Art and Culture

Dec 13, 2018 • 5 min read

Covering more than half of Israel, the Negev desert is a vast, diverse landscape that’s far from empty. Scattered across the colourful plains, mountains…

Dec 13, 2018 • 7 min read

There’s good reason to include big institutional art galleries and museums on your ‘to-see list’ – the offerings are vast, the exhibitions often world…

Dec 12, 2018 • 5 min read

In our fast-moving world, the most enriching moments often come when you’re just standing still. In a museum, for instance, when peering at a painting or…

Dec 12, 2018 • 4 min read

London has plenty in the way of must-see sights and instantly recognisable landmarks, but hidden down the side streets and tucked away in urban backwaters…

Dec 11, 2018 • 5 min read

Guadeloupe – it’s part-French, part-Creole, happily rustic and refreshingly authentic. 

Dec 11, 2018 • 5 min read

Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar has spent 2018 travelling across Russia to participate in ceremonies at a couple of historic synagogues. From the eastern Siberian…

Dec 11, 2018 • 5 min read

The word of the prophet Muhammad is believed to have arrived on present-day Russian territory early in the 8th century AD. Seven of Russia’s 22 republics…

Dec 10, 2018 • 6 min read

With more than five centuries of Ottoman history and a Muslim-majority population, modern Bosnia and Hercegovina brims with Islamic heritage. This land of…

Dec 10, 2018 • 5 min read

From crumbling Aztec empires to flamboyant mariachi bands, Mexico has a wealth of history and cultures for the intrepid explorer to discover. But less…

Dec 10, 2018 • 7 min read

One of China’s most important tourist cities, Hangzhou, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, is renowned for its natural beauty and classical Chinese…

Dec 10, 2018 • 4 min read

Above the myriad international brands and neon lights that line Hong Kong’s crowded streets hide a handful of cosy independent shops run by passionate…

Dec 8, 2018 • 7 min read

Some travellers prefer to avoid thinking about the previous occupants of their hotel rooms, but a new crop of Israeli and Palestinian boutique hotels have…

Dec 7, 2018 • 6 min read

It’s the sort of morning that carries the threat of biblical rain, the Atlantic fog rolling in so fast it could be described as witchcraft. It arrives in…

Dec 7, 2018 • 5 min read

Louisiana grew out of a unique, muddy substrate of North American cultural soil. This is a state with roots in the African diaspora, Acadian French exiles…

Dec 7, 2018 • 6 min read

Many travellers imagine that visiting Dubai as a woman is much more difficult, complicated and stressful than it actually is. Dubai ranks high on the list…

Dec 5, 2018 • 6 min read

A host of outdoor adventures await travelers visiting Santa Marta. Set right on the Caribbean Sea at the foot of the mighty Sierra Nevada, Colombia’s…

Dec 5, 2018 • 5 min read

Feasting on local seasonal produce – of extraordinary quality – has been alla moda in Piedmont (Piemonte) since time immemorial. From Alba’s insanely…

Dec 5, 2018 • 5 min read

Turn back the sundials to the days of Plato and Sappho, a time which may not have been the same-sex utopia once believed but where sexual freedoms…

Dec 5, 2018 • 6 min read

At first glance, Bucharest may be hard to define. The enormous Palace of Parliament gets the most attention as the second-largest administrative building…

Dec 5, 2018 • 6 min read

It seems odd that Brisbane, Australia’s third-largest city and Queensland's capital, could be described as ‘undiscovered’. But as the 2.2 million…

Dec 4, 2018 • 4 min read

LP Local Vesna Celebic has been living in Dubrovnik for a few decades, but she only started truly appreciating its intricate history once she began…

Dec 4, 2018 • 5 min read

With over 250 sunny days per year and a stunning setting on the Adriatic Sea, Dubrovnik is a top destination for anyone who loves to watch the sun drop…