Parga is a picturesque town in the province of Epirus. It is nested between lush green hills and the clear waters of the Ionian Sea. My family and I have visited Parga numerous times in order to swim in one of the nearby beaches. Most of our visits there have been daily trips for swimming, dining, shopping, and even water-sliding. Read the full story

Art Centres, Galleries & Museums shelter from the summer heat and take some of the exhibitions are scheduled during these months. If you travel to Europe or beyond, here are some suggestions …

Paris

Maya: from sunrise to sunset

Travel through time to the most developed civilization of Central America: the Maya. Their tradition, culture, dress, customs and beliefs, are displayed in pieces at the Museum of Quai Branly. The collection is open until October 2.

Rome

Caravaggio and his masterpiece exposed

In honor of the fourth centenary of the death of Michelangelo Merisi, Caravaggio, National Palace Museum in Venice presents the findings of a study on the canvases of the Contrarelli Chapel of the Church of St. Louis of the French. Until October 15.

Vienna

From Monet to Picasso

Forty new paintings from the collection of Rita and Herbert Batliner just added to the heritage of the Albertina Museum in Vienna. Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso are among the artists who picks up this collection on permanent display.

Margarita Island (Isla de Margarita) is the largest island of the state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela, situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of the country. The state also contains two other smaller islands: Coche and Cubagua. Read the full story

A 36 year-old Greg Parmley is attempting to set a new world record by visiting 26 European music festivals in one month.

This musical journalist from London want’s to travel through 13 countries on his motorcycle, attending festivals as diverse as Metalcamp – a Slovenian event featuring bands such as Death Angel and Trollfest – and the Montreux Jazz Festival, starring the likes of Sting and Carlos Santana.

Parmley’s journey began yestarday at Glastonbury, and after that he will head to the Graspop Metal Meeting in the Belgian town of Dessel.  He will be reporting twice a week for Telegraph Travel for the duration of his trip, describing the festivals he attends.

Capri is an Italian island. Located on the south side of Naples Bay. Read the full story

To not worry about how this year you will look on the beach took care the world’s researchers – packing and preparation for going on holiday on the figure have the same impact as the half-hour workout at the gym. Read the full story

The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911 by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. While the Inca people certainly used the Andean mountain top (9060 feet elevation), erecting many hundreds of stone structures from the early 1400′s, legends and myths indicate that Machu Picchu (meaning ‘Old Peak’ in the Quechua language) was revered as a sacred place from a far earlier time. Whatever its origins, the Inca turned the site into a small (5 square miles) but extraordinary city. Read the full story

On a tour down the Chicago River, our guide told us that the city’s architectural heritage was ‘on a par with Rome and Ancient Greece.’ Which rather took me aback. But the more I got to know Chicago, the more I realised that it summed up the city’s hunger to play on the world stage – despite being built far from the madding crowds of the east and west coasts, Chicago was, and is, determined to be taken very seriously indeed. Read the full story

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Already the focus of a debt dispute with Britain and the Netherlands that arose from the2008 collapse of the Icelandic banking sector, the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull spread a cloud of volcanic ash across Europe that grounded flights throughout the continent, stranded hundreds of thousands of travellers, cost the international airline industry 1.4 billion Euros and resulted in the greatest air travel disruption since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Read the full story

Abu Dhabi used to be a cheap destination. Today it ranks among the most expensive cities for living in the world. Luxury here, however, is much more affordable for visitors than many imagine, and few cities in the world offer such comfort at such prices. Read the full story

Mauritius is a beautiful tropical island, 500 miles off the east coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Its diverse landscape includes miles of unspoilt coastline, tropical forests and impressive mountains. Read the full story

Patra (Patras)  is the third largest city in Greece and the capital of Western Greece Peripheries and prefectures of Achaea. Located in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, bordering the Gulf of Patras, 215 kilometers west of the capital Athens. Patra was  it was European Capital of Culture 2006. Read the full story

In the distant Indonesia, on the edge of the Indian Ocean situated is a small, tropical island of Bali. Island that impresses with its beauty that nature and human creations built in past centuries. Island that is completely resisted modernization and globalization, where people still live by the rules that for decades have not changed. Read the full story

After the Acropolis, Delphi is the most popular archaeological site in Greece. Located 180 kilometers from Athens, a trip to Delphi is listed in just about every tour itinerary and is by far the most popular day trip out of Athens. Read the full story

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia. Sailors discover this country in the twelfth century and introduced under the name of Siam and later changed its name to Thailand, which usually means Land of the Free. Read the full story

The living is just a little bit easier in Los Angeles, or it can feel that way to the out-of-towner. Residents know it is — traffic on the 10/405/110 aside. Read the full story