Destination of the Month
Teahupo'o
The small village of Teahupo'o, on the south coast of the Taiarapu peninsula, was selected Olympic Games Paris 2024 surfing spot for the emblematic coastal wave – one of the most beautiful on the planet. The event is scheduled for July 27 - August 5, 2024.
Off the Beaten Path
Mayenne
The Olympic flame has arrived in Marseille and already left, and will make its way to Paris via many beautiful locations. Via places like Corsica, Hautes Pyrénées, Dordogne, Mayenne, Finistère, Reunion, Martinique, and many more. Ending in Paris on July 13.
Landmark of the Month
Xunantunich
Mayan ruins in Xunantunich. The name means "Maiden of the Rock" that in ancient times was home to 200000 Mayans.
Language of the Month
French
In preparation of the Olympics, let's learn some French! French has an estimated number of 250 million speaker worldwide, 76 million of these are speaking French native.
Cuisine of the Month
Belize
The primary meal found virtually everywhere is red beans, clean rice, and chicken. Rice and Beans is a mixed dish with some spices, onion and usually coconut milk added to make a sweet and hot staple of the Belizean diet. Beans and Rice is white cooked rice with a side of stewed red beans.
Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Mongolian Gobi is one of the most remote and least trodden deserts in the world. The third in the world after the Sahara, and Arabian Desert, it covers nearly one-third of Mongolia. Also it is one of the worlds the most beautiful, with mountain peaks, grasslands, desert steppes, sand dunes and oases.
Lake Urnersee
Lake Urnersee is a lake located in Central Switzerland.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous archipelago off the coast of Tanzania consisting of Zanzibar Island, Pemba Island and many smaller islands. Zanzibar island itself is approximately 90km long and 40km wide. A view over Stone Town from the sea In 1896, Zanzibar was the location of the world's shortest war, surrendering to Britain after 38 minutes of naval bombardment
The Balkans
The Balkans is a region that includes countries on the Balkan Peninsula in the southeast of Europe, including most of the former Yugoslavia.
Puebla, Mexico
A city in Mexico's Puebla Valley surrounded by volcanoes and snow-capped mountains. It is slightly over 110 kilometers (68 miles) south-east of Mexico City. In 2005, the city proper had a population of 1.5 million people, while the metropolitan area had a population of 2.1 million.
Georgia, USA
Georgia is more diverse than many people realize, with a scenic seacoast, mountains and large cities as well as extensive rural areas. In 2017 rock on at one of Georgia’s 75 music festivals, such as June’s AthFest in Athens, home of the B-52’s and R.E.M.
