I wanted off the tourist track, and these unique bungalows, set amid a canopy home to butterflies, iridescent birds, and monkeys, delivered ...

Feel as if you've stepped on the set of "The Hobbit" or "Harry Potter" in these charming tiny houses, tucked away near a ...

A sprawling 85-acre estate in Austerlitz, New York, part of the Hudson Valley, includes four farmhouse-inspired structures and wooded trails.

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The geese winter at the wetland, leaving their frozen homes on the Tibetan plateau and in Central Asia each year, tens of thousands of them crossing high mountain passes to settle in locations across ...

Work has started on a new cabin on stilts at Plymouth's Poole Farm which will eventually be used to hold events. The Paddock Cabin will be constructed almost entirely from wood. Plymouth City ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

Adventurous visitors can rent mountain bikes, dune buggies ... Guests can go for a refreshing swim in the outdoor pool or unwind with a relaxing in-house massage while listening to the therapeutic ...

SHENGFANG, China — The once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking has staged a dramatic comeback in China, where it is being embraced by young performers eager to find community and ...

A Swindon stilt walker has spoken about the "surreal experience" of appearing as the US president’s son on a Channel 4 television show. Phoenix Stewart, from Swindon, appeared on The Last Leg ...

Indeed, the property has a gilded history of sagas and power struggles. During his reign, King Henry VIII stole the land the house is located on from the Church and Oliver Cromwell then stole it from ...

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