With its tropical climate, looming volcanic mountains and stunning black-sand beaches, it’s no wonder Madeira, Portugal, has been called the “Hawaii of Europe” However, this autonomous island chain off the north-west coast of North Africa has a culture and history all its own that is leading more and more travellers to explore its far-flung shores.Rajan […]
It traces the stunning, extraterrestrial landscape featured in films like Star Wars and Dune, while helping to preserve traditional Bedouin culture. My Bedouin guide Abdallah led the way up and into the crags of Jebel Umm Ishrin (1,753m), the sheer, eastern wall of Jordan’s most spectacular valley: Wadi Rum. Though it’s considered one of the
For nearly 40 years, daring smugglers transported nearly 40,000 Lithuanian-language books into the nation each year when it was forbidden under Russian rule. Following the gentle bends of the Nemunas, Lithuania’s largest river, the Panemunė road stretches for more than 100km and marks the former border between Lithuania and East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Considered
The World Nomad Games are a spectacular celebration of traditional sports, identity and culture Part Highland Games, part Mongolian Naadam festival, and featuring sports like horseback wrestling and Central Asian strongman competitions, the World Nomad Games give a flavour of what the Olympics might have looked like if Genghis Khan had been in charge.Indeed, many
In her latest book, The Quickening, the Pulitzer Prize finalist embarked on an epic odyssey to one of the most important – and least-explored – places in the world. In 2019, 57 scientists and crew embarked on a 54-day journey to the farthest reaches of Antarctica. Their mission: Thwaites Glacier, a rapidly crumbling block of
Once a sleepy fishing village, this picture-perfect town on the French Riviera has transformed into one of the Mediterranean’s most overcrowded summer destinations. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, France is set to keep its pole position as the world’s most popular destination for international visitors this year. What’s more, France is poised to remain the
Air Koryo planes are lined up at the airport in Samjiyon, North Korea in this file photo North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic, according to tour operators. At least two China-based operators announced that tourists will soon be
Behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts they live
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