Basel Beats the Heat with a River Commute
The northern Swiss city and canton of Basel sits at a lower average elevation than any other in the…
Category: Travel & Discovery
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Brooklyn Bonsai Museum Celebrates 100th Birthday Bash with Largest-Ever Exhibition on These Mini Trees
One of America’s largest bonsai tree collections recently celebrated its centennial with the largest exhibition on these miniature trees…
‘Cracks in Time’ Documents the Pandemic Through the Brushstrokes of Chinese Artists: Screening in Basel
Art has served many needs and many functions over its ageless history, and if one of its most important…
Visits to US Sharply Fall as Trump’s Immigration, Censorship Policies Proving a Borderline Tourism Killer
The effects of President Trump’s stricter border controls, immigration, and even censorship policies may have had a direct impact…
Nowruz in Karakalpakstan Brings Out the Best of a Multi-Ethnic Non-Nation
A month ago today, I was fortunate enough to accidentally have my travel plans coincide with the biggest festival…
What Is “Geological Heritage” and How Do These UNESCO Sites Promote it?
At the recent conclusion of a meeting of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, 16 new sites from North Korea…
Life Is Full of Surprises in Karakalpakstan, Central Asia’s “Sixth Stan”
Karakalpakstan is a mouthful to say, one which has to be said a bit slowly so your friends don’t…
Travelers Are Being Increasingly Turned Off by Overtourism—Consider Skipping These Trending Destinations
WaL reported last year that 2024 was the most touristy year in human history, with many European destinations reeling from…
What Is ‘Intangible World Heritage’? UNESCO’s Lesser-Known List Countries Strive to Be on
The 19th session of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee of UNESCO just concluded in Paraguay, adding 58 cultural practices…
Famous Lovers, Moorish Towers, and Ham Make up the Charms of This Northern Spanish City
There’s a joke in Spain that the country has two cities that don’t exist: Murcia, the biggest city that…
He Travels to Share the Happiest Moments in People’s Lives from Every Country in the World
“It’s really just a publicity thing,” says Michael Zervos, a man who’s currently on course to set the Guinness…
Your Next Vacation May Be a Lifesaver, Researchers Studying Travel and Human Health Suggest
Story at a glance… Researchers looked at the relationship between travel and tourism and health. Using the thermodynamic concept…
These Days Women Prioritize Travel Twice as Much as Men
The world’s leading travel risk management and crisis response firm Global Rescue recently conducted an interview of 1,100 of…
UNESCO Heritage Sites Class of 2024: A Mixed Bag of New Sites
The 46th annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee has just concluded in New Delhi. Keeping with WaL tradition of reporting…
Italy’s Tourist Spots Are More Crowded Than Ever–Here Are Some Breathtaking Alternatives
The high season in Europe is already well underway, and many famous cities in several European countries are already…
For a Summer Holiday, There May Literally Never Be a Better Time to Visit Taiwan
In my book On the Face of It: A Traveler on His World, I explain that I had the good…
A Slice of Middle America in the Middle of the Caucasus Mountains—Ohio Inn and Cafe
Far beyond the tourist haunts of Asia and Europe lies Azerbaijan, home of the nevertheless very touristy, gorgeous, chic,…
It’s Not Easy Running a Private Night Train in Europe – a Year of Operations at European Sleeper
While thousands of nocturnal trains depart and arrive at stations across Asia every day, the idea of a train…
Corrupted Monks and Conspiracy Along the Pilgrimage Called the ‘Buddha Circuit’
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the conditions of Buddhism at arguably the holiest site in…
Lucknow in a Day—According to World at Large
Located on the major highways linking the capital of New Delhi to the tourist centers of Varanasi and Agra,…