If happiness is defined as “the state of pleasurable contentment of mind” then this ancient city,for all of its horrors and delights,is my unlikely happy place.
This latest light installation from the creator of Uluru’s Field of Light is as mesmerising as the location,at the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers,surrounded by the 40,000-year-old Perry Sandhills.
Part of the second-largest castle in the UK,the tower remained untouched,leaning at 10 degrees,when the rest of the structure was restored.
With OTT Indian architecture and Chinese interiors,this building tells a tale of ridiculous princely decadence.
There were hundreds of bear attacks in Japan last year,including 13 fatalities. Only six traditional hunters of the animals remain in this “very dangerous” pursuit.
Our panel looked far and wide to consider dozens of gems old and new,decorative and functional for inclusion and readers can also contribute.
A whole new generation setting off in search of Heathcliff’s windswept,isolated home. Though where it’s actually located is something of a grey area.
Railway tracks,a convenience store and even a public toilet are some of the places that were never supposed to be on tourists’ radars,but now attract huge crowds.
At first glance it looks like your average city park,until you realise the grass-covered hills are too smooth and symmetrical to be anything but artificial.
From Trinity College to Tianjin,these are the world’s most extraordinary reading rooms.