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: Culture
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…
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 ‘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…
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…
Buddhism in Bihar—an Estranged Relationship in the Birthplace of the Fourth Largest Religion
This is part 1 of a 2-part series on the conditions of Buddhism at arguably the holiest site in…
Pick up Our Founder’s New Book—On the Face of It: A Traveler on His World, Starting at $4.00
Travel literature is naturally difficult owing to the simple fact that destinations are almost always more interesting and dreamy…
60 Meters—20 Years: Artist Yip Yew Chong’s Painted Singapre Throughout 70s and 80s now Display for the First Time
It needed a simple title—the remembrances of a quarter of a human life, spanning two decades of observations and…
What Makes the Perfect Forest for the Perfect Fall?
Depending on where you live in the world, you may be opening this story with every tree in your…
The Best Baklava in Baku: A Sickening Quest for Enlightenment of the Turkish Sweetmeat
Baku as a destination can be said to have it all. In the Azeri, there is a people that…
The ‘Fungiatt’ Northern Italy’s Mushroom-Mad Mountain Men
It was still dark out when Brother Paolo arrived at my gate, calling me on my cellphone. For early-morning…
Venetian Murano Glass Studios and Their Blazing Ovens Survived COVID Only to Face European Energy Crisis
The furnaces which burn from dawn ‘till dusk on the famous Venetian island of Murano are hot enough to…
Dozens of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Paintings and Maps Made Available For Viewing Online
To create his fictional world of Middle-Earth, English author J.R.R. Tolkien used nearly every creative tool at man’s disposal,…
Best Cities for Digital Nomads — 75 Destinations Ranked for Everything From Rent to Freedom
COVID-19 chased millions of traditionally office and computer-based workers into remote working situations, a place where many, especially young…
The World Heritage Committee Meets To Determine Class Of 2019
Kafu, Azerbaijan, July 1st, 2019. The 43rd meeting of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee is slated to meet in Kafu,…