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Inside the John Rylands Library, Manchester.

How to get into Manchester’s Rylands Library if you’re not a student

There’s no entrance fee to go inside Manchester’s John Rylands Library, but opening hours are limited for this Victorian wonder. Manchester’s most enjoyable heritage building? In Manchester, much of the history leans towards the industrial side of things. This is why the John Rylands Library…

England, Manchester, UK

Bison roaming in the road on Antelope Island, Utah.

Antelope Island – the surprising bison refuge of Utah’s Great Salt Lake

In the middle of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island is home to a thriving bison herd. Here’s why. The size of Utah’s Great Salt Lake There’s a magnificent starkness to Utah’s Great Salt Lake. A thin coating of water covers patches of it, but…

USA, Utah, wildlife

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.

Fascinating naval origins of common expressions in Greenwich

Pushing the boat out at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich One of the unexpected delights of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, is learning where certain phrases come from. The Nelson, Navy, Nation gallery of the museum focuses a lot on Navy life…

England, Greenwich, language, London, museums, UK

Me, posing on a quad bike before things got scary.

Terror on a quad bike in Cappadocia

When the speed and stunts of a quad bike tour in Cappadocia, Turkey, get too much, it’s easy to feel old and cowardly. The view from the top of the hill It’s the hill that marks my passing from youth into middle age. Emre ploughs…

adrenalin, Cappadocia, Turkey

Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, Chicago.

Top Attractions in Millennium Park: Cloud Gate, Crown Fountain & Pritzker Pavilion

Millennium Park in Chicago features iconic artworks like Cloud Gate, Crown Fountain, and Pritzker Pavilion, showcasing stunning public art.

art, Chicago, Illinois, parks, USA

The Museum of Art Fakes in Vienna, Austria.

Vienna’s Museum of Art Fakes | The stories of the great art forgers

In Vienna, the Museum of Art Fakes lets visitors into the weird world of counterfeit art. Edgar Mrugalla – master forger The Rembrandt (or should that be Rembr-aren’t?) etchings on the wall look indistinguishable from the originals. They’re the handiwork of Edgar Mrugalla, a one-time…

art, Austria, museums, Vienna

The view on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

Mt Doom, Emerald Lakes & the Red Crater on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing

On the North Island, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing is New Zealand’s best day walk – and you might recognise the volcanoes from Lord of the Rings. Walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing The blackened, rough-sided rocks sprawled across the horizon make it pretty obvious that the…

mountains, New Zealand, North Island, volcanoes, walks

Kayaking to the Mine Bay rock carvings on Lake Taupo

A Lake Taupo kayaking tour on New Zealand’s North Island shows off the incredible Maori rock carvings at Mine Bay. Kayaking on Lake Taupo Lake Taupo on New Zealand’s North Island is feistier than usual. A steadfast wind is blowing up, sending the usually serene…

kayaking, New Zealand, North Island, Taupo

Street Art in Valparaíso: A Historical Journey

On a street art tour in Valparaíso, Chile, the inventive murals have a history behind them. The Piano Stairs of Cerro Concepcíon Several cities have high concentrations of street art. However, probably only in Valparaíso can you trample all over it without realizing. The truth…

art, Chile, street art, Valparaiso

Braving the Singapore Flyer with food poisoning

If there’s one thing you do not want to do after being sick all night with food poisoning, it is go on a massive observation wheel. Falling ill after the open air buffet My wife took one look at me and knew she was on…

big wheels, Singapore