Fabulous Punakha
A Valley of History and Culture At the center of Punakha’s charm stands the magnificent Punakha Dzong, often called the “Palace of Great Happiness.” Built in 1637, this architectural masterpiece sits beautifully at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu...
Historic Istanbul
Istanbul is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the...
Multicultural Singapore
Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Its colonial core centers on the Padang, a cricket field since the 1830s and now flanked by grand buildings such as City Hall,...
