Ubud is overrun by tourists, but you can still connect with authentic Balinese life if you look in the right places.

The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.

Past the flats, in Samut Songkhram, a colossal Buddha rises in suspended creation. Its torso unfinished, scaffolding clinging ...

Altar servers carry golden banners. There are puffs of incense and a couple curious village dogs. Pallbearers bear the casket along a short, dusty track to the village's new church.

The one historical structure that comes to mind at the mention of the name China is the Great Wall. We visited this ...

The crowning jewel is Quito’s 17th-century Old Town, a heaving historical quarter so impeccably preserved that it was the first city in the world to be accorded UNESCO World Heritage Status. Arriving ...

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