Beijing (also known as Peking), which literally translates to “Northern capital,” is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Beijing will be the home of the Summer Olympics in 2008. As the name suggests, Beijing is located in the northern section of China. It is a fairly mountainous area with [...]

Ever since South Africa had its own democratic elections back in 1994, there has been more and more interest in seeing what all the fuss about. What visitors to South Africa will discover are lush forests, jungle atmospheres, friendly natives welcoming all different people, cultural tapestries of diverse ethnicity, wildlife preserves and national parks, safekeeping [...]

For travelers who have never been to, or aren’t familiar with London, the underground rapid transit system, much like the subway system in New York, can be a great help for getting around, quickly from place to place. With hundreds of stops, detailed schedules, service near airports, hotels, popular attractions, and virtually everywhere, The London [...]

The location of Val-d’Isère is one of perfect convenience for what it offers travelers. The famous ski resort is in France, of course, but since it lies merely three miles, or five kilometres from Italy, most people traveling to the valley can get both a vacation to France, and a vacation to Italy all in [...]

Taiwan is a place which mixes the old traditions with modern verve, a part of China, yet an island apart, and a place which packs over 23 million people into a 13,000 square mile island that features majestic mountain tops, tropical jungles, and Pacific beaches. Taiwan is certainly a place filled with electricity [...]

For centuries, Turkey has been the bridge between East and West, between Christianity and Islam, between Europe and the Middle East. Although many things have changed over the years-Turkey was formerly known as the Ottoman Empire until the end of WWI, and Istanbul, was known as Constantinople-Turkish hospitality, and the beauty and mystery of [...]

Travelers looking to experience something totally different and to travel to a place where, most assuredly none of your friends have ever been, then North Korea is the place for you. An anachronism in so many ways, the country is one of only a handful of communist states left in the world, one that [...]

Travelers to Israel will find a country preserving its historical, religious, and cultural roots, while, at the same time, building for the future, embracing modernity, economics, style, and most of all, fun! Jerusalem is home to three of the world’s greatest religions, with about 1/3 of the world’s population regarding it as a holy city. [...]

Slovenia is a small country, bordering several others, including both Italy to the west, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, with Croatia and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. With so many surrounding countries, Slovenia is richly multi-cultural, and full of various historical points of interest for any traveler. Throughout the years, [...]

The country of Russia is very large, and stretches out of a large portion of both Western Europe and Northern Asia. Russia is in fact, the largest country in the world, and covers twice as much area, as the second largest country, which is Canada. After December of 1991, Russia was no longer the Russian [...]