From the dense jungles of Indonesia to the desolated valley of Mongolia, Asia is home to an incredibly vast amount of still-standing megalithic stone structures that hint to primitive yet sophisticated construction styles. Stone structures that still baffle both scientists and archeologists on their true origins, and seemingly older than the Bronze and Neolithic ages. Here are 10 notable megalithic sites in Asia scattered across 10 different countries you should be aware of when planning your next trip.

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.

In the Northeast of France, lies the splendid land of Alsace-Lorraine, perched on the edge of Germany and Switzerland. The culinary tradition, heavily-influenced by the neighboring Germanic cuisine, offers a wide variety of unique delicacies that will accompany you all along the River Rhine plains.

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.

When we think of ancient Egypt, we think of the Pyramids or of the great Sphinx, but one temple complex is often ignored: The Osireion. This structure carries with it, one of the oldest and unresearched enigmas of ancient Egypt. Its purpose and its exact dating is, to this day, a controversial topic of debate.

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.

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.

How can travel help us surmount our fears, forge our identities, and change our worldviews? Here's an exhaustive compilation of 28 short but powerful TEDx Talks from around the planet, purposed to motivate us to get out of our comfort zone, pushing us off the beaten track and inspiring us to travel to destinations... hidden deep within ourselves.

A vast number of man-made mounds have been identified across the Lower Mississippi Valley in North America, spanning across incredible distances. To this day however, a great mystery surrounds this sudden burst of earthwork constructions set to have happened over 5,000 years ago and dating as far back as 8,000 years ago. At a time where native American cultures and hunter-gatherer societies were believed to only rely on primitive behavior, the world’s largest effigies and mounds arose in precise alignment with celestial references and events.

The first question that arose was how I was going to get there. And above all, how the hell I was going to get back.

In Rio de Janeiro, not far from the urban din and the concrete blocks, hide a breathtaking flora and fauna. Many hikes invite you to discover these thousand and one treasures of nature. And what better way to end a hike in style than to cool off in the water, on Copacabana beach!