Europe has a lot to offer. Not only a wide variety of beautiful landscapes, history and cultures, but also a healthy environment: Perhaps the world's healthiest diet, the Mediterranean diet is abundant in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and olive oil. It features fish and poultry—lean sources of protein—over red meat. Red...
South America
The most famous running culture in South America, the Rarámuri (“the running people”) can be found in the remote depths of Mexico’s Copper Canyons. For ages they ran to deliver messages between families. Running was also important for hunting animals, chasing down deer until they were too exhausted to escape a...
North America
Coach of 31 Olympic athletes and co-founder of Nike Bill Bowerman wrote and published his book “Jogging” in 1966 in the United States, which became a huge success. He was inspired by Arthur Lydiard, a runner and coach in New Zealand in the sixties, who is still recognized as one...
Kenyan Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley is a series of connected rift valleys, linear shaped lowlands between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift. Rifts are formed as a result of the pulling apart of the lithosphere due to extensional tectonics. The linear depression may subsequently...
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. It was founded by the Romans as Londinium on the banks of the Thames River, which flows through the city. It is famous for the Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and...
Bluff
As the oldest European settlement in New Zealand, Bluff has a rich and varied history. The port of Bluff is the gateway to Stewart Island. The city is famous for its oysters.The signpost at Stirling Point is a highlight for any visitor to the South.
Tongariro National Park
In 1990 the park was recognized as a World Heritage Site for its outstanding natural values and a wide variety of habitats. The volcanoes are noted for the frequency of eruptions, their highly explosive nature and the high density of volcanic vents. In 1993 Tongariro National Park was the first...
Cape Reinga
The most northern point and for Māori the most spiritually significant place in New Zealand.An ancient pohutukawa tree and a lonely lighthouse mark the cape. It's believed that the spirits of deceased Maori leap from this tree into the ocean to return to their ancestral homeland of Hawaiki.
Pyramids
The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt Memphis and its Necropolis have some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site stretching from Giza to Dahshur, was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Ténéré desert
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves is the largest protected area in Africa, covering some 7.7 million ha, though the area considered a protected sanctuary constitutes only one-sixth of the total area. It includes the volcanic rock mass of the Aïr, a small Sahelian pocket, isolated as regards its climate and...