This warm and dry autumn is called bablje ljeto (grandma’s summer) in Croatia. Our version of the late ‘Indian summer’ is a ...

We do end up regretting not saying “I love you” enough, studies of romantic regrets suggest. It is a major regret, especially ...

What are the best airplane seats? I have an easy question to this widely debated question: go for the last row! The last seat on the flight is always my first choice! Selecting a plane seat may or may ...

We should all know more about the Kingdom of Aksum. Yet, the Aksumite Empire gods, mythology, and history, seem to have vanished from our collective knowledge. Aksum civilization was not the first to ...

Once a year, the city of Basel swaps its lab coats and precision watches for lightsabers, horns, and an alarming number of Super Marios. Wizards ride trams. Stormtroopers line up for coffee. Princess ...

A bulkhead is defined as an upright partition separating compartments (Merriam-Webster). Essentially, it is a wall or a barrier that divides sections of a plane, ship, or any other vehicle. The word ...

From spotting rare pink dolphins in Louisiana waters to witnessing Lake Techirghiol in Romania turning pink due to high temperatures, it seems as if even nature these days is employed by the “Barbie” ...

Kjeragbolten rock. The Stone of Love. A round block wedged solidly in the crevice of the Kjerag Mountain, almost one kilometer above sea level. The rock between two cliffs is rapidly becoming one of ...

I still remember those days when you could have just shown up at the airport, turned on your best check-in smile, and gotten a free upgrade to a better seat on the plane. Because the check-in ...

An Asian bathhouse is growing in popularity all around the world – the Korean spa! The trend is especially strong in the USA. Dozens of Korean spa facilities popped up in cities such as Las Vegas, New ...

“Fasten your seatbelt”, a gray-haired driver tells me before turning on the engine. The ride to the outskirts of Lopburi is just five minutes long, but as someone with a Thailand visa overstay fine ...