At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Where you'll find anything but nothing.

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.

Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.