The foodie scene in Cape Town has exploded over the past couple of years and visitors are flocking to the city in search of its great café culture, fine-dining restaurants (at affordable prices) and diverse nightlife scene. Here’s our list of favourite haunts run by South Africa’s culinary kings and queens. Coffee shops and cafes With ...
A road trip on one of Wisconsin's many gorgeous roads is a phenomenal way to view the countryside and the culture. Every single Rustic Road of the state is guaranteed to offer an amazing palette of colors mid-September through late October. Check out some of the most notable routes.
Backcountry, RV, or tent—whatever your overnight preference, Joshua Tree National Park campgrounds offer a little something for every outdoor adventurer.
The unpaved road up to Hatcher Pass usually doesn’t open until July, but it’s well worth the wait. It's one of very few places in Alaska where you can get sweeping views over tundra-clad peaks—seemingly into infinity—while standing right beside your car.
Andrew Zimmern, the man behind one of the Travel channel’s most popular shows, recently went on an epic rant while doing an interview for Business Insider....
Gone are the days of art being confined strictly to stuffy museums and upscale art galleries. These days, street art is as legitimate an art form as more conventional forms like traditional paintings and sculptures. You may find incredible works of street art in countless cities across the planet, but the following are certainly up ...
Boasting everything from Art Nouveau to Neoclassical architectural wonders, Budapest, Hungary, is considered one of the most attractive cities in Europe. Here are nine of its most stunning buildings. 1. The Great Synagogue Said to be the largest building of Jewish worship outside the United States, the Great Synagogue is located in Budapest’s Jewish Quarter, which ...
On August 21, this incredible celestial event – the next one will only happen in 2024 – will plunge huge parts of America’s midwest into momentary daytime darkness. Here’s some ideas for where to watch it, weather permitting of course. Don't forget to wear proper eye protection glasses. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Add extra ...
Football season is around the corner, and in the spirit, Seattle’s hometown airline, Alaska Airlines, has introduced a unique way passengers without elite status or...
While most of us love to travel – seeing new places, meeting new people, eating new foods, all that good stuff – there can be the dreaded holiday sickness to work around too. Whether it's an upset tummy, fever or jet lag, it's not always a one-way ticket to fun. Dr Asha Jones, an Ayurvedic expert ...
For gourmet travellers always on the lookout for the best places to eat in foreign lands, there’s no better advice than that from expatriate chefs working abroad. Executive Chef Gisela Salazar Golding (above) of Grain Traders shares her favourite eateries back home in Venezuela. “Venezuela is a country of immigrants, so we've incorporated a lot ...
The Upper Peninsula offers one of the nation’s best yearly displays of fall colors. Collectively, the area’s assortment of flaming maples, oaks, and various other hardwoods reveal a truly stunning palette of reds, ambers, and yellows—balanced with a fair amount of aquamarine from the high number of evergreens. It’s essential to time your trip with precision. While fall colors in the Upper Peninsula typically peak between late September and early October, a given year’s weather conditions can either accelerate or delay their appearance. During the weeks prior to your trip, monitor the fall color reports via the media and be prepared to change your plans as necessary.
The Kenai Peninsula is the Alaska that most people dream about. Distances here are great, but it’s worth traversing them to see highlights like Exit Glacier and the towns of Seward and Homer. This Southcentral Alaska itinerary generally alternates driving days with more active and adventurous days. You can add additional days in any location if you want to pack in more excursions—or if you prefer a more leisurely pace.
This month, beautiful light projections and dazzling performances will be returning to the streets of Bras Basah and Bugis for the Singapore Night Festival. And unlike previous years, festivalgoers attending the 10th edition of this annual outdoor performing arts festival will be able to rent bikes and cycle around the Night Light installations for free. Here are ...
Ranked as the world’s most vegetation-dense city, urban jungle Singapore, with her own green standard, ups her game when it comes to combating climate change. Though small, Singapore topped the list of 17 cities with the highest density of greenery in a recent study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Senseable City Lab, and ...
Planning to go to Mexico soon? I recently got an update from the UK's fantastic travel advisory service that included a message for British travelers: "If...
