The city-state of Singapore has come a long way since its days as an exotic colonial trading outpost. Today, the Lion City is all about the glitz and the glam, where the dreams of food connoisseurs and spendthrifts are made and life is a whirlwind of indulgence and pageantry. With its cosmopolitan joie de vivre [...]
Covered Bridges first appeared in the U.S. around 1805, but the history of these monuments to another age date back thousands of years to China. Covered bridges had also existed in Europe since medieval times and there were once hundreds of them in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. But it’s here in the Northeastern U.S., where [...]
The growing popularity of adventure tours has changed the way many people spend their vacations. Once thought of as primarily a chance to kick back and relax, modern vacationers have a multitude of options available to them besides simply sitting on a beach. Adventure tours offer vacationers a chance to explore and challenge themselves in [...]