Even if you’re the type of person who hates seeing Christmas displays pop up at the beginning of November, a new book tree at a library in South Korea may convince you it’s not too early to start celebrating. Mike Stilkey creates artworks out of books. Image by Starfield Library The new art installation, from […]
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Even if you don’t have much cash left over after your holiday shopping, some bargain offers may make a winter vacation affordable.
Johannesburg’s wild green space comes alive again with hidden tributes to Nelson Mandela
The Wilds Municipal Nature Reserve, on the edge of downtown Johannesburg, was once considered one of the city’s no-go zones. The Wilds have been revived. Image by Heather Mason As the Jo’burg inner city deteriorated in the 1990s and early 2000s, the Wilds’ 40 acres of emerald-green forest also fell into decline: the once-neat stone […]
The final section of the Foothills Parkway at Great Smoky Mountains National Park opens at last
The final section of the Foothills Parkway will open at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. This is great news for its ten million annual visitors, who will able to experience the entire 16-mile roadway for the first time since construction began in 1966. The final section […]