A tiny town of just 400 people, Hólmavík is creeping onto the tourism scene as a quiet highlight of the Westfjords. The Westfjords in general is also growing its visitor numbers, offering an interesting solution to the overtourism issue along Iceland’s South Coast. Hugging the scenic Steingrímsfjörður, Hólmavík is a charming and unique town, most…
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Deep in a cave in Belize’s interior jungle in Cayo District, not far from San Ignacio, you’ll find a sacred Mayan burial site inside a cave, where the remains of 14 human sacrifices have been found. To get there, you’ll have to swim through cold waters (aided by a rope if you’re not a confident swimmer),…
Dream of seeing the Northern Lights? Offbeat Abisko in the far north in Sweden’s Arctic Circle won’t disappoint.
Tikal and Chichén Itzá tend to get all the glory when it comes to ruins. Guatemala and Mexico are just fame hogs like that! But deep in Belize’s jungle, about two hours out from the nearest large town, you’ll find pyramids just as impressive — and far less crowded. Because of the off the beaten…
The motto of Caye Caulker may be go slow – but the marine life doesn’t seem to have gotten the memo, because as soon as you submerge underneath the waters, a riotous whirl of colors – – fish and coral and seagrass — await you. Beyond the reef fish and beautiful coral, you’re also all-but-guaranteed…
Seeing the Northern lights is a true bucket list must, and the part of Norway north of the Arctic Circle is one of the best places in the world to tick it off your list! You can just as easily see the Northern Lights elsewhere in Northern Europe, like Swedish hotels or Finland glass igloos…
