Glamping, a blend of glamor and camping, is not a new concept. Resorts and hotels offer this type of activity to their guests who want to have a unique camping experience. The popularity of glamping can be attributed to the rising interest of people wanting to connect to nature without sacrificing the conveniences they are…
Heli-skiing is among the list of extreme sports where skiers are ferried by helicopter to mountain peaks. It is a recent variation of skiing that had recently caught on. Hans Gmoser pioneered this type of sport in the Canadian glaciers in 1955. His idea was to use airplanes to ferry skiers to hard-to-reach areas in…
The tension of a Western shootout in New Mexico, World War I desert warfare in Syria against the Ottoman Empire, escaping the Soviet regime on a train in the Russian winter… These are all iconic scenes taken from famous movies, but what do they all have in common? Surprisingly, they were all filmed in the…
The UK has always been a mixture of rural, rustic and fairy tale locations. Today the old and the modern is scattered across the country in picturesque and unique forms. Many unusual places exist to amuse visitors and fill their minds with new sights and experiences. When dealing with such a diverse nation, exploring travel…
Mount Fanjing or as it is called in Chinese, Fanjingshan is located in South West China. Rising to a height of just over 8200 feet, Mount Fanjing was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2018. Besides being a natural wonder, the area includes a number of Buddhist temples as well. Mount Fanjing is considered…
Many people spend money just to go to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. They would spend a trip to see the Sakuras in Japan or visit the Taj Mahal in India. Some would bring their loved ones and walk to the dunes in Africa. They would cancel their appointments and travel thousands of miles just…
Regardless of how Narcos and popular media choose to portray the country, Colombia is far from the war-torn land that it once was. In fact, tourism to the South American country has surged 300% in the last decade due to factors such as improved peace relations and pop culture, providing a window into the beauty…
Arizona is known for beautiful nature: canyons, mountains and red sandstone. But, it’s little towns are a quite of an attraction as well. One of them is the town of Oatman. It’s history goes back to 19th century: times of the gold rush. The town was named in honor of Olive Oatman: a girl from…