Lying north of Venice, amongst picturesque towns with ancient churches, castles, with vineyards taking up just about every square foot of land, is the Prosecco wine region, source of the wonderful sparkling wine that is served everywhere in Italy. A beautiful spot where we begin one of our Italiaoutdoors Bike the Wine Roads Italy bike tours, Prosecco has been produced for over 10 centuries in the foothills of the Marco Trevigiana, running from Valdobbiadene to Conegliano in the province of Trevi
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Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah, is located on the island of Borneo. Borneo has long been known for its exotic wildlife. However, today, as with wildlife the world over, Borneo finds it is necessary to protect its wild animals. There are a couple Orang Utan centers in Sabah but both are full-day trips from Kota Kinabalu. Visitors should consider visiting the Shangri-la’s Rasa Ria Resort Nature Reserve where they have a variety of nature-related activities. Twice da
While in Mexico City on business, my partner and I were looking for a little badly needed R&R, and interested in an out-of-town excursion that was interesting but not too obvious or a cliché, so we asked our local employees their opinion, and they were in pretty much unanimous agreement: Tepoztlán. A little town in the dusty hills of the state of Morelos about an hour outside the capital, it has cobblestone streets, colonial-era churches, and even a modest set of ancient ruins atop the steep mou
In the town of Pinnawalla, a 45-minute drive from Kandy, this facility cares for between 70 and 100 wild Asian elephants who have been orphaned or injured (like this old guy who survived being shot by a poacher. He still has a bullet in his hide, he still has his tusks, but he is blind. he was very mellow and seemed to enjoy being petted while I aplogized for the cruelty of mankind).
Twice a day the elephants march down main street to the river to bathe. They know they own the place, and
1. The People: The people of this old realm are a mixture of above 80 ethnic groups speaking above 70 different languages; they don’t seem so though, for they understand each other in almost every aspect of their lives. To appreciate what diversity and living in peace with all the difference anyone might have, Ethiopia is the best choice. Having three thousand years of experience the people of this land has come to be unusually very kind for strangers and travellers. Once you are in their land
Villages across the Atlantic Coast in France are dotted with small white houses and gorgeous hollylocks. It may not seem sound so spectacular, but once you step foot in one of the following five, you will understand why they made the list of The Most Beautiful Villages of France.
Sitting proudly at the tip of Ile de Re island, Ars-en-Ré shines with its 40-m high church steeple. Workers today still continue to farm the famous Fier d’Ars salt marshes, which is what the village grew up aro
The Surajkund Mela is an eye-opener for the city slicker to the best skills from rural India as Thommen Jose found out. Photographs by Raushni Abraham
You reach Surajkund even before you can say ‘Surajkund Mela’. You are there even before you realise that you are in the outskirts of Delhi. For Delhi-ites used to getting into Gurgaon or Noida for work or shopping, the drive to the annual gala-mela is hardly a drive. Then, it is not exactly supposed to be one either. This little village in Haryan
Esta tierra húmeda es ultra cosmopolita desde el siglo XIX. No muchos lugares del mundo pueden proclamar eso a los cuatro vientos, pero La Boca, el sugerente barrio de Buenos Aires, guarda los sedimentos de italianos, polacos, rusos, españoles, franceses… Este barrio, mezcla fascinante de orígenes, historias y nostalgias, fue fundado en el siglo XVI por Pedro de Mendoza y durante muchos siglos fue un arrabal portuario construido con los sueños de los emigrantes y la madera y la pintura que sobra
After a near panic-attack—or maybe it was claustrophobia, I’m not sure—from being in rooms without windows for six days straight, I get on the bus from Baguio to Sagada resolving to do better. I even find banana bread. That’s a good sign. “You ever have before?” the lady behind the smile asks. I smile back. Does a hippie live in the woods? “I’ve had it all my life.”
That’s probably the first thing I ever cooked.
The Philippines really are nice; they just respond better to an old-fashioned
We had saved the day for the historic and hilly town of Grasse, the world capital of perfume, located about ten miles up the hills of the Maritime Alps behind Cannes. The small town of Grasse still accounts for two thirds of France’s production of perfume essence and food flavorings. The hills around Grasse are full of fields of flowers, in particular jasmine and roses, which form the core of that production.
Our first stop in Grasse was the Musee International de la Parfumerie, a multi-story la
For the best introduction to central Tokyo, I highly recommend the open-air double-decker Sky Bus. There are several routes. I took the 50-minute ($16) Imperial Palace-Ginza-Marunouchi course. This passes: the Mitsubishi Building, the Imperial Palace, the The National Museum of Modern Art, the UK Embassy, the National Theatre, the Supreme Court, Parliament, Kasumigaseki (area where most of Japan's cabinet ministries are located), and Ginza. Every participant is handed head phones with commentary
Not much is known about the first native peoples to live near the massive Rincon de la Vieja Volcano in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province. A new archaeology tour at the area’s eco-lodge Hacienda Guachipelin will help shed some light on the mysteries of these indigenous ancestors of Costa Rica.
“We’re rescuing the cultural traditions of Guanacaste,” said Fernando Camacho Mora, archaeologist in charge of the project.
What we know, Camacho explained, is that a tribe known as the Chorotegas migrated
I noticed that most every time I stray outside the narrow range of “Travel on Twitter” topics, I’m unfollowed.
When I question someone’s viewpoint, for example, or offer an alternative way of looking at a travel topic, I get into Twitter trouble.
Recently I raised a question about a traveler’s Tweet which expressed her love of horses and pate.. and how she loved to eat horsemeat pate.
What followed was an aggressive flurry of “mind your own business” comments from the Twitter universe, or “don’
The rugged, dry mountains surrounding part of southern Arizona, was the location of our excellent bicycling trip with Sojourn Adventures.
For six days of perfect weather (80 degrees, sunny, dry) last March, we biked through the dramatic countryside of southern Arizona, near Tuscon and with the scary-looking border fence in site.
The Saguaro cactus can take up to seventy-five years to grow an arm (!), and can live up to one-hundred-fifty-years. We biked right passed thousands of them in the So
I never really considered Lanzarote as a holiday destination. From seeing various advertisements, and hearsay, I’d formed the impression that it’s a tacky haunt for the package holiday sun-seeker, and not my thing at all.
But, a recent cruise stop caused me to change my views, and realise there’s a lot more to the island when you get away from the sun, sea, sand, sangria and … what’s the other S? I’ve forgotten!
Two excursions which appealed were on offer. I wanted to see the volcanos and lava fie
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David Warren, científico australiano, fue su inventor allá por el año 1958, quien tuvo la brillante idea de grabar las conversaciones de la tripulación a raíz de un accidente aéreo en el que nadie podía esclarecer dudas. A partir de ese momento, el grabador de voz “caja negra” fue incorporándose en algunos aviones. Sin duda fue un salto adelante en la seguridad de las aerolíneas.
La caja negra de un avión, que aun llamándose así es de color naranja para que sea más fácil su lo
Coming at the end of the month to the Osa southern region of Costa Rica, the ninth Festival of the Stone Spheres celebrates one of the most enigmatic historical and cultural mysteries of Costa Rica.
The 2014 Festival of the Spheres is bing held March 26 to 30 in Palmar Sur, Palmar Norte and Sierpe along Costa Rica's south Pacific coast. Put on by the National Museum of Costa Rica, the majority of the activities will be at its new satellite Museum of the Stone Spheres at Finca 6 in Palmar Sur, whe
I wrote this article on New Orleans as an homage to one of my favorite cities, one still fresh in my mind and heart after a long-postponed revisit there as an invitee to the Vampire Film Festival's Midsummer Nightmare last year.
All of the photos in this article are my own, except for the portrait of the Compte de St. Germain and the two pictures otherwise credited. Most of the text is a compendium of others' words and research. With apologies to anyone I may have ina
