Travel and Leisure

Barcelona, Spain: Facts, Travel and Points of Interest

Barcelona is a fascinating Spanish city with exceptional diversity of culture, culinary arts, and fabled architecture. In fact, the city’s architectural treasures span an average of 2000 years with various towering temples puncturing the sky and ancient city walls dazzling tourists from all ov Read More

Berlengas Archipelago: Portugal's Nature Destination

Rising from the clear azure depths of the Atlantic Ocean the Berlengas archipelago lies only several miles westwards from the picturesque coastline of Portugal. The group of small granite islands may seem a little out of the way from the established route of visitors’ attractions, but this mak Read More

Grand Teton National Park and Its Spectacular Natural Features (Video)

The Grand Teton National Park embraces the most scenic portion of the Teton Range of Wyoming, with an area of approximately 150 square miles, or 96,000 acres. It varies from 3 to 9 miles in width and is 27 miles in length. The northern extremity of the park is about 11 miles south of the southern bo Read More

St. Stephen's Cathedral: The Resplendent Baroque Church of Passau

A majestic House of God sits atop a hill in the Altstadt, “Old City”, of Passau. It overlooks the glistening Danube River and the junction of Ilz, a tributary of the Danube running through the Bavarian Forest. Inside is said to sit the largest organ in Europe, a powerful instrument which Read More

The Yosemite South Dome

With the exception of a few spires and pinnacles, the South Dome is the only rock about the Valley that is strictly inaccessible without artificial means, and its inaccessibility is expressed in severe terms. Nevertheless many a mountaineer, gazing admiringly, tried hard to invent a way to the top o Read More

Iguazu Falls: Most Beautiful Waterfall in the World (Photos)

The Iguazu Falls are quite simply one of the most dramatic, verdant, and beautiful natural wonders in the world. Located at the intersection of the borders between Brazil and Argentina, these magical waterfalls are inscribed on the list of New 7 Wonders of the Natural World and are also a Unesco Wor Read More