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15 Best Hotels in Prague: Where to Stay by Neighborhood

Prague is compact enough to explore on foot, but your choice of neighborhood can change the whole trip. Stay beside Old Town Square and you can walk to major sights before breakfast; stay in Vinohrady or Žižkov, and you get more cafés, pubs, and everyday Prague around you. This guide covers 15 hotels across Old Town, Lesser Town, New Town, Vinohrady, and Žižkov. The focus is not simply on star ratings. Instead, you’ll find the hotel’s location, atmosphere, practical advantages, and the trade-off you should know before booking. Read more

Dark Tourism in Hashima Island, Japan

From Nagasaki, Hashima Island first appears as a dark line on the horizon. As your boat gets closer, the shape becomes clearer: layers of concrete buildings packed tightly behind a high seawall, with very little greenery and almost no open space. This is Hashima, better known as Gunkanjima, or “Battleship Island.” You don't visit it like an ordinary Japanese attraction. There are no cafés to stop at, souvenir shops to browse, or streets where you can wander wherever you like. Instead, you arrive by boat, follow a controlled visitor route and look across a landscape of abandoned apartments, industrial remains and crumbling concrete. That unusual experience is exactly why Hashima has become one of Japan's best-known dark-tourism destinations. Read more