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The Best Ways to Travel With Cameras, Jewelry, and Other Valuables

When traveling with valuable gear, such as cameras, jewelry, and prescription meds, it’s important to take extra precautions to ensure the safety of your belongings. Protecting your belongings is crucial to maintaining their value and functionality, whether you’re a tourist who enjoys taking photos as their travels progress, a diabetic who relies on insulin that…

Five Reasons Bogotá Should Be On Your Destination Radar

Colombia — The land of drug runners, cartels and kidnappings, right? You might be thinking of the Colombia of old. This diverse gem nestled at the top of South America with coasts kissing both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea has successfully emerged from underneath a less than desirable reputation a few decades ago due…

Famous Streets of the United States

On occasion, we know we have to hit the road. Most of us have spent our lives close to roadways, but a few are an integral part of the North American obsession with the highway, to the path you can stroll or disappear on. Here is a small collection of roads and streets that are…

Urban Waterfalls

Waterfalls are a testament to our human relationship with water. We need it for our basic survival, but there is also a calming effect to being near water, to hearing the sound of a stream and the roar of a waterfall. Not all waterfalls are far removed from our urban centers, and here are a…

World’s Fair Leftovers

How do you feel about leftovers? Imagine a collection of pavilions, exhibits, and structures that once captured the world's imagination, now standing as a reminder of the events. These leftover treasures, scattered across the globe, echo grandeur of past international expositions, from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the Space Needle in Seattle.

The Most Beautiful Castles in the World

Castles are the guardians of history. From the ethereal fairytale ambiance of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany to the ancient majesty of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, each fortress tells a captivating story of a time long past.

A city alive with history

Quebec is one of the safest cities in the world, especially for women, my new friend tells me. That’s lucky, I think because I’ve just jumped into his car and we’re driving up into deserted forests. If I disappear, nobody will ever know why. All such thoughts vanish as my impromptu tour guide Philippe Guerriere…

British Blooms at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens

My plan, upon finding myself in London with a day off, was to indulge my inner Downton Abbey fan with a trip to Highclere Castle. The Jacobethan “country home” that housed the fictitious Grantham clan was, however, closed until spring so I decided to trudge from my friend’s flat in Barnes along the Thames footpath…

The Ring of Fire

The Ring of Fire is an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. This region is home to about 75% of the world’s active volcanoes and is responsible for around 90% of the world’s earthquakes, including some of the most powerful and destructive ones…

The Viking Heritage of Ireland and the UK

The Viking Age, spanning from the 8th to the 11th century, brought Norse seafarers from Scandinavia to the UK and Ireland. The Viking influence left indelible marks on the history, language, art, trade, and even genetic makeup of Ireland and the UK. Through trade, settlement, and conflict, the Vikings forged connections that would shape the…