History tips

Jan 14, 2025 • 12 min read

When I spent a year driving across the country and living out of a pickup truck, I saw firsthand how each region of the United States has its own distinct flair, history, and geography.

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Plains has no major hotel, a single small gas station and only a couple of restaurants, neither of which is usually open for dinner. Still, for the longest time, the tiny town had something that no other place in Georgia did: Jimmy Carter making it his home.

Jan 10, 2025 • 7 min read

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Northern Italy is a region where history, culture and nature collide, offering travellers a captivating mix of medieval castles and outdoor adventures. From the towering peaks of the Dolomites to the serene lakes of Lombardy, each area has its own historic landmarks and unique story to tell. Here are eight of the best regions to experience the northern Italy’s vibrant diversity.

Negros Island, the fourth largest island in the Philippines, offers a journey through its rich history and breathtaking biodiversity.

Dec 20, 2024 • 11 min read

Editor's note: This story was reported in the summer of 2024. Recently, Tbilisi has marked by protests against the government, and harsh crackdowns on activists—the history of its wine is just one peephole into the country's political tensions, though far from the complete story. We encourage you to read more for a fuller picture.

The history of art in the Bahamas was long defined by what tourists wanted—and did not want—to see. “Here it never rains, and the sky is always blue,” says John Cox, the executive director of arts and culture at the Nassau resort Baha Mar, with a rueful smile. We're sitting in ECCHO, the resort's second gallery space, launched a little over two years ago to showcase Bahamian artists interested in pursuing more complex ideas about life on the islands, like Kachelle Knowles, whose playful mixed-media portraits explore Black masculinity. In a section designed as a home away from home for the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas (NAGB), where Cox was formerly chief curator, an installation is underway devoted to the painter Kendal Hanna, who died last summer. Often described as the Bahamas's first abstract expressionist, he painted vigorous canvases that would not look out of place beside a Rothko or a de Kooning.

Dec 17, 2024 • 13 min read

Dec 17, 2024 • 5 min read

The word Elgin may conjure an infamous set of Greek marbles, but this small town of the same name in Morayshire, in the northeast of Scotland, has solid links with another treasured commodity: cashmere.

Dec 11, 2024 • 12 min read

After more than a decade of delays and much anticipation, the Grand Egyptian Museum has opened its 12 main galleries, the Grand Staircase, and the Children's Museum. The caveat is that its prized King Tutankhamun collection and two King Khufu solar boats will remain under wraps until the yet-to-be-announced official opening. Nevertheless, there is plenty to see, with 15,000 artifacts spanning as far back as 700,000 BCE, up until the 4th century AD.

Dec 5, 2024 • 10 min read