Asia

In the north of Vietnam, a few hours east of the capitol, Hanoi, lies a beautiful area known as Hạ Long Bay. Hạ Long, which can be directly translated as "Bay of Descending Dragons", comprises just under 2000 islands, only…

Auroville is an experimental town and self-proclaimed "universal city in the making" near the South-Indian city of Puducherry1. Built around a massive gold-plated meditation dome known as the Matrimandir, Auroville was created in hopes that it would be a model…

Tokyo has two structures, apparently unrelated, with very similar names - the Tower of Wind and the Tower of Winds. The Tower of Wind (singular, known locally as Kaze no Tō) is a spectacular structure in Tokyo Harbour consisting of…

The western Indian state of Maharashtra has more than 80 strategically-located coastal forts - the result of a long history of warfare in which it faced threats from other Indian emperors and a number of colonial invaders. One of the…

Jantar Mantar is a centuries old astronomical observatory that sets the world's record for the having the largest sundial, which stands at over 27 meters tall.

It's Earth Day today, an event designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. To celebrate, we're looking at the unlikely survival of a very tiny piece of nature in the heart of one of the world's largest…