Hnefatafl was ubiquitous among Nordic settlements during the early Middle Ages. Vikings played the game on a checkered wooden tablet similar to the modern-day chess board. Archaeologists believe the once-mysterious game held immense symbolic and religious significance.
We're excited to announce our 2019 trips lineup. From the desert castles of Jordan to the graffiti-lined backstreets in Medellín, the places we'll visit are truly some of the world's most wondrous hidden corners.
In the town of Estella, Spain, a local handicrafts teacher recently gave a 16th-century wooden effigy of San Jorge a new look. Not everyone is happy with the work.
Singlish, a creole, is spoken all over Singapore, but politicians want citizens to "speak good English" and are trying to clamp down on the unofficial language.
The awe-inspiring RMS Queen Mary, which currently rests in California's Long Beach Harbor, has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world's most haunted places.
In Dunfermline, Scotland, a hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
In the lush Azores Islands, locals make traditional Portuguese cozido stew with a twist: They cook it using natural volcanic heat.
At this contest in Oaxaca, Mexico, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and Michelangelo's La Pietà.
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