For centuries, Muslims believed the rock-cut tombs of Hegra were the ruins of an ancient civilisation cursed by God for its hubris. Unless they bowed their heads and wept, tradition said, visitors might meet the same fate. The Unesco site,...
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This article is part of a guide to Rome from FT GlobetrotterThe ancient Romans were not terribly taken with beer. Nearly two thousand years ago, Pliny the Elder dismissed the drink as something that was only consumed by Gauls, Hispanians...
The internet is a wonderful thing. It has opened the door for people to earn a full-time income or side income from anywhere in the world. Teach English online, learn how to start a travel blog, become famous on social...
Have you ever dreamed about leaving your desk behind for virtual assistant jobs and making money remotely? Of course you have. Especially on those rainy mornings when you have to pull yourself out of bed to make the commute to...
We were a motley crew, brought together in a tiny airport by the promise of adventure high in the Georgian Caucasus. A forestry consultant and a vet from opposite ends of Switzerland were getting to know each other, while a...
This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s guide to LondonOn a crisp winter morning I line up with one hundred other runners on the edge of Wimbledon Common, a sprawling ancient heathland on the south-west fringe of London. The race,...
London is a city packed with fun and interesting things to do from top museums and attractions to castles, palaces, parks, and more. But the city also has a dark history and one of the best ways to explore the...
A photographic shout-out to hip-hop in Manhattan Wyclef Jean (left) and Lauryn Hill in New York, 1993 © Lisa Leone Hip-hop was born at a basement party in the Bronx in 1973, so it’s said. While there have been myriad...
I quite like January. It’s a simple, no-frills, unpretentious month: grey, cold, raining, generally unsocial. Chinese New Year and Burns Night offer a flash of festive excitement, but otherwise it’s the month you just have to sit out. HTSI editor Jo...
