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Should You Be Scared of Bears in Alaska?

Should You Be Scared of Bears in Alaska?

Alaska is home to approximately 30,000 brown (grizzly) bears and 100,000 black bears — the highest densities of both species in North America. Polar bears patrol the Arctic coast. It's one of the few places on Earth where you can encounter a large ap...

Estonia: 7 Things That Will Genuinely Surprise You About This Country

Estonia: 7 Things That Will Genuinely Surprise You About This Country

Estonia is easy to overlook on a map. Small, northern, tucked between Latvia and the Gulf of Finland — it sounds like a footnote to more famous European destinations. That's a mistake. Estonia is one of the most surprising, quietly extraordinary coun...

Wyoming: 10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About the Cowboy State

Wyoming: 10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About the Cowboy State

Wyoming is the 10th largest state in the US by area and the smallest by population — with just 580,000 residents, it has fewer people than the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Most Americans know it as the home of Yellowstone and maybe a cowboy hat or two...

Crazy Cat Nation: How Many Cats Are in the US — and Which State Has the Most?

Crazy Cat Nation: How Many Cats Are in the US — and Which State Has the Most?

Americans love their cats — and the numbers prove it. According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), approximately 45.3 million American households own at least one cat, with an estimated 73 to 96 million pet cats living in homes across t...

Getting Around Norway: Trains, Ferries, Flights, and Road Trips

Getting Around Norway: Trains, Ferries, Flights, and Road Trips

Norway is a long country — it stretches roughly 1,750 kilometres from its southern tip to North Cape, further north than most of Alaska. Getting around efficiently requires understanding which transport mode suits each leg. The good news: Norway has ...