Travel and Leisure

The Birds of Yosemite

The songs of the Yosemite winds and waterfalls are delightfully enriched with bird song, especially in the nesting time of spring and early summer. The most familiar and best known of all is the common robin, who may be seen every day, hopping about briskly on the meadows and uttering his cheery, en Read More

A Taste of Aristocracy in Vienna, Austria

What comes to mind when hearing the name Vienna? A sense of classic Empire? The capital of Austria? Or perhaps a “City of Music”? As for me, whenever I recall Vienna, the first word coming to my mind is “aristocracy”. Vienna first and foremost is adorned by an aristocrati Read More

The Forest Trees of Yosemite in General

For the use of the ever-increasing number of Yosemite visitors who make extensive excursions into the mountains beyond the Valley, a sketch of the forest trees in general will probably be found useful. The different species are arranged in zones and sections, which brings the forest as a whole withi 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

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

My Birthday Tour of Geneva's Attractions and Sparkling Lake

There are cities that seem unreachable, far beyond limits. But there are also those places that spark a light in your eyes whenever you enter into their “soul”. Jet d’Eau and Lake Geneva From all those cities that seemed far beyond my reach, Geneva was the most alluring o Read More