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From Wine Cellars to Cave Cities: Georgia Through My Camera
Kakheti Old church in Kakheti, the land of wine Kakheti is the heart of Georgian wine. People say that wine was made here about 8,000 years ago, so maybe Georgia really is the motherland of wine. Here the wine is made in qvevri, big clay jars buried in the ground, and this method is protected by UNESCO. You can visit small family cellars, taste wine with homemade cheese and bread, and sometimes the host will sing for you. Between the vineyards there are old churches like the one in my photo. It was quiet, with only birds and wind, and I felt that time moves slowly in this place. I recommend staying one night, so you don't need to hurry or drive after drinking wine.
By Asia6 days ago in Wander
Nemuro: The Japanese Port Living in the Shadow of a Disputed Past
On a clear morning in Nemuro, the disputed islands can appear faintly beyond the water. The view is part of everyday life in this remote fishing town at the eastern edge of Hokkaido. Nemuro has about 22,000 residents, roughly half the population it had at its peak in the 1960s. Its winters are long and cold. Red spiny king crabs are stacked around the harbor. Fading signs in Japanese, Russian and English hang near the docks. On some days, when the air is clear, the islands claimed by both Japan and Russia can be seen in the distance.
By Jin17 days ago in Wander
The Border That Isn’t There: Why China and Pakistan Just Rattled India
1. A meeting in Islamabad, a protest in New Delhi Pakistan and China formally launched the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission in Islamabad on September 16-17, 2026. The mechanism was created under the 2013 China-Pakistan Agreement on the Boundary Management System. Its first meeting brought together officials from foreign affairs, defence, interior, commerce, communications, customs and surveying authorities. The two sides discussed border management, joint surveys, the movement of goods and people, and other practical issues along the frontier. They also agreed that the next meeting would be held in China.
By Jin17 days ago in Wander
The Mercury Rivers of Qin Shi Huang: Unlocking the Secrets of an Emperor's Tomb
The source of the rivers of mercury 1. 1440 ppb In December 1981, a geological team went up onto the burial mound of the First Emperor of Qin.
By Jin17 days ago in Wander
Skipping Seasons... Travelling Time
Spider webs festoon Skeletal branches stretching Up through Winter ills. Bare branches weather Winter (author photo) * Beauty blends with bleak
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶19 days ago in Wander
Why England Doesn’t Want Independence
Why England Does Not Seek Independence In the House of Commons, English MPs hold the majority. After the Acts of Union in 1707, the English Parliament and the Scottish Parliament were both dissolved and merged into a new Parliament of Great Britain. It sat at Westminster. England and Wales received 513 seats. Scotland received 45. Another 16 Scottish peers entered the House of Lords. From the first day, the union's parliamentary majority was English.
By Jin20 days ago in Wander
All Aboard the Empire Builder
My favorite place has no address. It greets you at the base of the escalator at 11:53 on a Saturday evening and can only be experienced in the liminal landscapes that stretch between its stations - first the city lights that bleed into farmland before hardening into wilder plains, and finally, the climb.
By E. B. Rowlandabout a month ago in Wander
Downeast. Runner-Up in Twenty-Four Hours Challenge.
For as long as I can remember, my family has gone up to Branch Lake in Ellsworth, Maine for some amount of the summer. My grandparents owned a camp there and my mother spent much of her childhood there. My family rented a camp for a period of time each summer before purchasing our own.
By Raistlin Allenabout a month ago in Wander
Our Kind Of Perfect — Until We Return.
Our twenty-four hours begin beneath a monument on Abbey Craig, when our rental car pulls into the car park at Stirling’s National Wallace Monument.
By Laura Janeabout a month ago in Wander
Small Town Guide Ferndale California
Hidden in a River Valley It’s easy for travelers on Highway 101 to pass by Ferndale, California. Five miles west of the fabled highway, the town is situated between heavily forest hills to the south; farmlands and the marshy mouth of Eel River to the north; and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The town center is nearly tucked away in the small river valley and can be barely seen from the heavily used highway
By Dean Traylorabout a month ago in Wander
Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Honorable Mention in Twenty-Four Hours Challenge.
Twenty Four Hours - The Prompt: What's the perfect way to spend twenty-four hours somewhere you know well? Take us along. Every place has its hidden favorites. The coffee shop with the perfect morning order, the view worth staying for until sunset, or the shortcut that somehow makes every trip better. For this challenge, take us through the perfect twenty-four hours in a place you know well. It could be your hometown, the city you live in now, or somewhere you return to again and again. Show us what makes this day special by taking us from one stop to the next. Share the moments, places, and little details that make this experience feel like it could only happen there.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a month ago in Wander
My Day, My Way. Runner-Up in Twenty-Four Hours Challenge.
Want to spend a day with me? Let’s see what my perfect twenty-four hours look like. I’m retired, so I’ll stay in bed until I feel like getting up. When I wake up, I will doze for a bit before waking again. Then I’ll lie there a while, letting random thoughts float through my mind. After reciting what day it is, I'll decide the order of my perfect day. I won’t make myself get up early and get busy. I will move slowly and deliberately, breathing deeply. When I get out of bed, I must first push up the blackout shades; then the glorious morning greets me through the window.
By Andrea Corwin about a month ago in Wander