Sean McLachlan
There's a well-worn tourist trail in Spain: Madrid for the art, Barcelona for the nightlife and the Costa del Sol for the beaches. All of these are great, but there are plenty of other spots that often slip under the radar. Valencia, for example, gets plenty ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Valencia: Spain's Third City Offers Culture And Cuisine
Sean McLachlan
There's a well-worn tourist trail in Spain: Madrid for the art, Barcelona for the nightlife and the Costa del Sol for the beaches. All of these are great, but there are plenty of other spots that often slip under the radar. Valencia, for example, gets plenty ...New Dinosaur Unearthed (And On Display) In Utah
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Dinosaur lovers will be flocking to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City to check out a new discovery, a big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur found in what is now Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Here's some stats about this new species, now named ...Drunks In Ireland Poop In Holy Well, Deface Prehistoric Fort
Jon Sullivan
A group of about 40 drunks in County Donegal, Ireland, went on a rampage at a prehistoric fort, harassing tourists, defecating in a holy well, and removing stones, Irish Central reports.
The incident occurred at Grianan Fort, a stone ring fort dating to ...The Aboriginal Art Of Australia's Kakadu National Park
Kraig Becker
Australia's vast and wild Northern Territory holds a number of wonders for visitors to discover, not the least of which is Kakadu National Park. Spread out across more than 7600 square miles, the park is the true embodiment of the Outback with a rugged and ...The Desolate Salt Mines Of Sal Island, Cape Verde
I didn't know about Sal until a couple weeks before I departed for a trip to the island, at the invitation of a friend who wanted to go there for the purpose of diving and also wanted to have a travel partner in tow. I knew little about the country of Cape Verde. Between ...Vampires Exhumed From Polish Graveyard
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A graveyard containing the remains of four vampires has been excavated by a team of archaeologists in Poland, Polskie Radio reports.
The archaeologists were excavating ahead of the construction of a new road in Gliwice, southern Poland, when they ...Aircraft Turned Diner To Open As Florida Attraction
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The Douglas DC-7 made history in 1953 flying the first non-stop coast-to-coast service in the country for American Airlines. But the DC-7's fame did not last long, as just a few years later, jet aircraft would charge the future of commercial aviation. Gone ...Tangier, Morocco: Stop And Stay A While
Almudena Alonso-Herrero
Every now and then in my travels I find a spot where I want to stop for a while. Damascus, Harar and the Orkney Islands have all captured my imagination because of their rich culture and laid back atmosphere.
Damascus is lost, sucked into the ...Germany Building Memorial To Hitler's Euthanasia Victims
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The government of Germany has begun construction of a monument to remember the physically and mentally handicapped people killed by the Nazis.
While everyone knows about the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust, Hitler's other victims are often ...Yuka The Woolly Mammoth Goes On Display In Japan (VIDEO)
A 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth has gone on display in Yokohama, Japan.
Dubbed "Yuka," the mammoth died at the age of 10 and was frozen in the Russian snow until it was discovered three years ago. Yuka is the best preserved example of her species, which went extinct ...
Exhibition At Berlin Wall Shows World's Fortified Borders
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The Berlin Wall has been a symbol of oppression and tyranny ever since it went up. When it fell in 1989, the world rejoiced and many hoped we would now live in a world without barriers.
As a new exhibition at a remaining part of the wall shows, however, ...Location Of Next National Park: The Moon?
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Despite the fact that no human has set foot on the moon in over 40 years, Congress is worried that the sanctity of the Apollo landing sites is on the cusp of being compromised. So on Monday, worried legislators Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Rep. Eddie Bernice (D-TX) ...Madrid Offers Up Great Summer Art Season
Dalí, El gran masturbador, 1929 © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Madrid, 2013
Madrid is one of the best destinations in the world for art, and this summer its many museums and galleries are putting on an impressive array ...Secret Toilet Discovered In Scottish Castle
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Archaeologists working on a conservation project at Drum Castle near Aberdeen, Scotland, have discovered two secret chambers, one of which includes a medieval toilet complete with its wooden seat.
Drum Castle features a 13th-century castle keep that's ...Fascinating Map Of London By Stephen Walter
Stephen Walter has a way of creating complex and obsessive art -- specifically, maps. His maps of various areas in England are often enlightening, but he has himself beat with one of his latest creations: a fascinating map of London and its underground. The map was ...Los Angeles County Museum Of Art Inaugurates African Gallery
Royal Museum for Central Africa, RG 22725, photo R. Asselberghs, RMCA Tervuren
The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art is inaugurating its new Africa gallery with an exhibition of art from the Luba Kingdom.
"Shaping Power: Luba Masterworks from the Royal Museum for Central ...Ancient Native American Mound To Be Destroyed To Build Sam's Club
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It's been a tough year for ancient monuments, what with subway workers in China accidentally demolishing 3000-year-old tombs, a limestone quarry destroying part of the Nazca Lines, and pyramids in Peru and Belize being bulldozed by "developers."
Now ...Solar Airplane Completes Cross-Country Flight
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If you have been following along on the journey of Solar Impulse, the solar airplane that was set to fly across the United States, we have good news: the journey is over after a successful flight from Washington to New York on Saturday.
The ...Remake Detroit (VIDEO)
Detroit is coming back from the dead, one creative maker at a time. i3 Detroit is one of the organizations that is helping to pave a new path through Detroit – and there are other groups of people making an effort to rejuvenate the city through artists, too. This ...
Scuba Diving Amid The Imperial German Fleet At Scapa Flow, Orkney (VIDEO)
The Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland offer an amazing variety of things to do, from visiting prehistoric monuments to bird watching and traditional music in cozy pubs. Orkney is also a popular spot for scuba diving thanks to it being the site of the sinking ...
