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El Salvador has been gaining popularity worldwide in the last 10 years thanks to the quality of the waves on its coasts and a lot of people visit El Salvador for surfing. Playa El Zonte in La Costa del Balsamo, an hour’s drive from capital San Salvador, is the best place in the country to learn surfing.Read More

If you have ever listened to any African music or witnessed either a social, political or ceremonial event, you almost certainly have heard the sound of a drum. Drums are an essential part of African culture.Read More

Located in Saaremaa - Estonia’s largest island, Kuressaare Castle (or Kuressaare Episcopal Castle) is one of the best preserved medieval fortresses in Europe. It also houses a museum that showcases the history of Saaremaa.Read More

Grenada is home to several ‘tree-to-bar’ chocolate companies, where the entire process of chocolate making - from growing, harvesting the cocoa pods to crafting the final chocolate bar is carried out in the same location. The journey from cocoa tree to chocolate bar is not complex, but it requires several steps, each of which require careful treatment to get the perfect chocolate bar. Let us take you through the steps...Read More

Jab-Jab is actually a tradition of a street party (called J'ouvert) celebrated during the annual Carnival in some Caribbean islands. In this festival, people come out to the street, cover themselves in either oil, mud or grease and wear cattle horns to portray Jab-Molassie - which means “molasses devil”. It is believed to be one of the oldest Carnival characters.Read More