backwater to the Manhattan of the Middle East in just 50 years

It's widely known as the Middle East's capital of excess; an emirate state where money and opulence reign supreme. Dubai's unfathomably high skyscrapers, reaching into the clouds, are matched only in size by its vast, sprawling shopping malls and its residents' bulging bank balances. It's renowned as a playground for the rich, a place where entire communities of ex-pats enjoy the trappings a tax-free haven can offer. However, as these pictures taken during the 1960s show, the emirate city has undergone a remarkable transformation in a very short space of time. In these images, taken from the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, Dubai is almost unrecognisable in its former life as a fishing settlement, not long after the Gulf states struck gold with the discovery of oil. While it is known today more for its fast cars and life of luxury, it was not that long ago that the city was as familiar with camels and dhows as it is now with Ferraris and indoor ski slopes. Dubai was a small fishing settlement when it was taken over in 1830 by a segment of the Bani Yas tribe from the Liwa Oasis. By 1892 foreign traders had begun to flock to Dubai after the emirate declared they would be exempt from tax. As a result the population doubled and the burgeoning pearl industry started to boom. This lasted until the 1930s, when the recession and subsequent depression hit Dubai's pearl industry causing it to fall into decline, leading to feuds between the royals and social problems. In 1959 Dubai embarked on a bid to become a major trading hub and millions of dollars were lent to the then-leader Sheik Rahid by the Emir of Kuwait to renovate the city's creek, to enable it to accommodate large ships. Everything changed for Dubai with the discovery of oil in the Gulf in the late 1960s, bringing a soaring economy and an army of traders who flocked to the emirate to settle there. As it began to export crude oil, the petro-dollars flooded in to Dubai and by 1973 the Dirham became the official unit of currency. However, by 1980 the annual oil income dropped to an all-time low, forcing the emirate to think of other ways to make money. By the mid-1980s it began its reinvention as a tourist destination and the Emirates airline was established. The emirate's continued status as a tax-free haven brought even more ex-pats to settle in Dubai and in 1999 one of the tallest hotels in the world opened, cementing the city's reputation as a tourist destination. The following photographs, which were taken in the late 1960s and early 1970s, show a very different Dubai. It was a society on the cusp of an ambitious development and financial transformation.

بالصــــور : دبي قبل 50عاماً 

Stunning Infinity Pools

25 Stunning Infinity Pools Around the World

Visually stunning and always situated on a gorgeous backdrop, Infinity pools are surely the most beautiful man-made pools in existence. Sit back, relax, and take a trip around the world through the lens of the infinity pool with these 25 incredible pictures.