Nasty mountains, extreme athletes, street artists, inspiring speakers, and awesome bands…where can you get all that in one epic weekend? The GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado! This is the country’s premier festival of modern mountain culture. This June, upwards of 4,000 athletes took over Vail to compete across 11 different disciplines—rock climbing, biking, running,…
When you eventually pass away, wouldn’t you want your family to remember you with a party each year? You’d be welcomed home with your favorite foods, music, jokes and elaborate personalized decorations. Two days would be dedicated to the good times you shared and keeping the fun rolling. We love this light-hearted look at death,…
NOTE: As with any festival or activity that involves animals, it’s always important to research the organizations running the event, and to make sure the animals are treated with respect and not being exploited (which is a fine line, as many people will say any animal in captivity is being exploited). As luck would have…
Hoi An was by far our favorite town in Vietnam. A trading port dating back to the 17th-century, it has been shaped by the cultures that passed through its ports—Japanese, Chinese, Dutch, Indian and Vietnamese. With its well-preserved homes, shops, and temples, the whole town center has been deemed a UNESCO world-heritage site but it…
Tibet is world famous for its culture of Buddhism and holy mountains but its neighbor Diqing is a well-kept secret. When China drew the line around the autonomous region in 1951, they didn’t magically move all the Tibetan people and the centuries-old monasteries inside the new boundary…the Tibetan people and their culture live on in…