Seeing What’s Hard to See

Seeing What’s Hard to See

There is something about the dismal and depressing happenings of this world that oddly captures our attention. Look at some of the most popular TV shows and movies on Netflix over the last several years; from serial killers to stalkers, we find it interesting to...
Spiritual Journeys

Spiritual Journeys

Religious tourism is the oldest form of planned travel in the world. Even now, it remains a prevalent industry, with around 300 to 330 million tourists visiting religious sites every year. Religious tourism has two different forms: visiting a religious site just for...
Finding Trolls in Norway

Finding Trolls in Norway

Even the most unimaginative minds can be inspired by the stunning vistas Norway offers. Norwegian landscapes are full of life—and I’m not talking about the living vegetation, crawling insects, and woodland animals. No, the landscape itself is alive. A viewer might see...
Life on the Edge

Life on the Edge

Some borders lie along physical barriers, like mountain ranges or large bodies of water, while others are solely based on treaties, purchases, and wars. These types of borders don’t always take into account the people living at the new edge of a country. Regardless of...
First-Place Finnish

First-Place Finnish

How Finland has ranked first on happiness and environmental surveys, and what other countries can learn from their culture and practices. If you want to visit the happiest place on Earth, don’t bother with Disneyland—head to Finland instead! In the past few years,...