Here is something that we never thought we would see, although I guess we're not surprised. Time moves on. When you think of UNESCO sites, it's usually Minarets or archaeological remains, often in far-flung locations, many of them ruins. We love UNESCO and feature lots of posts about them. (Click here for that.)…
North America
Bet you never thought you'd see that phrase. But, as always, history is a funny mistress and, let's face it, despite Google and our smart phones, we don't really know much, do we? Our children and their children will laugh at our conceit someday in the future.
So, behold a new finding. …
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is bordered by Ohio (USA) on one side, and Ontario, Canada on the other. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has…
Are you the edgy type? Looking for something new and different? How about going underground . . . literally. And it's actually perfect if the weather is lousy. How about Rolling hills, deep river valleys, and the world's longest known cave system? Mammoth Cave National Park is home to thousands…
Here's a post for the soft-spoken people. The people who bask in the quiet. Those who know the sounds of silence. There are plenty of places to find solace: your spare bathroom. Your car in the garage. Even in an underground bunker if you they'll let you in -…
Were you aware that the USA has no less than five UNESCO-designated sites? Taos Mexico is just one.
It’s lonely at the top. So lay low when you can.
This is kind of an unusual post for us, as it focuses on the place where we live, as it happens. Every big city has its own unique characteristics. Whether it's the climate, or the views or the language or the food. Some of these characteristics might blend from city to city…
Want to take a cruise, but perhaps have a few conditions that need to be met first? The cruise can’t be too long, the ship too crowded and not to the Caribbean again. Well, we have an option: Montreal and beyond, eh?
Much like bargains at your local specialty shop, once they're gone, they're gone. And that goes for building, as well. You will know how much we here at Matouring love architecture - from all around the world. If you travel enough, you get to see the great structures: Taj Mahal, Eifel Tower,…
And now for something completely different again. We always look for the unusual. So, if you combine that goal with our sense of humour and adventure, may we present an accommodation that we think ticks all of the boxes: the WigWam motel.
There are 40,000 islands throughout B.C, but 6,000 of them and active / inhabited. You’re going to need a bigger boat.
Biltmore? How can this be even built more?? There are the rich, and then there are the rich. Some people just have a knack. George Washington Vanderbilt II was one of them. Vanderbilt was an art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads,…
“Man, I was tame compared to what they do now.” Elvis set the template for what a rocker should be. Now, go see where he rocked!
Being the sharing, inclusive and fun site that we fashion ourselves to be, we always look for new and interesting locales for our readers to research and explore. It's a big planet, we only have so much time on it and so, we should use our time wisely. That's why we hand-select places…
Forty years ago, if you were discovered smoking marijuana, you would likely have been thrown in jail. You had to hide somewhere inconspicuous if you wanted to toke. And it was an expensive and potentially dangerous thrill - either through being incarcerated or from buying bad weed. But, we humans pressed on…
Regular reader here will know how much we love architecture. Be it Roman ruins or the next 70 story superstructure in Shanghai, buildings are one of the most visible and lasting records of what humans are capable of when we stop fighting and start cooperating. The best thing about architecture is that, when…
What once was old, is new. And new often gets old, even before it gets old. Get it? The long and short of this, is that something never get old, and one of those is MCM. What is MCM, you may ask? It stands for Mid-Century Modern. Mid-century modern…
We're noticing that more and more people are noticing that Canada is a rather nice place to travel. Over 32 million people travel to the Great White North each year, and over 1 million Canadians call travel their line of work. It's a nice place to visit, as it is so diverse, especially…
As we often point out here, there are so many places in the world that are perennially bubbling under. You've heard the name, but you don't quite know the "brand", as it were. We here at Matouring love to bring these hidden gem to the surface, so that you, our plugged-in readers never…