Jeep Safaris in Macedonia
From Greece’s second city, the vibrant seashore metropolis of Thessaloniki, you can join in a wildlife safari into the more rugged parts of Macedonia and Thrace in far eastern Greece. These jeep trips start off the beaten track and then get even more remote. They take in the National Park area of [...]
1: Cheddar Gorge is Britain
Cheddar Gorge is Britain’s biggest canyon and is found within the Cheddar Caves, where the UK’s oldest complete human skeleton was found in 1903. Known as the Cheddar Man, the remains were estimated to be 9,000 years old.
2: Hamilton Pool Preserve in Austin Texas
Hamilton Pool Preserve, in Austin, Texas, was created [...]
1. Kim Jong Il, North Korea (in power since 1994)
The amount of debate over the recent nuclear weapons development in North Korea has managed to deflect people from the fact that Kim’s government represses its people more completely than any other living dictator. North Korea has, for the last 31 years, been at the bottom [...]
1. McDonald Observatory, United States
For a night-time even like no other, head 2,040 meters (6,700 ft) above sea level to the top of Mount Locke. The McDonald Observatory, at the Davis Mountains in Texas, enjoys some of the best dark skies in the continental United States, ensuring jaw dropping views of celestial splendor. It also [...]