Tag: travel
Elsinore – Castle of Heroes
The impressive fortress of Kronberg once struck fear into the hearts of foreign sailors. But its fame rests on its connection with two great...
The Rolling Shenandoah Valley
The melodious Native American name Shenandoah evokes a sad song and the strife of the Civil War – the Shenandoah Valley was where the...
Mount Fuji – The Sacred Shrine of Japan
The highest mountain in Japan was born from fire and may perish in the same way, yet its fragile beauty has been compared to...
Himalayas – The Roof of the World
If Everest, the highest mountain in the world, were anywhere else but central Asia, it would dwarf everything around it. Yet in the rugged...
The Vale of Kashmir
Once the summer residence of Mogul emperors and the families of the British Raj, the Vale of Kashmir has been likened to paradise. To...
The Great Rift Valley
From the Middle East to southern Africa a vast fissure is tearing apart the Earth’s crust. In the Great Rift Valley, remains of the...
The Glistening Mountain of Kilimanjaro
Rising majestically from the grassy plains of East Africa is the continent’s highest mountain and one of the largest extinct volcanoes in the world....
Nefta Oasis – Garden in the Desert
A startling patch of green in a sea of sand, Nefta Oasis is a luxuriant garden of palm trees, mimosa, vines and succulent fruit....
The Cones of Cappadocia
Needles of rock thrust upwards from the plain of Cappadocia, in central Turkey, to create a startling, almost unearthly landscape. The early Christians, who...
Mount Ararat – The Painful Mountain
The towering summit of Ararat remained unconquered until the 19th century, for monks believed that no one should attempt to reach the ‘sacred top’...
