If you had to guess the location of the world’s longest continuously running ski club, you might pick somewhere like Austria or Switzerland. But the answer, according to the International Ski Federation, is Australia. Skiing was introduced to Australia in 1861, when three Norwegian miners in the Gold Rush settlement of Kiandra, New South Wales, [...]
Because Tuscany is a treasure trove of fine art, breathtaking architecture, savoury food and world renowned wine, travellers to the central Italian region often overlook its rich literary history. Yet for any lover of great poetry and prose — particularly writers like Boccaccio, Petrarch and Dante — Tuscany is also the muse that inspired some [...]
Angry Birds addicts around the world may still be committed to the ultimate destruction of the game’s irritating porcine rogues, but at a real-life Angry Birds theme park (愤怒的小鸟), Chinese gamers are already knocking over actual green pigs. The Angry Birds theme park opened to the public on September 1 in Changsha, the capital [...]
A honeymoon is a once in a lifetime trip, and choosing a romantic destination requires careful planning. While other trips might focus on an activity, like skiing, the honeymoon is a chance for newlyweds to focus on each other. Every couple will imagine something different when planning their perfectly romantic honeymoon, but hopefully the [...]
In Bangladesh, it’s always teatime. The country produces 60 million kilos of tea every year, with almost 95% consumed domestically. At the center of the industry is the bucolic town of Srimangal, a five-hour train ride northeast of Dhaka. You can rent a bike to zip around Srimangal’s estates — most of them welcome [...]
Kolkata, the intellectual and cultural capital of India, doesn’t put on a dazzling show. Instead, it quietly grows on you with the richness of its architecture, the vibrancy of its arts and the vivaciousness of its people. Here’s how to make the most of a morning or afternoon in this former colonial capital. One [...]
Exploring Kenya’s Masai Mara can satisfy that quest for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure within all of us, catering to our childhood dreams of seeing African wildlife up close and experiencing the magic of an unknown culture. “If you are an adventurer at heart, love good food, want to experience a culture that will change your [...]
From the back of a rickshaw in the busy streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, Taimur Islam shook his head and pointed to an old residential building being torn down. “There’s goes another one,” he said. “It never stops.” slam, an architect, is the head of the Urban Study Group, a small band of architects [...]
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Canada Experience this magical corner of Banff National Park, and you may feel like explorer Thomas Wilson, who exclaimed, “I never in all my explorations saw such a matchless scene,” when he first glimpsed the lake in 1882. Known to native tribes as “lake of little fishes,” the majestic body [...]
What do people do when popular uprisings, economic uncertainty and the vagaries of the British weather conspire to derail the best-laid summer plans? Revert to the old favourite Mediterranean destinations, it would seem. Turmoil in the Middle East and ever-tightening purse strings are putting paid to the longer haul ambitions of thousands. And downpours [...]