I come from a country that no longer exists. In autumn 2011, two decades after its collapse in the early 1990s, I set out on a journey to find Yugoslavia. The fact that the country I was born and raised in no longer existed on the map didn’t matter.
I belonged everywhere and nowhere
At the time, though, New York was my base. I was a perpetual and professional wanderer who made my living by leaving. There was surface glamour to my travel writer’s life: one day I was sailing in the Galapagos, the next I lounged in an overwater bungalow in Bora Bora. I could be walking down a...
Spain is a country in love with food, renowned for everything from tapas to trailblazing chefs to simple, elegant recipes that have endured for generations. So it may seem counterintuitive, perhaps even heretical, to say that the most important thing about a Spanish lunch is not the food. But it’s true.
Before you spill your gazpacho, let me say that Spanish people don’t take the food part of lunch lightly; far from it. As a Spaniard in love with food in general, and lunch in particular, I for one approach the subject of where to eat with the same level of thought and research...
The historical Oldehoofsterkerkhof square in Leeuwarden, the capital of the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, is a striking muddle of the weird and the wonderful.
Leeuwarden is a striking muddle of the weird and the wonderful
There is De Oldehove, the unfinished tower from the 16th Century that’s so crooked it leans further than Pisa’s. There is the dazzling Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics, a renovated stately house filled with Ming rarities and pieces by Picasso, but also once the childhood home of MC Escher, the 20th-Century graphic artist who created...
It was mid-afternoon on our second day living in Hawaii, and I woke up groggy from a much-needed power nap. I stumbled into the kitchen where my girlfriend was sitting on the floor with the guy from the cable company. He had come to set up our internet – something we direly needed, because our house is situated in a lush valley with no mobile phone signal. But, I realised, they weren’t even talking about the internet. Instead, I found, he was inviting her to come boar hunting with him.
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Are you considering booking a trip to Minneapolis for your next vacation? Will it be your first time visiting the city so you want to be sure you make the absolute most of the experience? Just like with any vacation, your trip to Minneapolis can benefit from a little research and planning ahead of time, as this will help you to put together the details that will make it a spectacular experience.
To get you started, here are five tips that will make your upcoming trip to Minneapolis relaxing and enjoyable.
Skip Renting a Car
Unless you plan on visiting areas outside of the city, there is...
Ah, the allure of the Taj! Every single day, it calls out to hundreds upon thousands of visitors to itself. Many visitors are those that revisit this magnificent mausoleum year upon year since they find it difficult to wean themselves away from its splendor.
Agra Tourism is a growing industry. While the city is crowded and chaotic, its architectural history is a huge draw and pulls tourists from all over the globe. Agra, along with Delhi and Jaipur, forms the Golden Triangle. Most foreign tourists prefer to visit these three cities since they house most sites that are worthy of a dekko for...
In Israel’s Negev Desert, a side road leads to a valley ringed by red, purple and brown cliffs. Now part of Timna National Park, this valley is famous for its jagged landscape carved by wind and water over many millennia. Tourists and geologists alike come here to admire rock formations shaped like giant mushrooms, elegant pillars and delicate arches.
It was mid-morning when I set off on a short hike, and the sun was already blazing hot. From a trailhead near the park’s famous coral-coloured rock formation known as the Arches, I ascended a small hill and within 10 minutes stood...
You’ll always find China as a destination on most people’s bucket lists. China is a very diverse country. You’ll see a range of every aspect of the country, from rural landscapes to modern metropolises and traditional ways of life to the fast-paced city lifestyles. China will definitely be one of the most exciting countries that you visit. There are many reasons for traveling to China. It’s a great place to visit for fun and vacation. It’s also a great destination to travel for work or business with such a booming economy. For any purpose of traveling to China, you will need to...
One million antlers were set against the northern sky. Or so it looked from the vantage point of the revving snowmobile as it lurched across the tundra basin. Around 3,000 wild reindeer had bunched together on the horizon, their branched horns seamlessly melding with an endless swathe of skeletal willow and black spruce. We were 60km south of the Arctic Ocean in the remote northern reaches of Canada’s Northwest Territories, and left to Mother Nature it was a spectacle unaffected by man for millennia.
Two bushy foxes bounded across the permafrost, scattering the herd downhill past...