The Potala Palace in Tibet
Early legends concerning the rocky hill of Potala Palace tell of a sacred cave, considered to be the dwelling place of the Bodhisattva Chenresi…
Art & Culture
The Cave Paintings at Lascaux, France
Containing some 600 paintings, Lascaux Cave in France’s Dordogne River Valley is home to perhaps the world’s most incredible array of Upper Paleolithic…
Pena National Palace
The Pena National Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Nacional da Pena) is the oldest palace inspired by European Romanticism. It is located in the civil…
Villa di Pratolino
This beautiful work of art is situated in the gardens of what was once the Villa di Pratolino, a Renaissance patrician villa in Vaglia, Tuscany, Italy…
Northland Region of New Zealand
The subtropical Northland region of New Zealand stretches upwards from Auckland to the very top of New Zealand. Northland is a story of two coastlines…
Puerto Vallarta
From the blue waters and white sands of Mismaloya to the secluded shores and jade backdrop of Majahuitas, it would be easy to call Puerto Vallarta heaven…
Sicily
Sicily is the largest of the Italian islands, separated from the Continent by the Strait of Messina and surrounded by the Ionian, the Tyrrhenian and…
Sweden
Sweden is the largest of the Scandinavian countries, with an area twice that of Britain (and roughly that of California), but a population of barely…
San Francisco, California
Yerba Buena was the original name of the Spanish settlement that would later become San Francisco, California. San Francisco gets approximately…
Roman Colosseum
The Amphitheatrum Flavium, also known as the Roman Colosseum, is the largest building ever built in the Roman Empire. Built of concrete and stone, it…
Croatia
In Croatia you can take a ride by bike on the trails where, long ago, Roman legions walked, plunge into the sea depths and enjoy the pristine…
Amsterdam
Amsterdam has the highest museum density in the world and is home to cultural highlights, such as the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, Hermitage…