Sunday, May 26th, 2013

Americas

Haunting jewel of the South

Fargo in south-eastern Georgia is a small backwater town of a few hundred people perched on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp. There's a garage/shop, a six-room motel, a couple of cafes, a school and a railway track but no station.
February 22, 2013, 9:45 am
Post a comment
Heaven in City of Angels

The white, ultra-modern beacon is hard to miss aloft its private hill overlooking LA's major freeway. Famed for its architecture at least as much as for the collections within, The Getty Centre not only houses fine art but is itself a masterpiece. Designed by architect Richard Meier, the modern campus opened in 1997 as an expansion of the original Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades.
February 22, 2013, 9:44 am

Post a comment
Gettysburg a potent symbol

As Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln leads the race to Sunday's Oscars with 12 nominations, the small Pennsylvanian town of Gettysburg marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's historic "all men are created equal" address that was made there in November 1863.
February 22, 2013, 9:42 am

Post a comment
Detroit's making its own luck

Look past the blocks of broken windows, sunken roofs and graffiti, and Detroit is stirring back to life.
January 3, 2013, 3:23 pm

Post a comment
Invoking the rites of man

New Orleans fits the bill for a boys' trip - also known as a "mancation".
December 17, 2012, 10:23 am
Post a comment
Many ways to celebrate New Year in NY

Ringing in the New Year at the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is special, but the truly classic place to celebrate remains Times Square in New York City.
December 12, 2012, 12:55 pm
Post a comment
Florida's new Fantasyland opens at Disney

Florida's Disney World has undergone the largest expansion the the park's 41-year history. The new Fantasyland is double the size of the original.
December 9, 2012, 10:56 pm
Post a comment
Happy trails from Canada

The wilds of British Columbia and Alberta are a trailblazing heaven.
December 3, 2012, 10:00 am
Post a comment
Devilish story of the blues

The legend of Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil at a deserted crossroads in Mississippi is perhaps the most famous in blues music folklore.
October 29, 2012, 2:28 pm

Post a comment
Get your kicks

For decades, this innocuous-looking pavement was seen as the most important and best-known thoroughfare in the United States.
October 23, 2012, 10:16 am

Post a comment
Washington DC for cyclists

Anyone who has biked through any major city's downtown knows that cycling is one of the best ways to get to know a place.
September 26, 2012, 10:18 am

Post a comment
View polar bears in Canada

Churchill is called the polar bear capital of the world - but visitors to the Canadian town should ensure they have an armed escort when observing these beautiful but dangerous creatures.
September 25, 2012, 2:38 pm

Post a comment
Time out in Tigre

While in Argentina, it's worth spending a day at the coastal town of Tigre to escape Buenos Aires’ frenetic pace.
March 4, 2010, 10:45 am

Post a comment

	The West's Travel podcasts

			Being in India
			Stephen Scourfield is submerged in a favourite place, India.

			Australia all over
			Stephen Scourfield takes us across the Australian continent and to its heart.

			Western Australia
			Stephen Scourfield knows the 2.5m square km of WA better than most.

			Europe by train
			Niall McIlroy enjoys a cross-continental rail journey.
			Subscribe to our podcasts