As the second smallest country in the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland is the smallest), Wales packs a punch despite its compact size. Castles form a significant part of Welsh history as well as landscape. There are well over 400 castles in Wales making it the country with most castles per square mile than any other …
Penang’s UNESCO-listed George Town combines stunning architecture, street art and food. Restored colonial buildings line the older parts of the city overlooking the Straits of Melaka. Mosques, churches and temples sit side by side elsewhere. Street art adds character to the already colorful neighborhoods. Botanical Gardens sprawls at the base of towering Penang Hill, a …
Officially the sunniest town in Britain, Bognor Regis is an old-school seaside resort in West Sussex. The first tourists arrived in the 18th century, and King George V convalesced from surgery here in the late-1920s, which is how the town gained its royal Regis suffix. Ever since the Butlin’s holiday camp opened in 1960 Bognor …
An irresistible market town, Arundel is on the steep west side of the Arun Valley as it drops to the river. High on the chalk ridge are Arundel Castle, seat of the Howards for nearly 1,000 years, and a Gothic Revival cathedral that could have been teleported here from northern France. Arundel has lots of …
Located in the northwest portion of Maricopa County on the border with Yavapai County, Wickenburg and the surrounding area were part of Mexico until the Gadsden Treaty was signed in 1848, ending the Mexican-American War and ceding large portions of land to the United States. Until the early part of the 20th century, much of …
Located in Phoenix’s west Valley near Avondale and Litchfield Park, Tolleson is a town of nearly 7,000 residents in Arizona’s Maricopa County. Though it’s surrounded by many ever-expanding municipalities full of new neighborhoods and shopping malls, the old town of Tolleson hasn’t lost individuality and charm. If you’re not familiar with the southwest, a walk …
As an adventurer with a passion for travel and exploration, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by Winslow, Arizona. The mention of this small city in Navajo County often evokes a sense of familiarity among music-lovers, thanks to its prominent reference in the iconic Eagles hit, “Take it Easy.” Located along the famous Route 66, …
A well-heeled residential district in Southwest London, Wimbledon has a fame that goes well beyond British borders for a certain tennis tournament in July. The Championships is unlike any other event in the ATP or WTA tours, standing for history and tradition, and strawberries and cream. If you miss the tournament you can always come …
Under the southern slopes of the Kent Downs, Ashford is a town near the very centre of Kent. Thanks to this location the town became the meeting point of five different railway lines, stimulating growth and employment in the 19th century. When the Channel Tunnel was finished in the mid-1990s Ashford also got an international …
Sedona is at the bottom end of Oak Creek Canyon, close to Flagstaff, Arizona. It is in a region where there has been human life for more than 10,000 years. In those days, the population was composed of hunter-gatherers who then began basic farming. The Spanish then arrived in the 16th century on an expedition …