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Experience the Best of Czechia
Beyond the Costas: Five Spanish Cities on the Atlantic You Haven’t Visited Yet
Around the World: South Moravia, Visit St. Nicholas Church,
Japan: Five Places Where the Old Country Still Lives and a whole lot more…
Seasonal & Special Occasions To Add To Your List
Into Orbit: The Black Holes That Burp Years After They Eat
From Social Media: People walking on the streets of the Italian city of Grado
Travel Grub: Czech Bread Dumplings
Curious Cove: A Journey through History in Prague, Czech Republic

Experience the Best of Czechia

Czechia offers an exceptional blend of history, culture and natural beauty. From magnificent castles and UNESCO-listed landmarks to picturesque towns, rolling vineyards and peaceful countryside, the country provides countless opportunities for memorable holidays. Visitors can enjoy vibrant city life, world-renowned spa resorts, outdoor adventures and authentic local traditions throughout the year

Romantic water chateau Blatná in the Czechia - Shutterstock

Beyond the Costas: Five Spanish Cities on the Atlantic You Haven’t Visited Yet

Most people picture Spain as a place of sun-baked plains, flamenco and crowded southern beaches. The north tells a different story. Along the country’s Atlantic edge runs a band of territory the Spanish call España Verde — Green Spain — stretching from the French border in the east to the far north-western corner above Portugal. It takes in four regions: the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia. Rain from the Atlantic keeps the hills green for most of the year, the food leans on seafood and dairy rather than olive oil, and the pace of life is noticeably slower than on the Mediterranean coast

View of Donostia old town in San Sebastian at sunrise in the Basque Country - Shutterstock

Around the World

Japan: Five Places Where the Old Country Still Lives

Most first trips to Japan begin and end in Tokyo. That is understandable. The capital is vast, fast, and easy to reach, and it gives you a quick sense of how modern Japan works. But Tokyo is only one chapter of a much longer story. Move west and south, and you find a country shaped by tea ceremonies, samurai families, mountain craftsmen, and Buddhist monks who have kept the same routines for more than a thousand years. This is the Japan that rewards patience rather than speed

Kanazawa castle with Mountain Utatsu as background, in Kanazawa, Japan - Shutterstock

Seasonal & Special Occasions To Add To Your List

Explore this list of seasonal activities not to be missed.

Into Orbit

The Black Holes That Burp Years After They Eat

What happens to a star after a black hole eats it? You might assume the answer is simple: a brief, brilliant flare as the star is torn apart, then silence as the black hole settles back into the dark

SpaceX launches 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit from Florida

A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the 15,400-pound (7,000 kilograms) SXM-11 spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sunday at 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 GMT on June 29)

From Social Media

People walking on the streets of the Italian city of Grado

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Travel Grub

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Czech Bread Dumplings

Curious Cove

A Journey through History in Prague, Czech Republic

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