Karen Gardiner

When Iceland reopened its public swimming pools after two months of closure, the nation was so delighted that queues formed outside pools at midnight.

On Læsø, houses are thatched with thick, heavy bundles of silvery seaweed that have the potential to be a contemporary building material around the world.

This spectacular summer gathering is said to be the largest concentration of belugas in the world.

The Baltimore Museum of Art takes a radical step toward equal representation

Ninety years ago, a 3,000-strong herd of reindeer led by a Sámi herder, made a five-year-long journey to Canada to replace declining caribou. What the government had hoped would be a solution to food scarcity was not so simple.

Homalco Wildlife and Cultural Tours offers a chance for visitors to experience Homalco culture — and for the community to heal

Legend has it that author Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1869 visit to the Scottish island inspired his classic tale of adventure, Treasure Island.

You can now visit the region's northernmost reaches all year round.

A rich combination of artworks, set in a labyrinth relating art, duodji, books and archival materials, tells the long and anguished story of Norway’s treatment of indigenous Sámi communities.

Some 1.3 billion people lack regular access to electricity. With its reliable independent grid powered by wind, water and solar, a remote Scottish island could hold the key to a solution.

Campaigners fighting a famed festival’s policy of exclusion say that women can be warriors too.

From a ryokan in the heart of traditional Kyoto to a modern museum-hotel on the art island of Naoshima, Japan offers an abundance of unique accommodations finely tuned to their settings. Now, across the country, a slate of abandoned buildings have been lovingly converted into luxury hotels, offering another way to get closer to Japan's cultural heritage—while helping to preserve it.

Frequently passed over, Winnipeg might be one of the most architecturally interesting cities in North America.

Regularly pummelled by natural disasters, Japan has frequently had to bounce back from adversity. But this, some argue, has bred fortitude and a cultural trait of resilience.

Graffiti, murals, vandalism—street art takes on various names, but one thing that rings true across the world is the cultural relevance behind these works of art.