We here at Matouring love India and always look to make it shine here on the site.
Well, we're happy to say that we've added Vistara airlines as affiliate friends. Vistara is a joint venture of Tata Sons Private Limited and Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA)
Vistara has rapidly expanded its footprint, both in terms of network and…
World Culture
As the world gets bigger, yet smaller, we all have an opportunity to grow, learn, experience and fall in love with places new. At Matouring, we promote this ethos and hope that you do, too. It can sometimes take you by surprise, or, simply surprise you. But, with eyes wide open, behind the veil, a…
History (and fun) can be found anywhere. Sometimes you need to look, other times it lands in your lap when you least expect it.
Here is an example of the latter. On a relatively normal stretch of everyday road in Gueux, France, you will find yourself ready to rev your engines and don your helmet. You're…
If you've not been to Latin America, or haven't been in a while, it's time to head south. As is everywhere in the world, Latin America is bang up-to-date, too.
Above and beyond the incredible scenery and the genuinely warm people, Latin America offers itself as a tempting and wise place to settle down, too. The…
History is great, especially when you get tired of the (to us, anyway) somewhat ho-hum modern living. So it's never a bad idea to go back and look at what was the future.
France have always created unusual vehicles - many of them, such as the Citroën DS, are still beautiful to behold. As was the…
There are few things more intoxicating than being able to stay in a luxurious, lauded and visually stunning hotel. Europe is full of them.
But there is one hotel that is a hotel, but actually it's not a hotel. Luckily, you can explore it anyway. We're talking about the Hotel Solvay in Belgium.
Listed as a UNESCO…
Have you seen the world? Have you been there, done that? Do you want more? Well, as always, Matouring comes to the rescue with something more. Fit for a king or queen—or your whole royal family—these castles located in delightful destinations around Europe invite you and your kin or friends for an unforgettable stay in…
As ever, the world is swirled and twirled by events, people and time itself. Even the most powerful must take our last breaths.
And where would this addage be more appropriate than in the lands where kings, queens, power, priviledge and treachery were business-as-usual.
Of course, we're talking about ancient history (as we do,) and in this…
Even better than the real thing.
The annual festival of Els Enfarinats (Valencian pronunciation: [elz amfaɾiˈnats]) takes place in the town of Ibi in Alicante, Spain on December 28,[1] as part of celebrations related to the Day of the Innocents. Els enfarinats comes from the Valencian word for "breading", and roughly translate to "the breaded ones" or "the floured ones". In the day-long festival, participants known…
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…
Despite covid and all of the fistfights we hear about nowadays, air travel is still a marvelous thing. Spectacular locations matched to state-of--the art-aircraft are still the thing of dreams.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could go forward and and backward at the same time?
If you're one of those romantic types, read on here... courtesy…
It always seems like "what goes around, comes around." The new new. The latest and greatest are not really the latest. They've been around the block before. Been there, done that.
But, sometimes that's not a bad thing, especially if the old new is new old, if you know what we mean.
In this case, our subject…
It can be done. It can be done. The tiny Danish Island of Ærø was awarded the designation of the EU’s most sustainable island. All it takes is willpower. The island has been experimenting with renewable energy since the 1970s, and today, produces more electricity than it uses. Watch the BBC video below that demonstrates…
A marvelous thing about our world and our planet (with all of its residents) is how much change happens every minute of every day. Not all of it is necessarily good, but there is so much good in humanity that, sometimes, it's nice to simply celebrate the good.
For example, Bangkok is a sprawling, diverse and…
As the old phrase goes, "there's no getting around getting around." We've all got to do it. Sometimes it's a pain, other times it's a pleasure. Sometimes you have no choice.
Getting around has been a real challenge during these times of the Covid-19 pandemic. So much so, that many of us have simply opted not…
лед лед Ana. (ice ice Ana.)
In 1993 the 2,500-year-old mummified remains of a woman were discovered in the frozen Ukok Plateau in Siberia. Known as the 'Ukok Princess' or the 'Ice Maiden' in the media, she is thought to be one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th Century.
Watch the video, below, courtesy…
We often have - often romantic - visions of the Sahara desert as a "destination" for our travels. And rightly so, as its wonders are legend and plentiful. But it takes a certain kind of traveler to do that.
But, this singular place on earth was not always the stark vision that we have in our…
São Paulo es la leche! = São Paulo is the milk!
Welcome to one of the world’s most populated cities. Check out the best spots to visit in Brazil’s exciting hub of business, culture, creativity and hospitality.
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, with a city population of about 12 million and almost 22 million in its…
The planet is in trouble. We keep hoping that we'll be writing less and less about how the earth is being decimated by human beings. But, so far, that just isn't happening. Between the floods and the fires and other related disasters, things don't seem to be changing.
So, witness another example of this trend in…
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,…