I'm a huge fan of the cable series Vikings, made for the USA-based History Channel (the new episodes of Season 5 start November 28; trailer below), and it inspired me (along with...
SvetaZi
The curiosity of humankind (well, some of humankind) seems virtually unlimited. It's what has driven - and still drives - many to surmount sometimes unimaginable odds to cross oceans, scale gargantuan...
Maxpixel
One of the world's coolest cities offers loads to do all year round, but like many others Germany's capital especially blossoms in summertime. And as summer cruises toward an end in...
Travelling for pleasure these days often means disconnecting from our daily routines and gadgets, giving ourselves the time and space to savour life with a much-needed change of air....
Judith Glynn
It’s absolutely impossible to not come across ibérico ham and Serrano ham when travelling in Spain. From garden-variety bars and cafés in any and every town to the most exquisite fine-dining...
Outside downtown, this five-hectare spread includes an out-of-this-world multi-media museum, planetarium, and an especially compelling handful of outdoor exhibits.
Oleskaus
The capital of Andalusia - and Spain’s fourth-largest city - looks its age - in a good way - a journey through its streets crosses time, space, and genre....
matildaben
The small country of Uruguay and its progressive president have been making a good bit of news lately, but its pleasant capital - the Western Hemisphere's southernmost - on...
NAOC Rafting Tour
So many visitors are rightly fascinated by Japan's culture, food, and mix of ancient and hyper-modern, with a dash of nature thrown in. But not many associate it...