Exploring the must-see ...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Hiking , History , Learning , Photos , Asia , Japan In the twentieth century, tourism was a major industry in Tohoku , Japan , due to its array of unique cultural offerings and beautiful landscape. However, on March 11, 2011, the region suffered much...

A history of coffee in ...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Food and Drink , Stories , South America , Brazil Want to know where you can find some of the best coffee in the world? While your local coffee shop probably has some decent brews, you can find the really good stuff in São Paulo...

Isolated tribe discover...

Filed under: History , Learning , South America , Brazil , Paraguay , News Officials in Paraguay say that they have found evidence of a never-before contacted tribe living in a remote region of that country’s Chaco forest. The discovery came about as two Brazilian ranching...

Amazing humpback video ...

Filed under: Learning , Scuba Diving , North America , Oceania , United States , Ecotourism As I mentioned in the ” surfer almost swallowed by whale ” craze posted back in November, when not blogging for Gadling I will double as a sailor, diver, and whale naturalist on a...

Video: cosmic time-laps...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , North America , United States , Video , Nightlife ” Temporal Distortion ” from Randy Halverson on Vimeo . If you’re in the mood for taking a beautiful, cosmic, time-lapse break, consider this your opportunity. The gorgeous...

A journey through Turke...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Food and Drink , Europe , Turkey , Video In this video, titled “Going to Cappadocia” by Kyoto Studio , a filmmaking couple from Krakow , Poland , documented their journey through Turkey as they visited Ölüdeniz, Marmaris,...

10 things you probably ...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Food and Drink , Photos , South America , Brazil While many people may know the capital of Brazil is Brasília, the national drink is the caipirinha, and that Rio de Janeiro is a great place to party and relax on the beach, there is a lot more...

Correspond with Iceland...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Blogs , Europe , Iceland , Internet Tools Have you ever wished that specific places around the world had a voice of their own that could be used to tell tales, answer questions, and the like? We sort of have that now, thanks to a Tumblr user who...

Iceland photo set...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Photos , Europe , Iceland If you enjoy perusing well-shot destination-specific photography, you will enjoy this Iceland photo set without a doubt. Flickr user Vamitos , Carmen Marchena, excels in discovering and documenting magical landscapes and scenes...

An inspirational bike r...

Filed under: Biking , Arts and Culture , Learning , Stories , North America , United States , Video , Transportation This video is more than just one man’s trip biking across the United States . It’s a philosophical look into what makes life itself such an incredible journey....