From salsa, to tobacco plantations to diving on the coast of Cuba, here are 20 things you shouldn't miss in this exciting island country.
You have shared a post that offers payment for clicks.
To receive credit and payment, please sign in.
Learn more about paid sharing
sign in
by signing in you agree to the terms of use
create your account
I just want to read stuff
Awesome. Browse pages and subscribe to the ones you like.
I want to post and earn money
Create a page about something you're passionate about and post links to articles, stories and more. Trunqd is 100% free to use, and we will pay you 80% of all ad revenue on your pages. It takes less than 60 seconds to sign in and create your first post.
I want to advertise
You can create an ad on any page within seconds.
sign in with facebook
If you prefer to sign in with email, click here.
create new subaccount
Some of the most interesting and offbeat destinations on Earth.
website directory
From salsa, to tobacco plantations to diving on the coast of Cuba, here are 20 things you shouldn't miss in this exciting island country.
It would be a stretch, perhaps, to describe it as a “holy grail” of travel. Wild legends have not taken root regarding its biblical origins. Chainmail-clad knights did not spend the medieval centuries questing across Middle Eastern landscapes and Somerset hilltops in search of it. And Hollywood films have not been made in its honour, with whip-cracking archaeologists battling evil regimes and implausible plot-lines to preserve it for humanity.
A viral tweet about a rebuffed seat-swap on a recent flight made people wonder: Who actually chooses to sit in the middle?
Most of us will never climb Everest, but the mountain still looms large in our minds every spring when hundreds of hearty souls travel there for adventure. Everest sits on the border between Nepal and China, and the most popular route to the top has long been via Nepal, on the mountain's south side. Here's an overview of what that journey entails. Much of this text originally appeared in What You Missed: Everest, a limited newsletter series published in 2018. We'll be publishing What You Missed: Everest in 2019 as well: subscribe to this email list to receive the special Everest edition every Saturday during the climbing season, starting March 30. While climbers are resting and getting their bodies used to the altitude at various camps on the mountain, we'll be sending you updates on various expeditions, alongside historical context from Outside's vast Everest story archive.
Valencia Spain in 4K UHD Drone. The port city of Valencia lies on Spain’s southeastern coast, where the Turia River meets the Mediterranean Sea. Valencia is ...
From atmospheric Berlin to Joyce’s Trieste, via Marseille’s markets and a wellbeing walk in Copenhagen, city strolls reward the curious rambler
Imagine casting off most of your worldly possessions to live on a sailboat you bought on the Internet -- perhaps without even seeing it, or knowing how to tie a knot or hoist the mainsail. These people learned a lot when they gave up terra firma for boat life.
Settle down against the trunk of a nearby tree in your local woods and join Sweden as she reads you her own chilling story.
It's time to take a hard look at how we live as digital nomads, says travel blogger Geena Truman.
For most people, going on vacation during the pandemic has been the stuff of dreams. But as vaccination becomes a reality, it’s time to start nurturing your travel imagination.
Samothrace, or Samothraki, towards Greece's northeaster border with Turkey, is an unspoiled island popular with hikers and hippies. From waterfall pools to hidden beaches, here's what to see on what locals call a "virgin island."
After losing her job as a journalist, Janet Blaser left Santa Cruz for Mazatlán, where she started her own magazine. Here are the pros and cons of her life...
Costa Rica is getting something right. The Central American country of stunning beaches, rainforests, and biodiversity, is also known for its stable democracy and educated population. Its president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, said at Davos 2019: “Seventy years ago, Costa Rica did away with the army. This allows for many things. Eight percent of our GDP is invested in education because we don't have to spend on the army. So our strength is human talent, human wellbeing.” By comparison, World Bank data shows the US spent less than 5% of its GDP on education, while the world average is just 4.8%. President Alvarado said not spending on the armed forces also allowed his country to protect the environment. Costa Rica generates more than 99% of its electricity from renewable sources, with the vast majority from hydroelectric dams. While this is a major achievement, electricity only represents a small proportion of the country’s energy usage, as many homes use gas for heating, and fuel for their cars. Air quality in Costa Rica, as in many countries around the world, is a concern, and some parts of the capital San Jose breach World Health Organization limits for air pollution.
An idyllic holiday resort on the banks of the Red Sea was a base for Israeli spies with a secret mission.
Go to https://buyraycon.com/thoughty for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon.Support Me & Get Early Access: http://bit.ly/t2clubThoughty2 Merchandis...
A mini documentary on the history of the incredible and mysterious ancient ruins of the city of Nan Madol “the Venice of the pacific” on the island of Pohnpe...
A tour of the remains of some of the Japanese land-based installations at Truk Lagoon, including Airport Island and Dublon seaplane base. The fish factory is...
The best drinking cities to travel to this year, from Osaka to Lisbon, plus a guide to the essential bars to visit in each destination.
20 best day hikes in the world for your bucket list: Kjeragbolten, Trolltunga, Tongariro, Machu Picchu, Great Wall of China, Half Dome, the Narrows.
In this episode of Atlas Obscura Tries, our host Sarah Durn dives into the world of mythical mermaids during the two-day Sirens of the Deep Camp at Weeki Wac...
Where will travel be ten years from now? No one knows. But based on lots of reading and listening (and maybe a touch of wishful thinking), I have a few ideas.
University of Melbourne archaeologists are working with colleagues from ANU and Laos Department of Heritage to solve the riddle of the thousands of ancient s...
In 1929 a German doctor named Friedrich Ritter and his former patient Dore Strauch landed on Floreana, a then-uninhabited island in the Galapagos archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. Having both left their spouses they’d set out to create paradise, far from their despised bourgeois milieu back in Germany. Friedrich arrived on the island toothless: he had removed his teeth before the trip because he wanted to see if his gums would toughen in the wilderness. At dinner time he would wear a pair of steel false teeth, made before the trip, that he would soon have to share with Dore, whose teeth quickly rotted and, for lack of dentistry tools, had to be pulled out with gardening implements. Yes, there was definitely an unconventional side to the couple. But then they also loved to quote Nietzsche and Lao-Tse, then as now a very bourgeois thing to do. Friedrich’s gums never toughened, of course, but he and Dore did. They worked hard to make their homestead—clearing the land, building a house from scratch, raising chickens and cattle, planting a garden. To deal with the heat, the heavy rains, and the thorny vegetation upon the sharp volcanic rocks, they quickly learned it was best to wear nothing but knee-high boots. The few visitors that passed by their homestead, often wealthy travelers who had read about them in the international press, would be greeted by a sign prompting them to ring the bell and wait, so Friedrich and Dore could get dressed. Their nudism added to their allure: the rugged doctor and his mistress, naked, creating their own Garden of Eden on a far-off island.
Following a secret tunnel in Kathmandu that led to a drug dealer cafe.
The first of my new travel VLOG series bought to you from the remote Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. Everyday for the next 12 days I'll share ...
47 Likes, 0 Comments - Ishani_Thakar (@ishani_thakarr) on Instagram: “#arts_moonlight #moon_of_the_day #moons #light #stars #digitalart #paint #painter #paintbrush…”
Todd Brizendine