In the shadowy early hours of the morning, while most of the world is still wrapped in dreams, there exists a place in East Java where fire glows an electric blue, sulfur dances in the air, and the earth itself seems to breathe. Welcome to Kawah Ijen, one of the few places on this planet where you can literally chase fire in the dark—and not get burned.
Deep in the ancient Forest of Dean, where mists linger long after morning and silence hums with secrets, lies a woodland so enchanting it feels like it was grown straight from the pages of a fairytale. Welcome to Puzzlewood — 14 acres of moss-covered magic, gnarled trees, and winding pathways that have stirred the imagination of filmmakers, writers, and wanderers for centuries.
In the snowy wilds of Japan's Yamagata Prefecture, where winter wraps the land in an icy hush, something eerie stirs in the Zao Mountains. As the temperature drops and the storms rage, the trees on these slopes begin to transform—until they no longer look like trees at all.