America is a big place, with wide open spaces and curiosities around every every corner. Those corners can be a long way away from each other, and the curiosities can be even further.
Alaska is the 49th and largest state in the USA. Separated from the rest of the country, (the "lower 48"), by Canada, Alaska lies on…
North America
If you're easily bored, fashion yourself to be unbreakable and are always ready to show your friends how extreme you are, then we have some travel ideas for you. Hiking, in this case. In this article, we're focusing on the USA - specifically the West Coast (Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, California, Alaska, New Mexico, Montana,…
The first thing that strikes you when you visit Banff, Canada is the sheer size of the mountains. Words can't describe it - until you actually see it for yourself. And every time you round a bend in the road, an even bigger mountain presents itself. It really is something that you need to experience…
If you're not a horror film fan (or a vegetarian) look away now.
Just when you think it's safe to crawl out from under the sofa, another theme restaurant appears out of nowhere. And this one is nothing like Chuck E. Cheese or Taco Bell.
Some enterprising folks have repurposed the Texas Chainsaw Massacre gas station…
We here at Matouring love history. It seems like every week a new story appears describing another mind-blowing discovery of a cave, or a desert dig that uncovers an unknown civilisation.
We especially love castles, as they are something that you can touch, can explore and can really get a tangible feeling of the history that…
Truth in advertising. When it comes to obscure naming, this park is almost as bad as we are when it comes to that! Despite that, here is the truth. Bears Ears National Monument is a United States national monument located in San Juan County in southeastern Utah, established by President Barack Obama by presidential proclamation…
Usually, when we think of the USA, we think of corn fields, Mount Rushmore, NYC and Yellowstone. Hawaii comes to mind just as often, and rightly so.
But, we know that our intrepid readers are often on the lookout for something different, perhaps a bit exotic, but certainly unique enough that they can show off their…
One word: Stroopwafels.* People are a real mixed bag. Some of us like to talk to your seatmate on a plane, while others prefer to bury their nose in a book. Some people like a window seat, while others insist on the aisle. But you know what everyone is into on the plane? Snacks! The…
"One man's junk is another man's treasure" as they say. Do you like stuff? If you find yourself in the southern United States (North Carolina in this instance,) head over to The Raleigh Market . Prepare to spend the day, as the market has more than 500 vendors with vintage items, collectibles and more. The…
Well, here's a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma: Point Roberts, US of A. Dangling off the end of British Columbia, Canada sits Point Roberts, a part of the USA. Isolated from the rest of the US, it truly is a place of wonder and bemusement. Lovely beaches and forests, relaxing paths on…
Los Angeles is often painted as being a vain and vapid place. All looks and no substance. Bring your alibis. (We rather like the place.) But, to be honest, some of LA is, indeed hollow and in some places, shallow. Some of its buildings, in fact. And they hide an interesting and still relevant and…
In addition to its other many allures, Canada cannot escape the universal tagging of poutine. (In case you're not up to date, poutine is a sumptuous Canadian concoction made of french fries, gravy and cheese curds. It's addictive) Not that we Candians complain, but c'mon now, there is more to the country than just that.
For…
It never fails. Finally, we're able to travel again, but it doesn't always coincide with our bank balances. And, of course, the travel companies have sales galore, and yet we're still up the creek without a paddle. What to do? Well, like it or not, some travel companies feel our pain and look for ways…
In our busy lives, we often have little time to explore the unusual, the arcane. It comes as no secret that he world is full of fascinating facts, stories and fables. Even more, there are "facts" .... and then there are facts. It's important to know the difference as you travel the earth.
Well, London's MapMen…
Shakespeare could have a field-day with this.
This abandoned house looms a salt marsh, its pale pink paint looking like a mirror of the colorful sunsets that so often streak the sky.
It’s a celebrated local landmark, one with a definite air of mystery and romance.
But the picturesque house’s story is not at all romantic. A local…
In Canada, we move at our own pace.
It doesn’t take long to drive around this tiny French territory of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, but it’s taken what seems like forever to get here.
The new car ferry between a southern Newfoundland community and the last remnant of France’s once vast North American colony began operating in August,…
It is almost certain that you recently interacted closely with an invisible giant, as the Harvard landscape ecologist Richard T T Forman has described it. Others have called roads ‘the single most destructive element in the process of habitat fragmentation’, declaring that ‘Few forces have been more influential in modifying the Earth than transportation.’ But, the engineering…
Key West (Florida USA) is everything that they say it is. Chilled. Hectic. Rich. Artistic. And, most of all, sunny and warm. Definitely worth a trip if you haven't been.
But like most popular places, it isn't cheap. So how can you have a good holiday without having to sell your children?
Lonely Planet have some ideas…
Like all of us, eventually we need to retire. And so do ships (and planes.)
We have all likely been on at least one cruise, and you'll comprehend the scope and size of those behemoths of the seas. But, have you given any thought when it's time for the ship to be put to pasture?
It's a…
As the famous circus magnate, P. T. Barnum used to say, there's a sucker born every minute. Ain't that the truth? Just scroll through social media if you want proof.
Here's a story that will surely make you scratch your head, laughing all the while. Was this an accident? Purposefully enacted? Vengeance? As Tom Scott explains,…