A lesser known tourists’ site in London if compared to those big names such as Big Ben or Tower Bridge, Camden Markets is still worth to be included in your London travel itinerary. Especially for those shopaholic, Camden Markets is the best place to shop for alternative fashion and… Read More

Air travel needn’t be boring any longer! Changi Airport is now home to Singapore’s tallest slide. The 12-metre tall slide can be found at Terminal 3 and riders can look forward to a top speed of 6 metres per second! Changi Airport is now home to Singapore’s tallest slide!… Read More

The Boston Public Library has just opened an exhibit of hundreds of postcards depicting the city in the early 20th Century. It’s a companion to their popular exhibit of vintage travel posters which opened earlier this year. Both are on display at the Central Library at Copley Square. [… Read More

Zofin Island, site of the Prague Wine Festival. Photo by kh1234567890. By Joann Plockova in Prague— September marks wine harvesting season in the Czech Republic (yes, there is a beverage beyond beer here), and wine harvest festivals are held throughout the country in celebration. Amongst them is the weekend-long… Read More

The French island of Corsica is said to be one of the best places to visit in Europe for diving. Partly because the island is also renowned for its golden sandy beaches and crystal clear, blue sea. In striking contrast to this stunning coastline, the island’s interior has some… Read More

This guest post comes from Marilyn, one of the winners of Hyatt’s Big Welcome Back Giveaway that we hosted a while back. This is why we like to do trip giveaways. ~ CajunMama Motherhood sucks. Seriously. Regardless of what the mommy mafia says, motherhood sucks. Everything is about your… Read More

Jumping off of Mt. Etna in Sicily At the age of eighteen, I was self-diagnosed with a serious addiction. This obsession eventually consumed my entire existence. For the last six years, I have refused to fight this addiction and instead embrace and accept it as the definition of who… Read More

From cobblers to post boxes, riding trains to harvesting tobacco, we select the best images on the theme of local lives Guardian readers
Original Source Been there photo competition, August: local life

Bring a flashlight. Or if you don’t bring a flashlight, be sure to bring change so you can pay to use one. I didn’t. Instead, I stumbled around an underground casemate trying to use my cell phone for light. It wasn’t the best way to see what was otherwise… Read More

Texas is big. I know, surprise, surprise. You can drive for hours and never leave the state. So where can you go for a quick weekend get away? A place that takes both no time at all to get to, but gets you away from the daily grind? There… Read More