The Gothic Wawel Castle is both an architectural and historial landmark in Krakow, Cracow, in Poland. Wawel Hill is also probably the most important place in the city. The castle was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. The Wawel Hill used to be the residence of Polish Kings and according to the legend, the dragon.

Jarle Traa, Jarle Trå, was reported missing on Saturday 22nd May 2009. A search for him started and fortunately he was found over 8000 metres above ocean Monday morning 25th May. It was a dramatic rescue operation to get Jarle Traa down from the world`s tallest mountain.

Tommy Rambøl (42), Rambol, from Norway reached the top of Mt. Everest 21nd May 2009. He is now safe back in the Base Camp on 5400 metres above the ocean. The two other Norwegians, Thomas Svane Jacobsen and Asbjørn Hjertenes, in the Himex expedition didn`t made it to the top.

The Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) and The Red Cross are inviting 2469 people from multicultural Norway to join them at Norway`s tallest mountain, Mt. Galdhøpiggen, Galdhogpiggen, on the 12th and 13th of June 2009. Anyone who wishes to support multicultural Norway is welcome to participate.

Apa Sherpa (49) from Nepal reached successfully 21st May 2009 the top of the world`s tallest mountain for the 19th time, reported by media in Nepal. It`s a world record. On the top of Mount Everest he rolled out a banner with the slogan: Stop the climate change, let Himalaya live! 30 minutes later, he started the descending.

Scientists announced 19 May 2009 in New York the discovery of a 47 million year old primate fossil, known as Ida, that is set to revolutionise our understanding of human evolution. It`s our oldest human ancestor.

The title of the film is The Link, which is a feature-length documentary film about the dubbed fossil Ida. It`s made by the award-winning Atlantic Productions with exclusive access to Ida and the team of scientists who have examined her. See also an available video about Ida.

In 1714 the stone fortress Olavinlinna in Finland was surrounded by the Russian enemy. Inside the Swedish garrison was starving. Their hungry horses screamed in pain. It was a critical situation. Suddenly the horses stopped screaming and silence fall. The soldiers felt relieved for a while until the know what`s happened: the horses had been slaughtered for food, but it was more to come. Today Olavinlinna is one of Finland`s biggest tourist attractions, and the site is used for the annual opera festival.

What are the world's top destinations, places that every curious traveller should visit in a lifetime? Could it be cities as Amsterdam, Athens, Rome, Bangkok, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Jerusalem, Beijing, Los Angeles or other places? Join National Geographic`s poll, and vote for the city you most like to visit!

A series of multi-million pound investments in the Scotch whisky industry is helping Scotland to fight back in the middle of the current recession, while one of Europe`s largest whisky festivals is set to breathe the water of life into the off-season economy of Speyside.

The structure is a series of walls first linked up more than 2,000 years ago. The Great Wall of China is even greater than previously thought, both according to the first detailed survey to establish the length of the ancient barricade and discoveries of hidden structures.

Rough Guides has made a selection of the Iceland`s highlights in the new edition. The country offers outstanding buildings, natural wonders, historic sites and abundant wildlife. There you can experience Dettifoss, Lake Mývat, Geysir, The Blue Lagoon, whale watching, Eiríksstaðir for experiencieng Iceland’s Viking history at this reconstruction of Eirík the Red’s farm in Haukadalur valley. And there are more!

Despite news in the media previous year about that the big Norwegian UFO mystery was solved, there has not been any mayor breakthrough. Spectacular pictures and video recordings have been obtained, but so far there has not been found any correlation with other scientific measurements.

Discoveries of ancient mysteries are like travel back in time. Keep updated about amazing stories as Giant Raptor Found in Argentina, mysteries of the Maya Pyramids of Chichen Itza and the Akapana Pyramid, search for the Lost Ark, new exploration of The Lost City of Angkor Wat and new view on Stonehenge Burials. Read newsarticles and watch videos.

This book is probably also the most inspiring. Marco Polo`s stories from his journeys in China and other countries have fascinated people around the world for centuries, including Christopher Colombus. Not even the most adventurous journey today can compared with Marco Polo`s unique adventures.