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Sculpture by the Sea has covered Sydney’s beaches in artOct 24, 2018 • 0 min read
Right now, travellers in Sydney can hit the beach for more than just a swim, as the annual Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi exhibition is on. The three-week…
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historyA newly discovered piece of graffiti has changed the history of Pompeii as we know itOct 22, 2018 • 2 min read
Pompeii is a place that keeps on giving. Even though the infamous volcanic eruption happened in 79 AD and the remains of the destroyed Ancient Roman city …
historyYou can be lord of your own medieval French castle for just €50Oct 19, 2018 • 1 min read
If owning part of a medieval castle in the French countryside appeals to you, you can now become a shareholder in the Château de l'Ebaupinay. Best of all,…
- architectureThe Empire State Building re-imagined
Oct 19, 2018 • 1 min read
The Empire State Building is one of New York City’s most iconic landmarks and one of the most recognisable skyscraper in the world— built in 1930, it remained…
musicBeijing’s Forbidden City hosted an epic classical music gala for the first time in 20 yearsOct 18, 2018 • 1 min read
Beijing’s imperial palace, the Forbidden City, was transformed into a gala venue to celebrate classical music label Deutsche Grammophone’s 120th…
- photographyWinners of the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2018
Oct 16, 2018 • 2 min read
The winning images from the Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition 2018 have been unveiled, with the final selection showing the breathtaking…
historyThe Tennessee State Museum has some impressive new digsOct 12, 2018 • 2 min read
At the ripe old age of 81, the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville has finally moved into a place of its own. After stints in the War Memorial Building…
artThe world's largest Che Guevara mural has appeared on social housing blocks in NaplesOct 8, 2018 • 2 min read
Think you have seen enough Che Guevara iconography in your life to warrant a revolution to ban it? Dutch-Neapolitan artist Jorit Agoch might just change…
historyAbstract brutalist monuments of former Yugoslavia are having a momentOct 8, 2018 • 3 min read
A new book has been published that comprehensively catalogues the abstract brutalist monuments known as Spomeniks that were built across Yugoslavia…
sustainable travelAboriginal culture and heritage of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Basin brought alive in new mapOct 5, 2018 • 2 min read
Visible from space as a white stain on a brown continent, the enormous, salt-crusted basin of Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre is the world’s sixth-largest lake and…
artCairo’s 'Garbage City' is transformed by a 50-building wide muralOct 2, 2018 • 2 min read
On the outskirts of the Mokattam Mountain in southeast Cairo lies the neighbourhood of Manshiyat Naser, but many people call it by a different name;…
historyThe ruins that changed the history of humanitySep 27, 2018 • 2 min read
There has never been an archaeological find quite like Göbekli Tepe. Only discovered in 1963 - with excavation not happening until 1994 - the site in…
hotelsInside the world's first 'underground' hotel built in an abandoned quarrySep 17, 2018 • 2 min read
InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland (also known as the Deep Pit Hotel), will finally open its doors in October. The eye-popping, luxury hotel is standing…
artGhosts are bringing this Czech church back to life as a tourist attractionSep 14, 2018 • 1 min read
In the small village of Lukova, more than 200km east of Prague, lies a dilapidated church that has lain in disrepair for decades. Now it’s gaining…
archaeologyHundreds of gold Roman coins were just discovered in ItalySep 13, 2018 • 2 min read
The Roman Empire ended formally in 476 AD (at least the Western one) and yet archaeologists never stop finding artefacts and objects dating back to the…
tvOzark Season 2 has dropped; here's where you can find the filming locationsSep 12, 2018 • 2 min read
Ozark has been a huge hit for Netflix and the plot centres around financial planner Marty Byrde, played by Jason Bateman, who relocates his family from…
photographyWorkhouses, crypts and sanatoriums: a glimpse at abandoned New YorkSep 5, 2018 • 2 min read
There are many sides to New York City, from its iconic landmarks and must-see tourist hot spots to the hidden, hyper-local spots huddled throughout the…
health and wellnessTrain like the ancients in Japan's sacred mountainsSep 5, 2018 • 2 min read
For world travellers, Japan is a country like no other. A vibrant contradiction where new and diverse cultures meet ancient tradition and cherished…
historySyria's ancient city of Palmyra may open for tourists again in 2019Sep 3, 2018 • 2 min read
The destruction of Palmyra in 2015 made headlines all over the world as many lamented the loss of this ancient wonder in the Syrian Civil War. Now with…
architectureThe steps to this Malaysian temple got a rainbow makeover – and created controversyAug 31, 2018 • 2 min read
The stairs leading up to a temple in Malaysia have an eye-catching new colour scheme – but the bright rainbow colours have also attracted some controversy.
wildlife and natureWalk in the steps of Christopher Robin at the real-life Hundred Acre WoodAug 30, 2018 • 2 min read
With this summer’s Christopher Robin, released by Disney, and last year’s Goodbye Christopher Robin, produced by Fox Pictures, it looks like the Winnie…
architectureFaroe Islands newest town hall is a bridge linking two villagesAug 27, 2018 • 2 min read
A new and innovatively-designed town hall is bridging villages in the Faroe Islands and breathing life back into the community.