Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is a huge metropolis where modern skyscrapers, high-tech subways and pop culture meet Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. Notable attractions include futuristic Dongdaemun Design Plaza, a convention hall with curving architecture and a rooftop park; Gyeongbokgung Palace, which once had more than 7,000 rooms; and Jogyesa Temple, site of ancient locust and pine trees.
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Travel Views: Belgrade To Tara National Park, Serbia
Join female solo traveler Syifa Adriana on her motorbike trip through Serbia, in Southeast Europe. Starting in the capital of Belgrade, Syifa takes you on a 200-kilometer ride to Tara National Park. Along her journey she stops at small towns like Veljevo, meeting locals and enjoying the beautiful natural landscape.
Summer Walks: Streets & Canals Of Venice, Italy (4K)
Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs.
Front Covers: Country Life UK Magazine – Aug 18
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – Aug 18
Walking Tours: Reims – Northeastern France
Reims is a city in northeastern France’s Grand Est region. It’s the unofficial capital of the Champagne wine-growing region, and many of the champagne houses headquartered there offer tastings and cellar tours. For more than 1,000 years, French kings were crowned at its Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims. This grand cathedral is known for its stained-glass windows and Gothic carved portals, including the Smiling Angel.
Front Covers: Harper’s Magazine – September 2021
California Drought: Lake Oroville’s Stunning Water Loss In Photos (2014 – 2021)
Getty Images photojournalist Justin Sullivan has been following California’s second-largest reservoir’s declining water levels since 2014. Seeing first-hand the climate’s impact through his lens, he’s shocked at how fast the water is gone in one of California’s most important water sources.
Aerial Views: Pittsburgh – Western Pennsylvania (4K)
Pittsburgh is a city in western Pennsylvania at the junction of 3 rivers. Its Gilded Age sites, including the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, speak to its history as an early-20th-century industrial capital. In the North Shore neighborhood are the modern Andy Warhol Museum, Heinz Field football stadium and PNC Park baseball stadium.
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