What if I told you that my richest travel journeys occurred to me with my eyes shut-closed? I was not just dreaming, I was lucid! Well, lucid dreaming.

Whoever dares to venture outside of the all-inclusive resort discovers a country rich in natural landscapes and Caribbean smiles. Well-known for its pearly beaches, the Dominican Republic fascinates with captivating immersion into nature and unique cultural curiosities. A whole world separates the gigantic tourist complexes from the small sleepy villages and the surrounding palm-fringed beaches along with the tropical forests in the interior of the country.

Did you know that only less than 0.00002% of people who ever lived on this planet have stepped on Antarctica?

3800 meters above sea-level, some 70 km West from La Paz and 15 km South-East from Lake Titikaka, in a region of Bolivia called Collao, lie the last vestiges of an archaic and mysterious pre-Columbian civilization: Tiwanaku. The navel of the world which coordinates I had dreamed of visiting for a relatively insignificant timespan.

From the mountains of South Africa through the fertile riverbanks of the Gambia, all the way north to the Nubian Desert of Southern Egypt, the African continent has been the firm ground on top of which thousand-year-old cultures have built incredible megalithic stone structures. Here are 10 notable megalithic sites in Africa scattered across 10 different countries you should be aware of when planning your next trip to the continent.

A few years ago, I set off on a three weeks-long journey to explore Southern Egypt following the Nile south to the border with Sudan. So far, It’s been the richest travel experience of my life. Here's why.