The bustling city of Hong Kong is Asia’s hot spot for trade, finance, fashion, and food. To see some of Thailand’s most iconic scenery, beaches, and culture, be sure to pay a visit to Phuket, its largest island. With a unique history and cultural influences from around the world including Portuguese and Jewish, Coc
Millions of Different Escapades for Two
Whether you want an elegant or a laid-back vacation, you can be sure that there’s a perfect place out there for you. Sometimes taking a vacation and spending quality time with the one you love goes further than any gift ever could. So many resorts worldwide are geared specifically to what is most interesting to couples on a romanti
Your Outdoor Living Area: A Great Spot for a Wall Fountain
A good way to enhance the appeal of your outdoor living area is to add a wall fountain or an exterior garden fountain to your landscaping or garden design. Contemporary designers and fountain builders alike use historic fountains and water features to shape their creations. As such, the effect of integrating one of these to your interior decor brid
Statues As a Staple of Vintage Art in Historic Greece
The initial freestanding sculpture was developed by the Archaic Greeks, a recognized accomplishment since until then the sole carvings in existence were reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Kouros figures, sculptures of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the greater part of the statues. The kouroi, considered by the Greeks to ex
The First Documented Outdoor Fountains of Human History
Villages and communities relied on working water fountains to channel water for preparing food, washing, and cleaning up from nearby sources like lakes, streams, or springs. A source of water higher in elevation than the fountain was necessary to pressurize the movement and send water spraying from the fountain's nozzle, a system without equal unti