Reading Time: 8 minutesThe best way to get to know any city is by getting lost inside its local markets. Isn’t this the heart and soul of any city? It …
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Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is surrounded by an immense and diverse natural beauty. It is the deepest lake and contains 20% of the planet’s freshwater…
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Reading Time: 2 minutesLocated in western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala, are the ruins of Copán, an archaeological site of the Maya civilisation that thrived here between …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesJust over two hours to the northeast of Budapest, the Hungarian capital, lies the town of Eger. The town of about 60,000 souls is worth visiting for …
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Reading Time: 6 minutesAugust Festivals of the Tōhoku Region Japan’s Tōhoku Region, in the north of Honshu Island, is where traditional culture thrives. Tōhoku’s festivals (known as “matsuri”) are known …
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The Shwesandaw Pagoda was built almost 1,000 years ago, by order of King Anawrahta, the founder of the Pagan Empire. It’s one of over 2,000 temples that still stand in …
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EILAT, ISRAEL – Israel’s southernmost city with a population of 52,299 is a popular resort town located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Eilat …
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The Mon and Kayin States in southeastern Myanmar (Burma) offer great adventures. While both states are geographically among the country’s smallest, and equally low in population, they have no shortage …
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Baikal is home to some 27 islands of which Olkhon Island is the largest. This long, thin island, which roughly resembles the shape of the lake, is 72 kilometres (45 …
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The first Russian settlement at the location of today’s city of Irkutsk was in 1661 when the Russian pioneer Yakov Pokhabov, led by Tungus (native Siberian) guides, erected his small …