During World War II, huge sections of Germany were reduced to rubble. In the aftermath of the war, much of the debris surrounding Berlin was fashioned into a man-made hill known as Tuefelsbergβor, Devilβs Hill. Tuefelsberg was once the site of a Nazi military technical college that was too large to bulldoze, so it was…
KwaZulu-Natalβs North Coast has transformed into a high-density extension of Greater Durban, while the Hibiscus Coast retains the low-stress coastal environment that originally defined seaside getaways in South Africa. Travelers seeking uncrowded sand, verified water safety, and genuine quiet find that the southern shoreline delivers a far more restorative break than Ballito or Umhlanga. This…
A bell dings as your tires roll over the air hose. Before youβve cut the engine, an attendant in a pressed cap is at your window, asking where youβre headed, checking your oil, and mentioning a better road past the grain elevator. He may also tell you whose cousin just got married. That was the…
In 1850, Count Cesare Mattei decided to become a self-taught doctor and scientific researcher after his mother died of a tumor. Nearly a decade into his medical studies, Count Mattei began to construct a whimsical Italian castle known as Rocchetta Mattei on the foundation of a medieval fortress which would serve as a fanciful laboratory,…
Two routes lead to the same citadel, and the choice between them shapes almost everything else about a Peru trip. One takes four days on foot across high passes and cloud forest. The other takes a few hours through the Urubamba valley in a seat with a window. Both arrive at Machu Picchu. What separates…
In 1921, Italian nobleman Gelasio Caetani inherited a crumbling estate called Ninfa that was covered in overgrown foliage. Ninfa was once a thriving medieval village that ultimately languished due to a civil war and a relentless malaria outbreak. Gelasio Caetaniβs passionate love of plants inspired him to work tirelessly to create a lush garden estate…
Whether itβs a PHP 88 seat sale or a 45% off on published hotel rates, booking a great travel deal can make you do a happy dance because everything seems to fall into place. At the same time, using a credit card for travel bookings offers additional benefits. Beyond allowing one-click checkouts, you could also…
Located approximately 40 minutes outside of the bustling Spanish city of Granada, a quiet cave town called Guadix is increasingly attracting the attention of savvy travelers. Sparsely inhabited since the Bronze age, Roman statesman Julius Caesar put Guadix on the map by creating a mountain colony there in 45 BC. In the centuries that followed,…