Author: Ms. R.

Built entirely in limestone rock and a short distance from the small medieval town of Roccantica, the hermitage known locally as Eremo di San Leonardo is yet another fascinating example of rural devotion in the region. Its history is largely unknown and has been mostly undocumented until recently, but is believed to have existed during the Middle Ages.  Nowadays, visitors can climb the steps that lead to the complex and will see the ruins of the hermit’s house, constructed……

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Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) is a small archipelago just off the southern coast of Iceland. The largest of these volcanic islands is called Heimaey, which features various quirky rock formations. The most outstanding rock formation on this island can be found along the western coast and is shaped like an elephant head, with its curious appearance resembling a pachyderm with the trunk being positioned under the Atlantic Ocean. Known as Elephant Rock, it was formed by one of the many……

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The northwest lawn of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado, is home to a whimsical piece of public art by Donald Lipski. Although not created for Denver, it’s one of the city’s most beloved sculptures. Entitled “The Yearling,” the piece features an enormous red chair with a pinto pony standing on its seat as if left behind by a giant toddler. In 1993, the sculpture was commissioned to stand outside a Washington Heights elementary school in New York……

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The Seven Seas are a lie. The bodies of water that the traditional title encompasses have changed over the centuries, but today include the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern. All of them are actually oceans. Seas, on the other hand, are by definition much smaller and at least partly enclosed by land—think the Mediterranean or Sea of Japan. (The North Atlantic’s Sargasso Sea, which is defined by the ocean currents that surround……

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