Travel and Leisure

5 Memorable Travel Experiences in Japan

For a relatively small country, Japan holds its own against its neighbors. Packing a lot into its 142,000 square miles, you will find the perfect blend of history, nature, and culture. Are you planning a trip to Japan? Here are five memorable travel experiences you will find there: 1. Mount Fu Read More

The Nupe Tribe of Nigeria

The Nupe people are a tribe of people located in the small town of Bida, Niger State, Nigeria. The town of Bida is the world headquarters of all Nupe speaking people and consists of people from different parts of the state.  The town is ruled by a supreme ruler who is the Emir, and known in Read More

Charming Stein am Rhein and its Magnificent Stories

How do you start painting a place which you have never seen previously? That was the question I was asked when painting my first work: “The Swallow’s Nest”  (a castle on the cliffs of Crimea), which I had never seen in my life. Nevertheless, it seemed as if I had been ther Read More

How to Experience Italy's Amazing Amalfi Coast (or Driving Amalfi)

The Perilous Amalfi Drive We were cruising along the Amalfi Drive (formerly SS 163 Amalfitana or Strada Statale 163) on our way back from Amalfi; the village after which the Amalfi Coast is named. As we sped along the perilous road from Amalfi to Positano, we drove past a man who was par Read More

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is one of Japan's national treasures. It is divided into four general areas that include Mt. Fuji area, Hakone area, Izu Peninsula, and Izu Islands. Instead of being in one place, the park's points of interest are dispersed throughout the region. In these areas Read More

5 Emerging Ways Millennials Influence Travel

Millennials have grown accustomed to seeing the world in the palm of their hand. The generation born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s has grown up at the forefront of the digital age and with a smartphone as their ubiquitous accessory. The development of this generation has coincide Read More