The Galapagos Islands, 700 miles of the western coast of Ecuador, are one of the world’s great natural wonders. If you are looking for something unique and memorable in Ecuador it doesn’t get much better than this. Ecuador’s most popular national park boasts scenic volcanic vistas and extraordinary wildlife attracting 60,000 visitors a year.
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Wales’s history has left a landscape scattered with Iron Age hill forts, Roman ruins and castles from Medieval Welsh princes and English kings. There are over 600 castles, but here are 10 of the best to visit.
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Established as a Punic settlement prior to 500 BC, the city experienced significant expansion under Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193–211), who was born in the city.
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The word Palestine derives from Philistia, the name given by Greek writers to the land of the Philistines, who in the 12th century BC occupied a small pocket of land on the southern coast, between modern day Tel Aviv and Gaza.
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The capital of South Korea, Seoul has emerged in recent decades as one of the most modern and economically thriving cities in the world. One of Asia’s most bustling urban centres, Seoul is far more than a giant business district, with a rich, distinct cultural identity and several hundreds of years of history.
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