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Author name: Marc C.

Marc is the founder & editor of RandomStash. Always on the hunt for new gadgets, watches, gear and garb, which he believes one can never have enough of. Though he loves dressing dapper, this can prove to be a challenge in warm, tropical Singapore. When not busy he can be found exploring the outdoors, enjoying a cup of latte, or working on his planted tank!

Sony 14mm F1.8 GM Lens 460grams

Sony 14mm F1.8 GM lens LAUNCHED! An astro photographer’s dream

Photography

Astrophotographers and landscape photographers can rejoice – the search for the perfect fast, wide-angle lens in a compact size is finally over. Past contenders such as the Batis 18mm f2.8 (best all rounder, but still f2.8), Sigma 14mm F1.8 (this weighs a TON at 43.4oz/1.23 kg), but this one takes the crown with a compact built and light weight of 16.3 oz. (460 g)!

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Goreme, Turkey (Photo izkim, Instagram)

A City Hewn From Rock – Göreme, Central Turkey

Travel

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there. The Göreme National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.

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Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite'

Anubias ‘petite’: creating an underwater nano terrarium

Plants

Anubias nana ‘petite’ is one of the best, hardy aquarium plants you can get. Here I used it for an underwater, ultra-low maintenance nano terrarium. Lately I’ve been bitten by the terrarium bug and looking to build one as a companion to my 60l planted tank.

While terrariums with ferns and cacti can be pretty and relatively easy to care for, they are a contained micro-environment and still need some degree of upkeep,

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Snap Bullion™ Divisible Fractional Silver Bar, quarter ounce (Photo providentmetals - Instagram)

Doomsday Currency: Snap Bullion™ Silver Bars

Silver

Let’s face it – WW3, the zombie apocalypse, end-of-the-world rumors are closer than we think. In a world without a government, economy, law or electricity, it’s back to basics and roughing it out as nomads/scavengers. Those prepping for doomsday will tell you that the currency of choice would be gold & silver, which has never lost its value throughout all of mankind’s history.

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