My immunity fell apart, and in the middle of a hot summer, I had all the symptoms of a common cold – sore throat, runny nose, ...

Then, practically overnight, the tradition changed, deepening what’s become the Rudas Baths apron controversy. Guests at ...

The dawn sky above the southern tip of Cebu Island looks like someone spilled a watercolor palette. As otherworldly hues of pastel pink wash out the sleep in my eyes, I start thinking that Filipinos ...

There’s a particular kind of freedom that comes from lying on a Dalmatian pebble beach with nothing on but sunscreen. No tan lines, no swimsuit digging in. Just you, the Adriatic, and the dramatic ...

Swords, sabers, and sledgehammers become piercing tools at Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. Watch at your own risk ...

It’s absurd. A fluffy Maine Coon struts down a diving board, somersaults into the air, and slices through the water with Olympic-level finesse. Welcome to the Michi Olympics, where AI-generated cats ...

For thousands of years, the local economy here rested on salt. Some 75 kilometers southeast of Salzburg (translates to Salt Castle), Hallstatt or Salt Settlement is home to some of the oldest salt ...

Once a year, the city of Basel swaps its lab coats and precision watches for lightsabers, horns, and an alarming number of Super Marios. Wizards ride trams. Stormtroopers line up for coffee. Princess ...

Finns competing for Sweden. A Norwegian singing for Ireland. Austrians performing for Germany. The Czech Republic cheering on a Slovak. In a contest that’s technically about nations united in music, ...

George Town on Penang Island in Malaysia is a street art lover’s dream. But no mural steals the spotlight quite like Little Children on a Bicycle by Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic. Since its ...

Kek Lok Si is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia. In the hills of Ayer Itam, a suburb of George Town on Penang Island, it is not just the size this pilgrimage site impresses with. The ...