I still cringe when I remember the evening I arrived on time to a house party in Rio de Janeiro.
Three months after I moved to Rio from Manchester, I was invited to a Saturday night churrasco – an informal barbecue – by a casual acquaintance with whom I’d crossed paths socially enough times that a friendship had begun to develop. But when I turned up on her doorstep a couple of minutes after the time she’d told me to arrive, my new friend looked so startled I thought I’d got the wrong day.
Wrapped in a towel and dripping wet from the shower, she gestured at the...
Sweeping views of the Tuscan countryside, lazy afternoons spent poolside, al fresco dining… what’s not to love about staying in an Italian villa? It gives you space to make yourself at home in the charming location of your choice, with little touches of luxury as an added bonus. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when you’re planning the perfect villa getaway.
Narrow down your location.
The first order of business is to figure out what region to stay in. Do you prefer an urban getaway or a quiet lakeside retreat? Tuscany is a particularly popular choice, famed for its verdant...
With the holiday season approaching steadily, fishing boat tours is definitely, what you should take for this summer. They are super cheap and enhance your experience greatly. You will see various places around the world while sailing on the boat.
It sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Well, this dream can be turned into the reality if you visit these 10 best places around the world, which make for the most picturesque fishing boat tours ever. So, wait no further, pack your bags, book your tickets, and find yourself rowing through the beautiful rivers and oceans over the world. Have a look at...
It’s easy to understand why Germany’s oldest city attracts so many tourists. After all, Trier, a former capital of the Roman Empire, is home to the largest number of Roman ruins outside Rome, while the surrounding vineyards produce some of the country’s finest wines.
But for the roughly 150,000 Chinese who visit every year – more than any other German destination – Trier’s legacy as the birthplace of Karl Marx is the main draw. Renowned as the father of socialism, Marx believed that the struggle between the ruling classes and oppressed classes was fuelled...
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In Thanjavur city, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, street markets are flooded with a particular type of bobblehead toy. It is known in Tamil as the Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai, literally meaning The Head Shaking Doll of Thanjavur. The brightly painted clay bommai, usually the figure of a classical dancer or an old couple as a set, comes in two parts: the full body and the head that sits loosely on a small hinge extending up from the neck. A slight tap on the head, or even a vigorous breeze, can set off the head shaking from side to side in an almost circular fashion.
It is...
The culinary art as an attraction
The mountainous resort of Bansko in the Pirin mountain receives around 500,000 tourists at average annually. During the different seasons here you will meet English, Irish, Germans, Austrians, French, Greeks, Armenians, Israeli, Arabs, tourists even from remote Australia and the United States, etc.
This variety of culinary traditions, tastes, and preferences of the guests have evolved the cookery in Bansko into a real art, attraction, fiesta, for gastronomes from around the world. The local Bansko cuisine is unique and will provide you with great pleasure;...
On the south-eastern underbelly of the Massachusetts shoreline, overshadowed by the hook-shaped peninsula of beautiful Cape Cod and the harbour islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, New Bedford is the kind of place most visitors drive right through.
All but forgotten on the Acushnet River, the downtown is a relic of its 19th-Century heyday, preserved as a monument to history and a peculiar reminder of the city’s rise and fall. The quaysides and cobbles still buzz with local life, but scratch below the surface and darker, more uncomfortable truths lurk on every...
Singapore is one of those travel destinations which satisfy the traveling desires of every age group. From exciting amusement parks for kids to religious Hindu and Buddhist temples for the senior citizens. This beautiful island nation never disappoints any tourist with residential options such as River Valley Singapore. Singapore is blessed with destinations which allure single tourists such as the as well as the ones who come to explore this place with family too! Moreover, there are a plenty of activities to do in Singapore with kids.
Changi Beach
Beaches are one of the first places that...