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13k Likes, 112 Comments - Outdoor · Forest · Mountains (@outdoortones) on Instagram: “Forest Dreams @cole.lundberg”

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You hear a lot about San Francisco (SF) these days but what you should know is that the city continues to deliver a vital fusion of cultural ideas and influences. This is the kind of town where self-driving cars cruise by historic row houses, where authentic dumpling and taco joints sit next to Michelin-rated restaurants, where hippie meets hipster, where Victorian buildings give way to Mediterranean architecture, where the water meets the woods, where…well, you get the point.

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In his upcoming book ‘Neon Road Trip,’ photographer John Barnes captures a luminous part of advertising history

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I found the old matchbook lying on a desk, writes Pablo Maurer. It was buried under some papers, beside a thick, water-logged book frozen solid in the January chill. I ran my fingers down its spine and read the title: “How to Run A Successful Golf Course.” The owner of the Penn Hills Resort in … Continue reading "Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins"

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Baguettes are the newcomer to UNESCO's list, but check out what else is on it.

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With overtourism showing no signs of abating in Europe's top destinations, there's never been a better time to seek options. Check out these 20 beautiful cities with few tourists.

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I heard there was an autonomous region inside Uzbekistan called Kalpakstan that had its own language and history and I was intrigued to see what hit was like...

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A biodiverse state park in South America’s largest savanna is home to natural springs, sand dunes, and sparkling waterfalls.

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You don't have to read books about travel for a story to inspire you to travel. We highly recommend the following 15 titles to jumpstart your next adventure.

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Valencia is a big city in the eastern coast of Spain. Valencia - Drone 4KI hope you enjoyed the video !Don't forget to Like, Comment and Subscribe for more ...

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Tales of mysterious ruins have long enchanted travellers from afar, but those stories may hide something even more fascinating – and adverse.

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Here they are: the state-defining experiences to check off as you visit every one of our 50 grand states.

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We put together our favorite in-state itineraries in every region of the country, to make it easy for you to explore your own backyard

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IN THE 1960S, FIDEL CASTRO faced many challenges by becoming an ideological enemy of the United States. One was being seen as the tip of the Soviet spear, a menace to democracy just 90 miles off the coast of Florida. Another was that America maintained the Guantanamo Bay military base, which was capable of sheltering 50 warships, on the southeastern tip of Cuba. But arguably the most vexing issue for Castro, especially on a sweltering summer day in Havana, was the United States cutting off Cuba’s dairy supply. That was a problem, because Casto was obsessed with ice cream. When he was still a young revolutionary in the jungle, a wealthy supporter, Celia Sánchez, sent him an ice-cream cake via mule for his birthday. When the rebellion succeeded, he established himself at the Havana Libre Hotel, where he habitually enjoyed the cafeteria’s milkshakes. In “A Personal Portrait of Fidel,” novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez described Castro polishing off 18 scoops after Sunday lunch. His affection for ice cream was such that the CIA attempted to poison his milkshake. “That was the closest the CIA got to assassinating Fidel,” a retired state security general told Reuters in 2007.

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Winter opens up endless adventure opportunities. And there’s no time to hibernate, because it’ll be gone before you know it. Here are 13 unique and fun trips, from backcountry lodges to fat biking to the world's longest ice skating path.

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Jun 16, 2020 - This Pin was discovered by Enzo. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest.

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Eight years ago, when I retired, sold almost everything I owned and began traveling the world, I didn’t do it to escape or to separate myself from the things I loved. I did it because I wanted to add some experience and adventure to my life. To move toward being my genuine self, instead of continuing the cookie-cutter life that society had designed for me. However, it didn’t take long to find that moving toward new things in life inevitably moves you away from others. I wanted to share the things I discovered about the world and myself with my old friends, but I found that, because there was no common thread to follow, not many were interested. You met your old friends at a different place and in a different phase of your life. While there still may be affection, your interests and theirs - unless you continue to share common experiences - grow apart. That doesn’t make your new experiences any more valuable than theirs, but it does mean that there is nothing to share or bond over. Nothing in common to discuss. Sure, trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge in China may be exciting for you, but apart from that time you got lost or almost fell, your non-adventure seeking friends just won’t care. They can’t relate.

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Cities long left abandoned. Skyscrapers left in solitude. There are some cities around the world that are completely abandoned. Today we're taking a look at ...

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The 2019 Copenhagenize Index ranks the world's urban hubs on how much they're doing to promote life on two wheels.

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The island of Ile Sainte-Marie (St Mary’s Island) is a tiny and beautiful island off the coast of Madagascar and boasts a very special little graveyard. Looking at Ile Sainte-Marie today, it seems a haven for wildlife, being renowned for humpback whale watching and loved by divers for its beautiful (shark free!) lagoon with substantial coral growth. However, Sainte-Marie wasn’t always such an idyllic landscape, but was a haven for pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries. The first known pirate to take up residence was Adam Baldridge – who fled from a murder charge and turned to piracy – in 1691, and countless others followed in his footsteps until the last pirate resident, John Pro, in 1719. Sainte-Marie was ideal for habitation, with great swathes of native fruit trees (ideal for making rum!) and enough resources to support an approximate 1000 pirates over a 100 year period. In a map of 1733, the island was named quite simply ‘the island of pirates’.[1]

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This Spanish town is perched on a cliff formed of hundred-thousand-year-old lava flow, has a medieval church, and is known for its sunsets.

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35.8k Likes, 218 Comments - Amber (@amberleighwest) on Instagram: “summer

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A place of biological superlatives with a flora and fauna that have only just begun to be researched: Lord Howe Island, between Australia and New Zealand. Th...

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Oct 8, 2014 - “@heynataliejean Every time I see this photo I think it's you! Every. Time.”

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From mountainous escapades to sun-drenched island jaunts, we’ve rounded up some of our top picks to get your blood pumping in 2019. So, whether you’re a hardcore adrenaline junkie looking to hike through the jungles of Rwanda, or in search of something a bit softer, like joining Yacht Week in the British Virgin Islands, these international adventure travel hot spots are definitely worth a visit. The hardest decision is picking the first one to hit.

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No word of a lie – these sights are all at the end of an easyJet flight. Pick your jaws off the floor and put them on your bucket list

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We sailed to Komodo island which is one of the gorgeous islands in Flores Indonesia BUT it's also home to the Komodo dragons which are some of the last creat...

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California is the one of the most beautiful states in the union, however, its high taxes, excessive regulations on business, high cost of living, and out of ...

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For two days in 1944, Allied bombers rained destruction on the beaches of the Caroline Islands in the South Pacific. During World War II, the lagoon was host to Japan’s Imperial Fleet, which was left destroyed in the wake of Operation Hailstone, often referred to as Japan’s Pearl Harbor. Today, hundreds of Japanese aircraft and other military machines remain at the bottom of the lagoon, making it one of the world’s best World War II wreck dive sites. The islands were once part of the Spanish West Indies, explored by Magellan and later visited by Spanish merchants and missionaries. The low coral islands are surrounded by a remarkable, sheltered reef — ideal for housing a navy. On February 17, 1944, five fleet carriers and four light carriers, along with support ships and some 500 aircraft, descended on the islands in a surprise attack. Just a week before the attack, the Japanese military had moved additional ships to the area, and, as a result, approximately 250 Japanese aircraft were destroyed and more than 50 ships sunk. An estimated 400 Japanese soldiers were killed in one ship alone, trapped in the cargo hold. Most of the fleet remains in exactly the same spot it was left, largely forgotten by the world until the late 1960s. Jacques Cousteau’s 1969 film Lagoon of Lost Ships (www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAqxu2RKO04) explored the wreck-littered lagoon, and many of the sunken ships were then still full of bodies. As wreck divers brought attention to the site, Japan began recovery efforts, and many bodies have been removed and returned to Japan for burial. A few, however, remain. Many of the wrecks are visible through the shallow, clear water, making it an accessible dive. The wrecks themselves can be very dangerous, not only because of ragged edges and tangles of cables but because of half-century old oil and fuel leaking into the water, creating a potentially dangerous situation. Up until the 1990s, the lagoon was known at Truk, but it is now called Chuuk. Many maps still show both names.

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