travel guide

Marshes crisscrossed by countless river channels, scrubland dense with rockroses, and dunes of glistening white lie side by side in a remarkably varied tract of wilderness in southern Spain....

When you're visiting a new city, there are a few things you can do to help you get the most out of your visit. The feeling of exploring a new city is simply adorable with everything around you...

If you're a wine lover, you know how difficult it can be to find that perfect bottle. There are so many variables to consider: what kind of wine will suit your palate? Where do you want to drink...

India is so vast with amenities that it offers options for both the extreme budget traveler and extreme luxury traveler who wants to experience the beauty of any place with so much royalty. A...

In the 7th century, Du Fu, a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, depicted the gateway to the gorge around the Yangtze River as the haven where all the water bodies of Sichuan province...

Onam, the biggest festival in the Indian state of Kerala is here. It falls during the Malayali month of Chingam (August - September) and this year it is from 30th august to 08th September. Onam is...

{image-shaman-ga7b848207-1920-1662018812.jpg www.nativeplanet.com} From a forest vantage point beside the exquisite view of the lake, there are strips of cloth or ribbons tied to the tree branches....

Cloaked in a tangle of ragged vegetation, the steep flanks of this ancient extinct volcano in northern Tanzania give little indication of what lies within its crater's walls. The silence of the...

Across the broad, flat surface of Lake Turkana, a 'river highway' snakes its way between silt banks so regular that they appear man-made. More than 3 miles (5km) from the lake shore, the highway...

In the parched heart of southern Africa lies an oasis that once a year grows larger than Wales, and brings pulsating life to the surrounding desert. This is the Okavango Delta, a wilderness of...

The popular image of an oasis is a romantic picture - waving palms beside a crystal-clear pool where nomads replenish their water supplies before moving on. It is an idyllic but not entirely true...

In the Sahara, at least when the sun is high, there are no horizons - only a milky vagueness whose bounds might be either near or far. Driving south though, from the oasis of In Salah towards the...