You don't have to go to France to learn French. Matador suggests 6 great places to study French outside of France, including this location, Guadeloupe's Media Langues Caraibes Saint Anne.

Gadling's top 10 Hong Kong experiences include everything from dim sum to riding the Ngong Ping 360 to Big Buddha.

The Guardian's Alastair Sawday shares 10 new hideaways in Spain, from the arid hills of Andalucia to the breezy beaches of Galicia.

Trazzler.com offers 9 ways to sleep your way to the California Dream. It's hard to go wrong with this stunning view from the Post ranch Inn in Big Sur.

Metalheads won't want to miss Hellfest in Finland, just one of Matador's 10 European Metal Festivals this summer.

Discover some of the best places to live as an expat from BootsnAll.

Dream of leaving your desk job? Matador asks Abby Hesser how she fulfilled her dream as a horseback riding guide in Andalucia.

Great weekend bag from Killspencer.

It's hard to believe it's April already. There are lots of festivities to look forward to this month, including fireworks in Hong Kong to celebrate Tin Hau, the Chinese goddess of the sea.

It’s been an incredible week of wanderlust worthy posts here at NotVentures. Discover St Barths, chateaus, how you can have dinner in the sky and more.

Glasgow's decadent Corinthian Club is a restaurant, bar and casino with five floors of dining, drinking, dancing, special events and live music.

MOODs boutique hotel in Prague by Vrtiška Žák is a new hotel located in a former bank.

Eight reasons to visit post-communist Eastern Europe now, by BootsnAll.

The sophisticated and luxurious Hotel the Vine in Funchal, Portugal.

The turncoat ipad cover from Autum.

Eagle Nest House clings to a cliff in Ute Mountain Tribal Park in Colorado which stretches west to the Utah border and south to New Mexico.

Absinthe bars may help you get in touch with your inner bohemian and make up one of the off the beaten path experiences on offer in the Czech Republic.

Moorish cuisine can be found at Moro restaurant in Exmouth Market, in London.

Camels galore as Gadling's Sean McLachlan explores Ethiopia's Somali region.

A self-supported cycle tour is a great, liberating way to explore a country, but you'll need to make sure you've got the right supplies. Matador suggests 12 essential items for your cycling trip.

Trekking the highlands of Guatemala with the NYtimes. This is Lake Atitlán, one of the region's treasures.

Beautiful NYtimes slideshow of clouds. This is altocumulus lacunosus.

Air Adventure Australia offers a new way to see Australia. Fly across the outback for two weeks in a private plane with an on-board photography expert.

The Huffington Post list of Midtown Manhattan's best wine bars.

AOL's Kraig Becker goes hunting for scorpions in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Matador explores the dive bars of Charleston, South Carolina. This is the bar at the Tattooed Moose.

Escape to the British seaside this summer in one of Conde Nast Traveller's pick of unique boutique hotels by the seaside. This is the eco-chic Scarlet in Cornwall.

BootsnAll's eight ways to experience the best of Eastern Europe in Budapest.

Hiroki Watarai shares notes on the Southeast Asian tourist trail, border crossing from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang.

Fakistra, Pelion, Greence may be less accessible than your usual beach break, but you won't have to the battle the crowds. This beautiful spot makes AOL travel's top 10 secluded beaches.

The Luxemburgerli, Zurich's version of the macaron from Lindt & Sprüngli.

Incredible photo series of the Cocos Islands by Dmitry Miroshnikov.

Beautiful Port Vell, part of an urban renewal program before the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. CNN's exploration of Barcelona and beyond.

Stately 19th century Austrian-style buildings line Trieste's Grant Canal.

This clever zip-around briefcase by Makio Hasuike unzips all the way around and can even lie fully flat when unzipped.

Quaint NYtimes slideshow on the waterfront revival of Astoria, Oregon.

Staying at a stunning French chateau can be surprisingly affordable, and the Guardian picks 10 of the best.

Morkarin children's shop in Stockholm, one of many hidden design treasures featured in this delightful NYtimes slideshow.

The NYtimes spends 36 hours in Seattle. This is the restaurant Sitka & Spruce.

The lavish and luxe Islington hotel in Hobart, the capital of Tasmania is Mr and Mrs Smith's hotel of the week.

Guidebooks divide Paris into the Left Bank and the Right Bank. But NYtimes writer Amy Thomas found that living there revelaed the real divide between the edgy east and the refined west.

Londolozi reinvented Varty Camp, a 1926 homestead, to create a luxury safari lodge in South Africa's Sabi Sand private game reserve. The result is stunning.

This picturesque, hilly village in Provence is part of The Guardian's insider's guide to classic France.

This inspiring Grecian itinerary from Mr and Mrs Smith is full of island-hopping fun.