If you get a chance, next time you’re in Belfast, visit the historic and colorful Falls Road.
The Falls was a powerful IRA-stronghold during the Northern Irish Troubles, as its many murals will attest. The larger than life, multi-colored paintings commemorate different events in Irish republican history, such as the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin and the loss of 10 IRA volunteers during the 1981 hunger strikes.
Lost in happiness, beauty, color, joy. That is how I feel when I dive into the art of Kim Rodeffer Funk, our Artist of the Month. One look at these swaths of color, these fireflies of light, these feelings of deep artistic beauty, and you, too, will fall in love.
Our National Wildlife Refuges, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, are located all across the United States, and are a national treasure. In fact, such a beloved treasure that they are going to be 111 years old this year!
Godfjorden (or Godfjord) is a fjord on the west side of the fourth largest island in Norway, Hinnøya. Recent changes in government, communication, and transportation have increased traffic to the island via ferry.
India - the images from here are iconic. And, it seems that we can't get enough of them! Luckily for us, writer and photographer Ajay Jain has a new set of ebooks - that are FREE at the moment - that celebrate India.
Have you always wanted to work from home - wherever home may be at the moment?
Portugal had long been on my list to visit for many years, but somehow despite living in Europe for over seven years, I never managed to make it over there. I have heard so many great things about Lisbon that I knew I had to make it happen, so last year my boyfriend and I decided it was time to book our tickets.
It’s nearly St Patty’s Day, but if you love Ireland, you don’t need an excuse to visit—the country or the culture. Whether you make an actual visit or armchair traveler visit, it’s always worth it.
If you’re not able to fly in to Dublin or Belfast just now, you might enjoy the excerpt below, from Adventures in Belfast: Northern Irish Life After the Peace Agreement, a nonfiction book about life in Belfast, past and present.
Context, organizer of critically acclaimed walking tours, expands its Rome program with a new walk on the city’s film history, Director’s Cut: A Journey through Italian Cinema.
I love winter in Norway, because the weather changes almost every day. In the morning it can snow, but at evening, it can rain. You see animals of different kinds, moose, eagles; there are a lot of things to shoot pics of. And I especially love the winter storms, aurora, and the sunsets.
Take a look...