10/23 Destination: Osaka Castle, Japan

12/5 Art: Artist cultivates magical worlds with miniature bonsai trees

The spiritual and cultural significance of growing miniature bonsai trees derives from a thousand-year-old horticultural tradition in Japan, representing a careful, contemplative and Zen-influenced relationship between humans and nature. Taking up this time-honoured practice of cultivating trees, Japanese artist-architect Takanori Aiba gives his bonsai an unusual twist by adding on miniature, realistic structures like bridges, stairs and intricately detailed […]

22 Destinations to add to your bucket list

Via Buzzfeed: 22 Stunning Under-The-Radar Destinations To Add To Your Bucket List In 2014 We hope to visit Ipiales, Colombia in February! Let us know if you have been. 

12/2 Destination: China Travel Video

8/27 Art: Ran Ortner’s Open Water