"The summit was almost continuously obstructed by clouds, and one had to gaze at it for quite long before coming to the idea of the shape...

"Whom God loves, he drops in this country" -Bavarian poet Ludwig Ganghofer, describing Berchtesgaden Few travellers to Germany have...

Some mountains are so imposing, so mighty, that those who live in their shadow feel compelled to set their stories and legends on their...

“Wherever we had been in Russia, in Moscow, in the Ukraine, in Stalingrad, the magical name of Georgia came up constantly. People who had...

Rising up out of the cold Pacific waters that face the small surf town of Tofino is Flores Island. While the ancient trees that blanket...

Deep in the dry Sierra mountains north of Guanajuato is the village of Real de Catorce. The origin of the town’s name, Royal Fourteen,...