Varanasi, also known as Benares, is one of the oldest and holiest Hindu cities in India. Hindus consider it the favorite city of the god...
Giethoorn dates back to the 13th century, when settlers from the Mediterranean settled in this marshy region. By extracting peat from the ground to use...
The significant height of Victoria Falls, combined with the gigantic volume of water continuously falling, promotes the formation of an enormous spray of water. The...
The Dead Sea is located in a region with a very hot and dry climate. As a result, due to these high temperatures and the...
The first writing systems date back to around 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Initially, ideograms directly represented objects or ideas, as seen with...
Vorkuta is located all the way up, close to the Arctic Circle, in the extreme northeast of European Russia. Situated beyond the Arctic Circle and...
In Ifrane, the climate is very similar to that of Switzerland: distinct seasons, with a cold winter and beautiful snowfall. Here, you can really take...
Built between the 8th and 9th centuries, Chand Baori is a spectacular stepwell carved in the village of Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India. It was commissioned by...
The funeral rites of the Toraja date back several centuries and are rooted in the ancestor worship called Aluk Todolo, an animist religion originating from...
The name Hel has nothing to do with hell, contrary to what one might imagine at first glance. It derives from an old Slavic or...
