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Italy: First Impressions of Rome
by Sonu Purhar It’s my first morning in Rome, and I feel as if I have awoken on the surface of the sun. The city’s … [Read More...]
Wales: Princes and Castles
by Keith Kellett It’s the tradition in England that the eldest son of the Monarch, or Heir Apparent, is titled the … [Read More...]
Aztecs of Central Mexico: Lords of the Fifth Sun
by Georges Fery It was dark, for there was no Sun when the gods met. They said, “who will bring the Sun?” For, after … [Read More...]
Easter Island’s Collapse – Part Two
Easter Island’s Collapse Part One outlined the arrival and spread of the islanders’ communities, and the rise of the … [Read More...]
Doing the Viennese Vaults
Austria by Bob S. Hale Vienna is the city of castles, palaces, extraordinary churches; it is the city of the … [Read More...]
Exploring the Historic Umayyad Mosque
Damascus, Syria by Natasha Sheldon Many relics of the past hide in Damascus’s streets. Turn a corner here and you … [Read More...]
Hiking the Samaria Gorge
A Sensory Experience in Crete, Greece by Lindsay Soberano-Wilson From the moment I reached the threshold of the … [Read More...]
Abkhazia, Georgia: A Place That Does Not Exist
by Lizaveta Zhahanina “Have you ever been to Sukhumi?” asked an Abkhaz military officer at the border between Georgia … [Read More...]
The Mystery of Fairy Stone State Park in Fayerdale, Virginia
by Patricia Apelt The idea of a city under water often sounds like folklore, bringing images of the Lost City of … [Read More...]
Korea: Fighting Over Dokdo
by Jonathon Engels I had never heard of Dokdo, not even by the English name of Liancourt Rocks, until one of my … [Read More...]
China: Beijing is Buzzing
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