Budapest’s Matyas Church has several names, but is mostly known from its naming for both King Mathias and the saint he was named for. Built starting in 1015, it was extensively rebuilt in the 15th and 19th centuries. Located at Budapest’s...
One of the most remarkable buildings I've ever been in was this small ancient church on Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula, said to be the best preserved early Christian church on the Emerald Isle. The Gallarus Oratory was built...
The Devil's Millhopper is Florida's only geological site in its state park system. It is a sinkhole 117 ft deep and 500 ft across. And yes, it's in Gainesville, Florida, home of the University of Florida Gators. It gets the Millhopper name from...
When it comes to crafting great food, Belgians do a number of things exceptionally well. They make excellent french fries (frites), with an interesting assortment of dipping sauces. They brew some great beer -- many beer lovers say...
Situated in Peru's coastal desert, about 400 km south of Lima, are a number of ancient geoglyphs the history and purpose of which is unknown. It's thought they may have been crafted about the 5th or 6th century A.D. These many...
Since last Wednesday's Where in the World was unmercifully picked off in a hot second by second-time spotter Port Moresby, here's a second chance for this week. Log on to Gumbo and leave your answer in a comment to this blog (if you're not a member...
Norwegian Air Shuttle's first Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen flight is off today, to be followed by flights tomorrow and Sunday to Oslo and Stockholm.
Paris to Barcelona has been a difficult trip by train, requiring at least one change and some slow trains. Now, the two cities have been linked by a direct French TGV train that makes the trip in 6h25m, challenging the airlines, when you count out the...
With 40 days off, Russian tourists are becoming more independentAnd they are traveling to more destinations than ever. http://travel.france24.com/content/russian-travelers-are-more-confident-and-independent-and-move
With 40 days off, Russian tourists are becoming more independentAnd they are traveling to more destinations than ever. http://travel.france24.com/content/russian-travelers-are-more-confident-and-independent-and-move
Traveling for Christmas? With presents? You’ll want to read on for some good advice. A couple of weeks ago, TravelGumbo offered advice on “flying through the airport.” We weren’t referring to the old Hertz commercials with...
The eastern most point visited when touring Sri Lanka’s cultural triangle is Polonnaruwa. The ruins in this ancient capitol are the best preserved and most varied in Ceylon and it’s well worth the effort to visit them.
Based on simple geometric forms of two interlocking squares creating a shape of eight-pointed stars, these futuristic towers soar 88 stories and 452m (1,483 ft) above the street level of Kuala Lumpur, the bustling capital of the south-east Asian economic dynamo, Malaysia.
Explorer Levinson Wood begins his try of walking the Nile this Sunday.Read about it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tra...-along-the-Nile.html
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