Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian politician and member of the Chamber of Deputies in the early 1920s. A leader of the Italian Socialist Party, he was one of...
Few things can beat sitting down to a hearty pub lunch after a blustery autumnal walk. And if there’s a welcoming bar with an open fire, so much the...
In front of the main entrance to Hong Kong’s Conrad Hotel stands a cast-bronze statue created by the late American artist Kirk Newman. Completed in 1990, the statue...
Sibiu, Romania’s medieval treasureSibiu, the former capital of Transylvania, proved a wonderful place to visit. The city’s old town is on a hill, with every other building in the...
Xiaoliuqiu, off the western coast of Taiwan, has become a popular site for eco-tourists thanks to the large population of sea turtles that swim the offshore reefs and...
Paddling through the inky blue water in Stockholm’s outer archipelago, all I can see is scattered islands and birds. Some of the islands are mere skerries – rocky outcrops...