Since its spell as the Mediterranean’s wildest resort in the early-noughties Ayia Napa has grown up a little. If you’re in need of pulsating nightlife you’ll still find it in Ayia Napa square, and there are plenty of rowdy activities by day for party people. But families will also be pleased with this corner of …
Nicosia is the last capital in the world to still be divided militarily, and the Green Line at Ledra will intrigue visitors who want to know what it’s like to cross a city checkpoint in the 21st century. On both sides of the divide there’s a lot to see, like the Selimiye Mosque, a hybrid …
Limassol is Europe’s southernmost town. It’s a tourist resort in Cyprus where you can appreciate the simple pleasures of Mediterranean life: There are clean sandy beaches, the climate is eased by the Troodos Mountains to the north and you can visit friendly tavernas to indulge in a delicious meze and fabulous local wine. Venture into …
Paphos was the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite so you can be sure that you’ll have a lot of ancient archaeology on the agenda in this town in western Cyprus. Kato Paphos on the water’s edge is the ancient city where the mosaics of Roman villas are as vibrant now as the day they were laid. …
The so-called City of Bridges might only be home to 300,000 folks, but boy does it pack a punch. Famed for its steel industries, largely long since died with the rest of the embers of the Midwest’s industrial boom, the metro area here is a place of red-brick facades, countless depots and arched bridges, utilitarianism …
Occupying the western banks of the Mississippi River, the great Gateway to the West is a place of energy, culture, deep history and cutting-edge modern charm. Once an outpost of the French Republic, the town quickly boomed thanks to its tactical position as a port on the river way between Missouri and Illinois. Steamers drifted …
Joined at the hip to the famed Mile-High City, Aurora (Colorado), forms one third of the colossal Metro Denver area; a sprawling metropolitan hub that totals more than two million locals in all. However, unlike its near neighbors of Denver and Lakewood, Aurora has done well to retain something of its small town character, balancing …
Straddling its very own bay on the Gulf Coast of southern Texas, the city of Corpus Christi began life as humble outpost in the midst of no man’s land between the continental United States and Mexico to the south. Battles were fought and won on its peripheries, while Corpus itself grew and grew into one …
In 1965, Walt Disney designated Orlando as the location for his second theme park. This decision forever transformed the landscape of this rural city in subtropical Central Florida. Once dominated by ranches, cypress swamps, and citrus groves, Orlando now sprawls with an epic array of theme parks, golf courses, malls, hotels, and entertainment facilities. There …
Djibouti definitely falls into the category of small things that have a big pay-off. Though it occupies a tiny corner in Northern Africa, it has copious amounts of beauty and sites that you really can’t believe unless you’ve seen them for yourself. Few places have such a variety of landscapes – like volcanoes, sinking plains, …