Tallinn is crowded when the cruise ships come to town, but you can have it mostly to yourself when the ships leave. Travelers from all corners of the globe make their way over land and sea (and of course air) to discover this charming city with almost 900 years of history. You can get a sense of the layers of history as you walk up and down the narrow ... [Read more]
Cleanliness, safety, and location are the first three things that spring to mind when I’m choosing a hotel. There are thousands upon thousands of hotels out there, and each has its own set of promises. Reading a hotel description on a booking website isn’t enough these days. Reviews can be even be misleading sometimes. So, where do you go for help, and ... [Read more]
Desolate, ruined, hollow: ghost towns are the remnants of urban catastrophe. Whether it's a shift in local industry or a particularly nasty disaster that sparks a mass exodus, it means the death knell for a town. Eerie and tragic, yet brimming with history, the following ghost towns are monuments to hardship, good intentions with bad repercussions, and ... [Read more]
There's something about a massive towering statue that both excites us and totally freaks us out. Their sheer size is mind boggling, their design questionable, and taste level...you'll see what we mean. 1. Emperors Yan and Huang - Zhengzhou, Henan, China Image: en.wikipedia.com Image: Chinadaily.com/Zynews.com These creepy faces belong to the Emperors ... [Read more]
Could your next vacation go wrong, just like the Griswold family’s in the 1983 movie, National Lampoon’s Vacation? Though humorous and obviously fictional, the movie does highlight a few realistic points on how a vacation could go wrong, like running out of cash. Had Clark Griswold, the protagonist in the movie, gotten travel tips and advice ... [Read more]
Until this point in our history, we have not found another planet teeming with life like our own. We continue to search, but it has become clear that what we have in planet Earth is something special, at least within the scope of our understanding. Our planet is naturally divided into continents and oceans, so the first question that comes to mind is ... [Read more]
