Trip ideas
Christchurch: the improvised city
Five years ago an earthquake devastated New Zealand's second largest city. But there's something it didn't destroy: the fighting character of its residents.
In Christchurch...
A continent in search of (an artistic) capital
African art is claiming its place in the world and consolidating itself in Cape Town, capital of creative expression.
“There was a collection looking for...
Lalibela: Ethiopia’s Jerusalem
The Lasta mountains conceal the monastic city of Lalibela, whose temples were cut out of volcanic rock, to emulate the Holy Lands on African...
Travel guides
Dive from your bed
The Underwater Room is the most exclusive room at The Manta Resort, an idyllic restaurant on Pemba Island, in Zanzibar. The room is a...
The guardians of Virunga
The oldest National Park in Africa is home to over 1,100 species, including the mountain gorilla. After years of armed conflict, it has been...
A continent in search of (an artistic) capital
African art is claiming its place in the world and consolidating itself in Cape Town, capital of creative expression.
“There was a collection looking for...
