Author: Ms. R.

Tourlida is an islet of Patras Gulf, located three miles (five kilometers) away from Messolonghi. It owes its name to a seabird species.  This area was surrounded by water until 1885 when a road was finally constructed to the mainland. This construction work led to the separation of the Kleisova lagoon from the rest of the Messolonghi lagoon. During the sunset, the sky forms an idyllic scene with these wooden houses known as pelades as the backdrop. These houses……

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At 7:30 a.m. on a Monday in January, the sun has yet to climb over the snowy San Juan mountains that stand sentinel around the tiny town of Ouray, Colorado. In the twilight, a pair of climbers bundled in layers, a thermos of hot coffee or tea in their backpacks, make their way to the cold, shady canyon of the so-called Swiss Alps of America, ice tools, ropes and wrenches in hand. These are the ice farmers of the……

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Old Fort Park is a beautiful public park located in an artsy little seaside city in central Florida. The park overlooks a small community harbor and is open to pets. The site itself is named after a Scottish physician Andrew Turnbull, who established the colony of New Smyrna in 1767. Turnbull built his settlement during Florida’s British period which lasted approximately 20 years, from 1763 to 1783. Walking up to the ruins along a paved footpath, the site initially……

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Boston Castle, in Rotherham England, was built as a hunting lodge for the third Earl of Effingham who was, in 1775, a serving British officer. He was keen to have his military capabilities recognized and had at one time served as a mercenary for Russian queen, Catherine the Great, against the Turks in an attempt to raise his profile. Despite his military ambitions, he supported of the American Revolution (or at least opposed sending troops against the colonists). He……

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On the terraced, steep-sided hills the locals call the Amphitheater of the Giants, Alessandro Crovara takes the monorail to work. Unlike the sleek, single-track trains cruising through cities the world over, the monorails in this corner of northwestern Italy are old tractors that pull flatbed wagons slowly along a narrow metal rail, carrying farmers and their equipment and, at harvest time, boxes and boxes of grapes. Crovara tends vines in small terrace parcels that, in total, equal the size……

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Casa del Venado Azul is a factory, school, musical instrument shop, lodging place, and center for spiritual journeys. This multipurpose center offers pre-Columbian musical instruments, classes in Chichimeca culture for children, workshops in the construction of pre-Columbian musical instruments. There is also onsite a traditional steam bath or sweat lodge, temazcal available with prior reservations. In 1992, Luis Castro opened the doors to La Casa del Venado Azul as a place to give space to his research and his creativity. As……

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Independence Square in Minsk and the surrounding buildings were designed in the classic, constructivist style of architecture by renowned Soviet architect, Iosif Langbard. The square is immense and is designated for various public events.   In stark contrast to the monumental scale and austere grandeur of the square is the beautiful Fountain of Three Storks that was installed in 2005. The fountain features a bronze sculpture of artistically crafted storks taking flight and sits on a glass dome, which is……

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