If you're tired of the tacky souvenirs that have mercylessly invaded every destination in the world, then a piece of local art is a must.
Melbourne's urban gems - its inner-city laneways - give a glimpse into the thriving food, shopping and arts scenes that typify Australia's coolest and most cultured city.
Location, location, location. If you wanted to be neighbors with the rich and famous in ancient Rome, you should have built on the Palatine Hill.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a world-famous suspension bridge completed in 1937. It is part of US 101, and it connects the City of San Francisco to Marin County and the rest of the northern California coast.
The natural air conditioning system that San Francisco's fog provides engulfs the Golden Gate bridge most afternoons, providing very dramatic temperature changes, and leaving the tourists running to the shops to buy more clothes.
The Clock: St Ann’s Fort Signal Tower
The Garrison Historic Area
St. Michael, Barbados
A mini sightseeing trip to the spacious, lighthearted and magical city of Barcelona on the Mediterranean.
St Denis was martyred in the 3rd century, by beheading, on the hill that is now Montmartre, in Paris. Afterward, it is written, he picked up his head and walked two miles, preaching a sermon, until he reached the site where now stands the Basilica St-Denis.
Boy praying to Garuda- The Vehicle of Lord Vishnu
In Hindu mythology, a Garuda is a mythical bird like creature usually the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu. Garuda is depicted as having a golden body, white face, red wings, and an eagle's beak and wings but a man's body.
The portraits with vivid hues and hauntingly beautiful expressions by the Jordanian artist, tempted me to buy a couple to take back to my home in Malta.