Near the city of Osoyoos, between the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys in British Columbia, and close to the US/Canada border, a lake sacred to the Native Americans attracts visitors from all around the world. The ‘Spotted Lake’ is a saline endorheic alkali lake composed of 365 separate pools of highly…
Southeast of Serra da Estrela is enchanting Monsanto, an ancient fortified village nestled on the slopes of the “Monsanto” (from the Latin “Mons Sanctus” or “Holy Mount”), a steep hill that reaches 758 meters of height. Voted in 1938 the “most Portuguese village in Portugal”, the peculiar athmosphere of this…
Visitors of New Zealand can’t miss the spectacular Waitomo Glowworm Caves, definitely one of this country’s most amazing tourist attractions. These limestone caverns, full of grottos and incredible rock formations, as well as the underground river are lit by the blue-green luminescent light radiated by a myriad of Arachnocampa luminosa,…
240 kilometers east of the coasts of Somalia, and 380 kilometers south of the Arabian Peninsula lies a small archipelago. Socotra (also spelled Soqotra), its largest island, is vastly uncontaminated thanks to the fact that it has been opened to tourism only recently. Being very isolated, Socotra has a…
Kyoto, Japan’s town and ancient capital of the country, is a favorite destination for many tourists; thanks to its many temples, Zen gardens, geishas and maiko, food and culture totally foreign to westerners it intrigues, fascinates and drives the tourists to visit it. But tired of the rudeness of visitors,…
Used in the beginning of the 20th century as a target practice field by the Mexican government, the Marieta Islands, off the shore of Puerto Vallarta, have gained something interesting from those bombings. Instead of destruction and ruins, a huge circular crater formed, which hides one of the most secluded…