
Each year the Takayama Festival attracts thousands of visitors to play witness to some of the most colourful and vibrant festivals in Japan.
Noted as one of the three most beautiful festivals in the country, the festival takes place twice every year; once in the spring and then later in the ...

Following the American War of Independence and the French Revolution, people worldwide wanted a slice of the autonomous action. Latin America, in particular, took arms, with many countries fighting for their rights to self rule; 200 years on Mexico, Chile and Argentina are now marking the bicentenaries of their independence. ...

Egypt product manager Phillip Ellis tells us about the Bales Worldwide staff trip to Egypt...
Waking up on my first morning I leapt out of bed and opened the curtains, the sight which was before me was truly breathtaking. There in front of me stood one of the most recognisable sight in the ...

November is definitely a good time to high tail it out of rainy and cold Britain for somewhere hot and sunny, quite frankly anywhere really! The only flaw in my plan was a need to negotiate a way through Heathrow airport. Let’s face it if Christopher Columbus had to start ...

The iconic Sydney Opera House has joined other famous world structures such as India's Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China when it was inscribed as a World Heritage Building.
Described by the UNESCO Committee as a "daring and visionary experiment that has had an enduring influence on the emergent architecture ...