China: culture, mythology, Instagram effect and ghost towns
China is a mystery you can lose yourself it. The more you know about it, the less you understand. It’s endlessly beautiful, its diversity mesmerizing. 50 years ago, China was one of the poorest and most backward countries.
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Destination Wonder: Analog World vs. Digital World
The days when (analog!) traveling meant diving headlong into a new adventure into the unknown, seem long gone. In the past, travel led to a magical place, conquered through imagination,…
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Scary world: forests, castles, and other haunted places
Halloween is approaching bringing to light a scary, dark, spooky, haunted world made of haunted castles, forests inhabited by spirits, and horror places. Why are we so scared but so attracted to what instills fear in us?
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Spirituality in Mexico beyond the Dia de los muertos
Behind the Dia de los muertos lies the complex universe of Mexican spirituality, made up of rituals, popular cults, folklore, a blend of indigenous traditions, particularly Aztec and Mayan, and Catholicism.
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Unusual foliage: Ruska, the colorful finnish autumn
“Ruska” is the Finnish term for foliage and derives from the Northern Sami word “ruške”. This phenomenon begins in Lapland in September and spreads southward, coloring the landscapes red, orange, and yellow.
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