I love OATs: Outdoors, Art & Travel
Wow, what a view! That’s it, we’ve found our place… must have said the Zapotects when they stood at the top of “The Hill of the Jaguar”. A place that would be known later as the Monte Albán ruins. This UNESCO World Heritage Site was the first planned settlement in America (by the year 200 …
The sight of the petrified falls from every angle is as stunning as the layers of mountains fading in the distance for as far as your eyes can see. At 30 metres tall, the minerals-turned-stone rope-like formations resemble the long beard of a giant alien. Within the immensity of the surrounding landscape, they stand out …
In the land of fabulous arts and crafts, Oaxaca is king. The rich culture of the region has been brewing for centuries, from the time when the Zapotecs and Mixtecs adorned their temples with sculptures and paintings and their dead with gold and turquoises. By the second half of the 18th century, Antequera, the former …
The rolling hills of Southwestern Pennsylvania are home to the Ohiopyle State Park, an outdoor heaven with more than 20,000 acres of tree-covered landscape. The contrast of the Laurel Mountain foliage with the dark tones and white crests of the Youghiogheny River form a mesmerizing backdrop for 79 miles of hiking trails, waterfalls, and scenic …
The Laurel Highlands region is the whole package when it comes to planning a trip to satisfy your hunger for nature, art, and design. The rolling hills of Southwestern Pennsylvania are the backdrop and enclave for several houses designed by the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. His work exemplifies the fusion of architecture and …
On Mexico’s Pacific Coast, you’ll learn that paradise comes in the form of beaches that let you see the bottom of the sea and its abundant life as if you were looking through a glass cleaned with a full bottle of Windex. To see this with your own eyes come to the bays of Huatulco …
