Around the world are places with a reputation for the unknown, mystically captivating, and invoke a feeling of spookiness and eariness, no other places  excite into our brains. Some of these places have made it into popular art, and culture as a whole. You might recognize some of these spots from movies you enjoyed or paintings you saw, but some of them you have never heard of, nonetheless gained notoriety for all the wrong Sp...

This centuries old imperial city located in the center of Morocco is a voyage through time. Through its narrow winding streets, high old medina ramparts, minarets, riads, and palaces, with gardens that take you on a trip through medieval storybooks. apart from the city's own inherent charm, its central location within the country and its proximity to both the snow capped atlas mountains, and the edge of the great Sahara desert...

Kenya is one of the world's traditional safari destinations and has some of the world's best game reserves. It is also home to one of natures most awe inspiring migrations, The annual wildebeest migration (from Maasai Mara to the Serengeti). Here is a short list of some of Kenya's world famous national parks which number 23 in total.

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Masai Mara National Reserve is featured repeatedly on the National Geographic channel,...

Botswana, land  of the Kalahari desert and "bushman", a landlocked haven for wildlife in the south of the continent of Africa. Botswana has some of the world's most famous wildlife, areas like the Chobe National Park, and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and the Moremi National Park in the Okavango Delta. Thanks to the country's successful conservation efforts, these parks are rich in game, especially the big five.

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From mountain walks to shark cage-diving, South Africa has no shortage of activities for every taste. The scenery is breathtaking as well, with mountains, forests, coasts and deserts, not to forget the untouched wildelife that for decades attracted people willing to witness it in its natural habitat.

Garden Route :

From Mossel Bay to the Storms River so many landscapes, so many different kinds of  vegetation and wildlife, t...

You have seen dreamy picturesque photos of your destination, or you have always wanted to go there for years. It can be very exciting to finally be able to go to such a destination, and it promises to be very enjoyable and fun. Yet there are some basics you need to cover for a successful trip

(Published, August 6th 2017, updated Jan 8th 2018)

First you need to check whether you need a visa or not, there is no rule on that, it is...

Ibera wetlands ( Esteros del Iberá, Argentina):

This wildlife area, located in the north eastern part of Argentina, is experiencing a real ecological revival. Esteros del Iberá, is made up of swamps, peat bog, lagoons and lakes, covering over 15,000 sq km, or 5,800 sq miles. what's more is that the landscape is changing constantly, with new lagoons and swamps forming as other change, or dry out, making it a lively scenery of pr...

The Prado:

Celebrating its bicentenary, this world renown museum holds one of the most comprehensive collections of Spanish and European paintings dating back to the 11th century. It is also home to world famous pieces by artists such as Goya ,Titian, Velázquez, , Bosch, El Greco, Van Dyck not to mention Rembrandt. It was extended and improved in 2007, making it is very accessible and easy to navigate. It was originally designe...

For those of us who enjoy the museum experience. Walking around and having your senses inundated with beautiful, priceless, and ancient works of art, that make us travel across ages, hop between continents, witness the grandeur of age old civilizations. The experience is rich and exhilarating, as close and personal an encounter as can be with the greats in arts, architecture, literature, and history as a whole. It is like bear...

Trying out local food is one of the most exhilarating parts of traveling, it is experiencing flavors tastes and food items under a different light, in different mixes that would have otherwise never floated in your imagination. Spices that you have only seen or heard of on TV or read about on cook books full of exotic recipes. Thanks to a diverse earth, climates, soils and cultures, sampling local foods completes the travel ex...