Wondering what to see in South Africa and feeling adventurous? Interested in wandering a little ways off the beaten track and exploring some of the less well known, but just as interesting things to do in South Africa? This great country is home to a bewildering array of things you simply can’t see anywhere else, including interesting exhibits, amazing food, bizarre activities and sporting spectaculars. Here’s our guide to a few of the Rainbow Nation’s unique treats:

Hell, located in northwest Grand Cayman, is a group of iron shore rocks that are over a million years old. The weathered limestone formations, usually found around the coast line, cover a space roughly the …

It has been Greek, it has been Roman, it has been Italian and it is now French. Yet, throughout the ages, Nice has always been Niçois; or is it Niçard? Maybe it’s neither. My French …

Comprised of the grounds of a seventeenth century pleasure palace, the Villa Borghese Gardens is a large park in Rome with a widespread area that includes a lake, lots of manicured green grass and a …

1) Hike a Fourteener – The Rocky Mountains are flush with good hiking. Several of the highest and best peaks are known as Fourteeners as their heights exceed the benchmark of fourteen thousand feet. Longs Peak, Mount Elbert and Pikes Peak are just a few in Colorado. Make sure you research the hike before you go. Many of them are intense!

Among the rosy-tinged buildings of Marrakesh, visitors will discover ancient archaeological marvels and twisting medina alleyways where every turn yields an abundance of new sights, sounds and scents. The ramparts, old city walls, of the …

The North End in Boston is the city’s oldest residential neighborhood, the center of Italian culture and cuisine, and one of the most colorful, vibrant urban neighborhoods in America. Covering one square mile, Italian-American families …

In a very short period of time, Latvia’s capital city, Riga, has shaken off a half century of communist rule and has established itself as a cosmopolitan city rich in history, culture and diverse entertainment. …

Byzantium, Nova Roma, Tsargrad, Miklagård, Constantinople, Istanbul. It is a city that has known many names and which straddles two continents. It has been a city of emperors.  It was the center of Holy Rome …

My first time to the Czech Republic consisted of a visit to the city of Prague (Praha). Of course this is a don’t miss city if you are visiting Czech Republic not only because it …