Singapore firmly holds the title of one of the world's leading gastronomic capitals, alongside Paris, New York, Moscow, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Local cuisine is remarkably diverse, as all who settled…
Because of its convenient location, Singapore is often called the gateway to Asia. But this tiny patch of land is so interesting in its own right that it deserves a separate visit, not just a transit…
The differences in some elements of traditional Muslim women's clothing sometimes seem insignificant. It is not surprising that many often confuse the niqab with the burqa or chador. Moreover, women…
A few years ago, in the middle of winter, I went to Iceland in search of material for my book on universal happiness. The small Scandinavian nation intrigued me. What kind of country is this – lost…
It is well known that Japan is the most polite country in the world. To understand how they achieve this, correspondents from BBC Travel visited a country where they care so much about good manners…
The desert – probably the only word that could describe the Arab Emirates forty years ago. At that time, the country consisted of seven separate emirate states, each ruled by its own sheikh. It was…
If you're determined to get a tan, the logical thing is to spend as much time as possible in the sun. Where to go to properly recharge with solar energy? BBC Earth's observer has a few unexpected…
The Native Americans of North America, once brutally driven from their ancestral lands by European colonizers, have been forced to live in reservations for several generations. However, thanks to…
Before going to Jamaica, I honestly asked myself: what do I know about it? Well, what is there... It's clear: in the entire civilized world, the island with a pirate name in the middle of the…
Where else to go in Jamaica? Of course, to cool off by the sea. For example, the 11-kilometer Negril beach, which is covered with white coral sand and does not heat up in any heat. Negril is the…
Cyprus is a fertile land considered a popular destination among connoisseurs of leisure and comfort. It currently has a border that runs through the entire island, dividing it into the Republic of…
Never considered a typical American city, New York is one of the few US cities where minorities (including native-born Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians) make up the majority of the population. The…