From wonders of the world to boutique hotels, parkour and free running to building jumping and rooftopping, these articles are pure inspirational fuel for the adventurous traveler seeking something off the beaten path.
Sexism or security – why not both? Pretty pink women-only parking spaces show once again that best intentions can bring about unintentional consequences. A curious fact about designated ...
Visitors to the new panoramic rooftop deck of the Tate Modern are being told not to take pictures ... and not just of artwork on display inside the galleries: voyeuristic snapshots inside ...
Nobody could ever accuse the Soviets of being too modest in the scale of their monuments and colossal sculptures, and they left no shortage of absolutely bonkers concrete and stone creations all ...
Slides actually make a lot of practical sense in urban environments, potentially zooming over busy streets and transferring pedestrians from high ground to low ground faster than an escalator or ...
Voting in elections is one of our most cherished democratic rights but where we vote – and who the candidates are – can leave a lot to be desired. Polling places (or "polling ...
Above and beyond your typical five-star hotel, this open-air room sits at nearly 6,500 feet in the mountains of Switzerland with panoramic views of the Alps. A bed, side tables and lamps ...
A few years back, one man in Saudi Arabia was hailed as a hero for putting leftover food from his restaurant in a refrigerator along the street for anyone to take; since then, an ongoing effort ...
The Soviet Union not only manufactured cars, they exported them to buyers charmed (or duped) by some amusingly and bemusingly photographed advertisements. Putin the pedal to the metal ...
It’s true that as we get older, we lose most of the rich imagination that had us drawing monsters and telling strange stories as kids, the world seeming less magical with each year that passes. ...
A biblical theme park contained within a huge ark (the largest timber-framed structure in the world) has opened in Kentucky, just as the region was hit hard by heavy rains and flash floods. ...
