Smithsonian Journeys has been offering cycling tours for a year or two now. We love traveling this way and we think you will, too. Here’s a few reasons to give them a chance: Riding the tranquil roads of Rioja, Spain 1) Top food and wine without the guilt. A day of cycling through Tuscany, Rioja, or …
LIFE IN DEATH: Desert gold in Death Valley National Park (courtesy, Xanterra Parks & Resorts) Officials in Death Valley National Park are predicting a bumper wildflower season this spring following record rainfall in the California park. Torrential downpours from head to foot the state at the end of January, plus higher than average accumulation throughout …
Basil Childers for The New York Times Mutekiya is a trendy ramen shop in the Ikebukuro neighborhood. Back in 1993, when I was a sophomore in college, I came across a movie that changed my life: “Tampopo,” the charming tale of a truck driver who comes to the aid of a young, beleaguered widow who’s …
The recent availability of AirAsia flights from Singapore to Bandung and the opening of the brand new Hilton Bandung offers an insipred short weekend trip to Bandung, Indonesia. Bandung is the provincial capital of West Java. It lies without interruption the highland plateau, sorrounded by mountains, is located in the middle of a pre-historic lake …
Baby mountain gorillas pass their birthdays in Uganda and Rwanda. It’s the 1st birthday of our Smithsonian Journeys blog! In honor of our big day, here’s an anthropological look at birthday traditions in the United States and around the world. In Russia, children receive a birthday pie instead of an what we know because a …