Video: Around The (Snow) Globe

by Kraig Becker on

Looking for a beautiful distraction this Christmas Day? Then why not take a virtual tour around the world with this wonderful video? It features some great time-lapse images from a variety of cities around the globe, including Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Québec City, Montréal and London, England, all contained in a festive winter snow globe. These cityscapes are simply gorgeous and full of life, giving us a glimpse of life in each of these places.


“Around the Globe- A Snow Globe Timelapse Journey from Canada to London “from All Cut Up Films on Vimeo.



What’s The Difference Between Holland And The Netherlands? This Video Tells You

by Grant Martin on

Remember that fast-talking fellow with all of the nifty geography lessons? The guy who sorted out the difference among Great Britain, England and the UK for us in one dandy film? Well he’s back, and he’s here to explain the proper use between The Netherlands and Holland. I won’t ruin the surprise for you, but the geographic difference was quite enlightening.

His name is CGP Grey, by the way, and he also sells T-shirts strangely. Check out his whole feed here.

VIDEO: Merry Kiwi Christmas

by Meg Nesterov on

Tis the season for holiday-themed marketing videos, but this one is so charming, it’s already on heavy rotation in my household. Pauanesia, the wonderful Auckland shop featured in our New Zealand-made souvenirs story, has just released this “Night Before Christmas” video starring their stuffed kiwi birds. The adorable and colorful birds, retro-simple stop-motion animation, and jazzy ukelele soundtrack (from Kiwi band Wellington Ukelele Orchestra) make for a lovely short.

Merry kiwi Christmas from New Zealand!

VIDEO: Turkish Tannenbaum

by Meg Nesterov on

“On Tane Baum in Istanbul” from Manzara Istanbul on Vimeo.

Want to feel some holiday warm and fuzzies? Take a few minutes to enjoy this Turkish video from Manzara Istanbul, a vacation apartment rental agency in Turkey‘s most popular city. The agency is run by a German Turk, who coordinated his entire staff to sing a not-exactly-stellar but very sweet version of the Christmas carol “O Tannenbaum” (aka “O Christmas Tree”), in German, no less. It’s part music video, part travelogue of the lovely Galata neighborhood, much of it off key, but heartfelt. You can also see the making of their awesome green glass bottle Christmas tree in Istanbul, but the narration is all in German. For more information on the musicians, the (very impressive) production team behind the video has a post here.

Manzara has also released another holiday video for this year, with more endearing Turks, beautiful shots of Istanbul, and great music, but the traditional Arabesque style is a bit on the cheesy side.

Mutlu Yillar (Season’s Greetings)!

Your Gorgeous Travel Video Of The Day: Visiting Iceland

by Jeremy Kressmann on


Few days go by here at Gadling Labs without us coming across an amazing travel video. Today’s gorgeous entry, created by Vimeo user Ryan Walker Photography, takes us on a eye-popping tour through the startling natural beauty of Iceland.

Ryan’s footage brings us along on his cinematic journey around this volcanic island, ranging from intriguing looks at the local culture, ocean coastline vistas, churning waterfalls, misty peaks and colorful wildflowers. The whole thing is filmed with proper cinematic effect, full of soft focus blurs and nifty editing tricks. If the Icelandic Tourist Board isn’t already talking with Ryan, perhaps now would be a good time to open the discussion – I’m hooked!

[Via Sean O’Neill]