Casa Montelongo is a two-suite hotel in a beautiful 19th-century building on Spain's laid-back island of Fuerteventura.

But none of these methods quite match the entertaining approach used in Cancún, Mexico, where hawks are employed to scare away pesky pigeons from hotels. While not everyone may consider pigeons a ...

"I wonder what Afrikaans would sound like if it were spoken with an American accent" isn't a thought you have very often – if ever. But if it has crossed your mind, you're in for a treat. A ...

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