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Because places this epic should be on every traveler’s bucket list, we have your insider’s guide to making the most of a trip to Petra.
Starting in September, nonstop flights from the US will be available to many far-flung Cuban destinations, which means now is the time to explore. While the capital of Havana is a busy, urban parad...
No matter how lively and charming a city may appear on the surface, there may be secrets concealed beneath their streets. Some underground cities are the result of ancient structures being built ov...
Isolation breeds evolution; especially when it comes to the natural world, so what better place to find intriguing elements of past life than confined to an island? From forgotten civilizations and...
From the seat of your bicycle you can just see over the tops of lavender bushes, as row after row of soft purple shrubs zip past. You smell their sweet scent as you roll down the road. The sky is c...
Physically changing history, the Silk Road paved the way to exchange an immense amount of commerce, knowledge and culture between the East and the West. Wars have been fought along its length, empi...
Our world is covered in ancient ruins, leftover from bygone eras that rose and fell like waves across human history. Some remain well preserved, while others have decayed with time and weather. Eit...
The Mekong Delta is a gold mine of adventure. The place where the Mekong River runs into a series of tributaries, spanning 15,000 square miles, the Vietnamese call the area Cuu Long, which means “N...
The Irish countryside is one of those rare places that combines an epic mythos with whimsy: the same land that holds the regal and ancient history of the Celts and the tribes before them also spawn...
Wars aren't won in a single battle, but rather an ongoing tug-of-war effort, with opponents and enemies gaining and losing ground through various battles and campaigns. One of the main advantages a...