Scenic beauty

SCENIC BEAUTY: The Gorges du Verdon in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

Some of the best examples of Splendor in France are definitely not its most famous sites. In this country, happiness is not necessarily the Eiffel Tower, or the beaches of Cannes and the French Riviera. Often, quite to the contrary, it is found in the tranquil reaches of a small medieval village. Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is one…

article by Lai-Kuen Tang for the States of Splendor

Mount Bromo, Javanese volcanic splendor

 Widely remembered for it’s 2011 eruption, Mount Bromo is a subject of ancestral worship amongst the people living at it’s foot, in East Java’s Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia.  /Lai-Kuen Tang Recognized as a Réserve de biosphère (biosphère reserve) in 2015 by UNESCO, Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, is a land of wonders containing, amongst…

The jewel of Charlevoix

The jewel of Charlevoix: The Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park As avid nature lovers and hiking enthusiasts, my husband and I decided that it was high time we explore the high mountains of Quebec’s Charlevoix region. The Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park was our obvious destination. This majestic national park gets its name from the series of deep glaciated…