Hiking Trails in Europe as Worthy of World Heritage Status as the Lake District
Earlier in the year, in June, the Lake District in Cumbria was named a UNESCO World Heritage site, which was not a surprise at all, considering the district’s unique …
Category: Travel
Golf in a Paradise Called Mauiritius
Introduction Mauritius is truly a rainbow island – a mix of eastern and western cultures living together in a tropical, colorful and different island where they play golf in …
Tips on Keeping Fit During Long Travels
Everyone is getting pretty serious about their health these days. It is not even just about the food that they eat daily because some are not keen on counting …
STRAVINSKY MUSEUM
STRAVINSKY MUSEUM Igor Stravinsky spent several years in Switzerland, many in Paris, and most of all in the United States, where he died in 1971. And he is buried …
REGER MUSEUM
REGER MUSEUM It is somehow symbolic that Max Reger was born in the Fichtelgebirge, strictly a part of Bavaria but in many ways distinct from it in its geography, …
HELL GATE BRIDGE MAP
HELL GATE BRIDGE MAP LONGEST STEEL ARCH SPAN 1916-1931 Crossing East River at Hell Gate, Queens-Bronx, New York Designer/Engineer Gustav Lindenthal Completed 1917 Span 977 feet (298 meters) Material …
AIZHAI BRIDGE MAP
AIZHAI BRIDGE MAP Lushly green, shrouded in mist, studded with ravines, gorges, and waterfalls, the Aizhai Bridge’s setting has an otherworldly beauty. Minimizing the bridge’s impact on the natural …
Pejacevic MUSEUM
Pejacevic MUSEUM As Croatia’s first woman composer, Dora Pejacevic (1885-1923) might have been accorded some kind of memorial even if she hadn’t come from a distinguished family. She was …