Eco-friendly trekking in the Himalayas advances maintainable travel by minimizing natural effects and supporting neighborhood communities.

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

Gangtok is more than just a scenic hill station—it’s a city full of hidden surprises. By stepping off the beaten path, you’ll ...

Jérôme Sueur’s “Natural History of Silence” and Pico Iyer’s “Aflame” explore the quiet (and the sounds) that sustain us ...

This national park is one of the largest in India and is home to a variety of wildlife, including tigers, leopards, elephants, and red pandas. The park is also a great place for birdwatching. This ...

In the Scriptures, the mountain is symbolic of that quiet place ... Austria — a former Carthusian monastery founded in 1330 — I have come to appreciate the immense value of silence.

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

Washington also dished five assists. Mountain schools: This year, with the move to the Big 12, something that looks the same is a little bit different at the same time. And that’s the trip to ...

The BriefThe Monastery of the Holy Spirit is considered the top destination in Rockdale County.The centerpiece of the Monastery is the Abbey Church, which took the monks 15 years to build.The ...

Did you know the Swannanoa Valley had a monastery next to the Municipal Golf Course? Before the nuns were there, former North Carolina Gov. Locke Craig owned both the land that would become the ...

The following story is a tale of philoxenia (hospitality) and beauty in Greece’s Switzerland: the Agrafa mountains. Vasilis Tsantilas, a former mayor of a municipality in the mountainous region of ...