Browse through our collection of the articles dedicated to off the beaten track locations all over the world and discover interesting places to visit around your travel destination. You are welcome to rate the articles, leave us comments and create your own favorites' collection.
The sacred drums of Burundi
The drums in Burundi are sacred objects stored in sanctuaries since the ancient days - in order to create a drum and to play it, one has to follow certain rituals and traditions passed down through…
Total rating:
The cargo cult of John Frum and false prophet Fred in Vanuatu
The Vanuatu cargo cult of John Frum worships cargo as spiritual gifts and idolizes John Frum - an unknown American soldier, who promised to bring goodies for the tribes and never returned.
Total rating:
Rites of the dead of Tana Toraja
Torajan rites of the dead are one of the most elaborate funeral ceremonies in the world. They involve creating a Tau Tau effigy of the deceased, which is placed above the burial site, and a…
Total rating:
Himba - the most fashionable tribe in Africa
Himba tribe, which lives on the shores of Kunene river in Angola and northern Namibia, is considered the most fashionable in Africa, and through the years Himba women became an iconic image for the…
Total rating:
In: weird traditions, tribes
The Great Dance of the terrifying Nyau
Nyaus of Malawi hide in the cemeteries, wear scary masks, act like wild animals and can kill people while possessed by an evil spirit. They dance at the funerals and initiations, and their dance is…
Total rating:
The longest cableway in the world - Wings of Tatev
Wings of Tatev is the longest non-stop cableway in the world, situated in Armenia, Halidzor village. The cableway leads to a major religious destination in Armenia, Tatev monastery, which was built in…
Total rating:
Karlu Karlu, the Devil's Marbles
Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve, located 100km south of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Australia, has huge boulders scattered around, which are called Karlu Karlu and are part of the…
Total rating:
The unresolved mystery of Mozart's skull
The International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria, is said to hold Mozart's skull. Supposedly, the skull was retrieved by one of the gravediggers 10 years after the burial. It has been 224…
Total rating:
The eternal fire of Yanar Dag
Yanar Dag's fire has been burning for thousands of years and can never be extinguished. The burning mountain is located on Absheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan, and causes everything around it burst into…
Total rating: