Your bucket list may be chock full of fun escapades from hiking Peru’s Inca Trail, surfing the waves in Costa Rica, to horseback riding through the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, or running with the bulls in Pamplona. Try a few of the other adventure tours out there such as an invigorating drive along the French Riviera

Let’s not ignore the memorable honeymoon holiday that comes after the “I do’s”. These days more and more cruise lines and holiday resorts are catering to newlyweds by including special honeymoon deals with lots of romantic extras. Some of the first experiences honeymooners should share

It is widely held that modern civilization was begun along the shores of Southern Europe – from the start of science and democracy to viticulture and art. You can explore the history of the “Old World” along its coasts. Whether you lay in the sun on the beaches of Spain and Italy, study the historical s

There are not lots of traces or exact records of English monastic gardens left today. A twelfth-century plan of Canterbury presents only a vague notion of the planting and structure; it demonstrates the cloisters containing a herbarium and a conduit—with the fish-pond, orchard, and vineyard outside the walls. However, even though t

During archaeological excavations on the island of Crete, many kinds of channels have been discovered. These supplied water and eliminated it, including water from waste and storms. The main components employed were stone or clay. Terracotta was employed for canals and pipes, both rectangular and circular. These included cone-like and U-shaped clay