Cultural Traditions

From Indonesia's herbal tonics to Japan's towel rubdowns, these wellness traditions and habits from across the globe can invigorate your new year.

Digital communication and social media let us stay in instant touch when we travel, but snail-mailed postcards are still uniting travellers.

These seven global traditions show a different side to the season; one that's more communal, more reflective and far less materialistic.

Two centuries after Washington Irving wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, North Tarrytown has rebranded itself around its most famous ghost – and discovered that the myth still sells.

In Dubrovnik, "pomalo" isn't just a holiday indulgence. It's a philosophy of life that shapes everything from seaside swims to long lunches.

On a small road in East Cork, thousands gather each autumn for the King and Queen of the Roads: the world's biggest road bowling tournament.

The US' Basque immigrants turned to sheepherding in order to survive. Today, their legacy can be found in unique wooden tree carvings they left throughout the American West.