Since most of you appreciate unconventional tourism, we figured we would dedicate a post to small town and villages, as a holiday alternative to crowded, famous cities. When traveling to Europe this year, why not consider experiencing the charm of a small medieval town, or the heath of a fresh…
Guilin stands for “cassia forest”, a special tropical tree with yellow flowers that can be found here in abundance and which is what we “naive” Europeans refer to as “cinnamon”. Cinnamon is the natural scent of this fascinating Chinese city, as from August to October the tropical tree “cassia” is…
Although not as famous as the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly has landscapes that are just as beautiful. This wonder of nature is located in northeastern Arizona and is very special place, due to the profound influences it had over the life and beliefs of the people who used to…
Image Credit Flickr User Basykes Seen on Kuriositas, the abbey in the Russian city of Kalyazin, located on the Volga river is both mysterious and intriguing. Makaryevsky monastery stands tall in the middle of an artificial lake and seems like a deserted lighthouse with an architecture reminiscent of past centuries.…
Pop-Up Books are known worldwide for their fascinating design. Flipping pages and discovering three-dimensional characters, buildings and so on makes for a fun readers’ experience, both for children and adults. Bowdoin College from Brunswick, USA has a collection of over 1,800 pop-up books and they will all be on display…
This is Cova d’en Xoroi, known to locals simply as the “Caves”: an impressive restaurant, romantically placed inside the beautiful cliffs of Cala n’Porter, on the southern coastof Menorca, a spectacular Spanish Island. Touched by history and always washed by the sea, this is a cave dug in mythology, full…
Location. The Burning Man Event is held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, United States. Unusual. At the first impression, the following pictures might seem like they were taken in an unworldly place, with absurd characters and surreal structures. Well, this event really exists and already has more…
1.Ice Age – in Dun Laoghaire, at the “Festival of World Culture” You probably all heard about 3D street painting or even got “stuck” in such a fantastic scenery. For now, we won’t get into the history and other definitions of these specific contemporary art expressions, as we plan on…
The mountain city of Veliko Tarnovo is located in Central Bulgaria and is popularly known as the “City of Tsars”. The city was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the medieval ages. It nests on the banks of the Yantra River and is well known for its rich…
Angkor Wat is a fascinating complex of Hindu temples located in Cambodia and represents an important national symbol. Built in the early 12th century in honor of the king Suryavarman II, it is world renowned for its architecture and impressive size. To be able to appreciate what this incredible building means to the inhabitants…
