Adventurers can trek through the unexplored territory of Papua, on the island of New Guinea.
The nine-day journey, run by specialist tour operator Epic Tomato, to this undeveloped region of Indonesia begins at the freshwater Lake Sentani, in the mountains not far from the capital, Jayapura. From here, travellers make their way up into the highlands [...]
It’s your best chance to witness the natural wonder – this January, climb above the clouds onboard Sweden’s brand new aerial tour of the Northern Lights.
Captivating us with its supernatural appearance, Aurora Borealis is at its brightest in a decade from now until February, due to its solar activity peaking – something which happens only [...]
A hot-air balloon flight gives visitors a new view of one of the world’s most iconic natural landmarks.
The national park surrounding Ayers Rock – or Uluru, as it is also known – was previously inaccessible, sacred land that was closed to visitors by the Aboriginal Anangu people. Now they have granted permission for tourists [...]
A glowing cathedral like structure — dubbed the Luminarie De Cagna — has stopped viewers in their tracks at the recent 2012 Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium. Soaring above the street at 91 feet high and using 55,000 LEDs to light up the night sky, it’s easy to see why.
The canopies and columns are created [...]
Economic reform has led to an increase in the number of restaurants and a raising of professional standards, but the best new places to eat still come with a large dash of homely charm. Julia Cooke visits four of them…
The daiquiris and mojitos flow freely on the top floor of an elegant, 19th-century mansion [...]
Barely a week goes past in the capital these days without a fabulous new hotel opening up. Construction is at full tilt as London’s year in the spotlight gets underway; and opening this season, in time for the Olympics, are three fabulous new hotels.
First up is Belgraves, which opens in February in one of the [...]
What is being described as the “world’s largest cut emerald” was auctioned in Canada by Kelowna-based Western Star Auctions on Jan. 25.
The 57,500 ct. oval stone weighs around 25 pounds and is the “size of a watermelon,” Western Star Auctions owner Mike Odenbach tells JCK.
The stone, named Teodora (or “God’s Gift”
, has been appraised at [...]
Guatemala
Doomsayers could be right: the world will indeed end on 21December 2012 – at least for the Mayans. The calendar of the Mesoamerican civilisation, which began more than 5,000 years ago, finally comes to an end this year. And travellers can visit the temple complex in Guatemala where a record of the earliest date in [...]
We should Coco
Things are getting spicy at the Mercer Street hotel. Couples staying on Valentine’s Day are treated to a gift box of goodies by upscale erotic brand Coco de Mer, including a blindfold, tickler and massage oil. Off Seven Dials near Covent Garden, the hotel is surrounded by many of the capital’s best [...]
A new Shanghai hotel is taking the artist-in-residence idea to a whole new level. Watchmaker Swatch has taken over the former Palace Hotel, on the Bund, and turned it into an exciting new space that’s part hotel, part gallery, part artists’ live-work studios.
The multifunctional building, a turn-of-the-century landmark, will reopen this spring as the Swatch [...]
