Like your brews with a bit of magic? Who doesn’t? With Harry Potter fans now well over the legal drinking age, it’s no surprise that a marketing team has created a craft beer festival that takes inspiration from JK Rowling’s wizarding world. Any excuse to break out your house colours. Image courtesy of Rock Star […]
Bistarai: A Trail of Gold Through Nepal
With the fire popping and hissing, the tavern owner leaned forward to caution the foreign visitors. His face, made ancient and timeless by the flickering light, was creased with concern as he spoke, “Bistarai, my friends. Tomorrow you must go dherai bistarai.” Seeing the confusion in his guests’ faces, he smiled and explained, “Slowly. When […]
Going to the Galápagos Is Easier and Cheaper Than Ever. That Might Not Be a Good Thing.
Some conservationists and travel experts are worried about the environmental impact of a growing number of visitors on the fragile, otherworldly archipelago.
Learn the secrets of the KGB at this Manhattan spy museum
Soviet spying tricks are revealed in a new Manhattan museum, which claims to house the “largest KGB spy collection in the world.” A sample of some of the items on display at The KGB Spy Museum in New York. Image by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty The newly-opened exhibition hall is home to KGB weapons, surveillance gadgets […]