Hi from Switzerland! I’m back in the tri-border town, and the first thing I see in the streets is the Basel Tattoo. My friend ...

Then, practically overnight, the tradition changed, deepening what’s become the Rudas Baths apron controversy. Guests at ...

My immunity fell apart, and in the middle of a hot summer, I had all the symptoms of a common cold – sore throat, runny nose, ...

In 1918, Flørli opened as one of the first hydropower plants in Norway. It was an engineering masterpiece at the time! One hundred years later, Flørli power station might be dead, but its remarkable ...

For thousands of years, the local economy here rested on salt. Some 75 kilometers southeast of Salzburg (translates to Salt Castle), Hallstatt or Salt Settlement is home to some of the oldest salt ...

Standing on the edge of the cliff, the medieval inhabitants of Predjama Castle, locally known as Predjamski Grad, must have felt invincible. However, just like any asset that attracts attention, ...

From spotting rare pink dolphins in Louisiana waters to witnessing Lake Techirghiol in Romania turning pink due to high temperatures, it seems as if even nature these days is employed by the “Barbie” ...

If you’ve ever experienced a Chinese New Year celebration, you know it’s long, lively, and loud. But for the Hokkien people, the 9th day is the grand crescendo of the 15-day event, a festival within a ...

Let’s play a game: can you name the New Seven Wonders of the World, defined by the namesake campaign at the beginning of this millennium? If you answered Great Wall of China, Petra, Colosseum, Chichén ...

Once a year, the city of Basel swaps its lab coats and precision watches for lightsabers, horns, and an alarming number of Super Marios. Wizards ride trams. Stormtroopers line up for coffee. Princess ...