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Who Needs The City? 9 Beautiful Towns You Have To Visit

Sorry, cities, these beautiful towns prove that you're not the only ones capable of making tourists' mouths drop.

By Erin Kelly • Jul 29, 2015

Who Needs The City? 9 Beautiful Towns You Have To Visit

Sorry, cities, these beautiful towns prove that you're not the only ones capable of making tourists' mouths drop.

By Erin Kelly • July 29, 2015

8 Incredible Castles In America You Need To Visit This Summer

While most associate wondrous castles with Europe, these beautiful castles in America give the old continent a run for its money.

By Kiri Picone • Jul 23, 2015

8 Incredible Castles In America You Need To Visit This Summer

While most associate wondrous castles with Europe, these beautiful castles in America give the old continent a run for its money.

By Kiri Picone • July 23, 2015

31 Great Travel Selfies That Prove The Self-Portrait Isn’t Always Obnoxious

A common criticism of the selfie is that the photo doesn’t really transport the viewer anywhere–save for the filtered, idealized “reality” that the portrait-taker wants viewers to see. And generally speaking, that’s a really boring destination. The same cannot always be said, however, about travel selfies. Love them or absolutely...

By Savannah Cox • Jul 19, 2015

31 Great Travel Selfies That Prove The Self-Portrait Isn’t Always Obnoxious

A common criticism of the selfie is that the photo doesn’t really transport the viewer anywhere–save for the filtered, idealized “reality” that the portrait-taker wants viewers to see. And generally speaking, that’s a really boring destination. The same cannot always be said, however, about travel selfies. Love them or absolutely...

By Savannah Cox • July 19, 2015

People Without A Country: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Deep in the Sahara Desert lies the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). This somewhat grandiose title refers to the political organization of either 100,000 or 500,000 Sahrawi people, depending on who is doing the counting, who were driven from their homes in what used to be the Spanish Sahara in...

By Richard Stockton • Jul 15, 2015

People Without A Country: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Deep in the Sahara Desert lies the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). This somewhat grandiose title refers to the political organization of either 100,000 or 500,000 Sahrawi people, depending on who is doing the counting, who were driven from their homes in what used to be the Spanish Sahara in...

By Richard Stockton • July 15, 2015

San Fermin Festival: Gorings, Crowds And So Many Bulls

You'd have to be crazy to let six angry bulls chase you, but that's exactly what happens at the San Fermin festival.

By Kiri Picone • Jul 10, 2015

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San Fermin Festival: Gorings, Crowds And So Many Bulls

You'd have to be crazy to let six angry bulls chase you, but that's exactly what happens at the San Fermin festival.

By Kiri Picone • July 10, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXX

Shooting Stars: The Year’s Best Astronomy Photography Astrophotographer is one of the world’s cooler job titles and also exactly the type of person honored by the Royal Observatory of England’s Astronomy Photography of the Year competition. Now in its seventh year, the competition has gathered more entries than ever, from...

By John Kuroski • Jul 10, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXX

Shooting Stars: The Year’s Best Astronomy Photography Astrophotographer is one of the world’s cooler job titles and also exactly the type of person honored by the Royal Observatory of England’s Astronomy Photography of the Year competition. Now in its seventh year, the competition has gathered more entries than ever, from...

By John Kuroski • July 10, 2015

Inside Mount Kumgang Resort, North Korea’s Largely Abandoned Resort

Although chandeliers still drip from the ceilings, once North Korea banned South Korean tourism, the famed Mount Kumgang Resort became a ghost town.

By Kiri Picone • Jul 6, 2015

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Inside Mount Kumgang Resort, North Korea’s Largely Abandoned Resort

Although chandeliers still drip from the ceilings, once North Korea banned South Korean tourism, the famed Mount Kumgang Resort became a ghost town.

By Kiri Picone • July 6, 2015

The Worst Cars Ever Sold

Owning a terrible car is a rite of passage for most of us. It’s a rare, and very lucky, Westerner who hasn’t at some point been roped into buying a rolling lemon that’s three-quarters replacement parts and one-quarter rust. This is usually because we were dumb enough to buy used...

By Richard Stockton • Jul 2, 2015

The Worst Cars Ever Sold

Owning a terrible car is a rite of passage for most of us. It’s a rare, and very lucky, Westerner who hasn’t at some point been roped into buying a rolling lemon that’s three-quarters replacement parts and one-quarter rust. This is usually because we were dumb enough to buy used...

By Richard Stockton • July 2, 2015

Las Médulas: Splitting Mountains In Search Of Spanish Gold

Millennia ago, the Romans split Spain's mountains in search of gold. Here's what the world heritage site known as Las Médulas looks like today.

By John Schellhase • Jun 29, 2015

Las Médulas: Splitting Mountains In Search Of Spanish Gold

Millennia ago, the Romans split Spain's mountains in search of gold. Here's what the world heritage site known as Las Médulas looks like today.

By John Schellhase • June 29, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXVIII

The First Color Photographs Of The United States On some subconscious level, most of us imagine that the world before, say, 1920 existed in black and white. And why not? That’s what the photographic record of the era would have us believe. But as far back as 1889–14 years before...

By John Kuroski • Jun 26, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXVIII

The First Color Photographs Of The United States On some subconscious level, most of us imagine that the world before, say, 1920 existed in black and white. And why not? That’s what the photographic record of the era would have us believe. But as far back as 1889–14 years before...

By John Kuroski • June 26, 2015