Why do we throw coins in the “FOUNTAIN DI TREVI”?
The Trevi Fountain’s coin-throwing ritual is one of Rome’s most famous traditions. This definitive guide explores why visitors toss coins into the fountain – tracing the practice from its ancient pagan water-offering origins through its role as a “wishing well” in legend, to its modern life in film and charity. Readers will learn the symbolism behind one, two or three…
World’s Most Famous Film Locations
Film sets can feel magical – but when we step into the real place, the story comes alive in a new way. This guide takes readers behind the scenes and down the travel trail, from New Zealand’s Hobbiton to Jordan’s Petra, with everything needed to visit these iconic movie sites safely and respectfully. Through detailed entries on 40 top locations,…
Huaxi, China: World’s Richest Village
Located in Jiangsu province, Huaxi is a village that questions conventional rural life and best illustrates China's fast economic growth. Renowned as "The first village under the sky," the village boasts a 72-storey Hangig skyscraper as evidence of its riches. Originally a 600-person impoverished hamlet, Huaxi saw a rebirth under former Communist Party secretary Wu Renabo, who turned the backwater…
