Several metres below London’s street level, in a dark, unassuming room, sits a reconstructed temple of the ancient Roman cult of Mithras.
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SHIRAZ, IRAN: AN EXPLOSION OF COLOUR IN NASIR-AL MULK
Of all the uses of light in religion, perhaps none is more captivating than Nasir al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran.
IMSIL, SOUTH KOREA: THE THEME PARK THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE REGION’S CHEESEMAKING
In 2004, Imsil took its love for cheese to the next level. It opened the Cheese Theme Park.
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA: GONZO JOURNALISM IN SNIPER ALLEY
The war correspondents would speed out in their cars and dart across the road, with their bulletproof jackets pulled up to their neck and their helmets tightly fastened. But not Paul Marchand.
SON MY, VIETNAM: THE UNDER-VISITED MEMORIAL
While there are many sites, memorials and museums dedicated to remembering the Vietnam War, this was one of the most powerful.
LIMA, PERU: THE PARK WHERE THE CATS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY
The feline residents are the gatekeepers of Parque Kennedy.
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: A “THEME PARK” WITH A HOLY TWIST
Tierra Santa, perched on the banks of the River Plate in Buenos Aires, stakes the unique claim of the world’s first religious theme park.
SCOTLAND: THE WOLVES OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
At just four-months-old, Fearn, Eadha, Rose, Cora, Darach and Simon are beginning to look less like bundles of fur and resemble the poised beasts they will become.
LONDON, ENGLAND: THE GRIZZLY PAST OF WAPPING’S EXECUTION DOCK
As a traveller entering London in 1765, aside from the mythical fog and mist which greeted weary travellers, there was another, grislier welcome to the city.
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: PAY-BY-THE-HOUR HOTELS, BUT NOT AS YOU’VE SEEN THEM BEFORE
Argentina’s telos are discrete “love hotels” for adventurous travellers looking for something different.
ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA: A CELEBRATION OF STRENGTH AND BRAVERY
Mongolian wrestling, or Bökh, is a spectacle to behold.
BARCELONA, SPAIN: ROUNDING OFF THE WEEKEND WITH A TOUCH OF CLASS
In busy plazas across Barcelona, every Sunday, glasses chink as the city’s inhabitants chatter and sip on Vermouth.