stackyFACTSPaying a vineyard for the privilege of doing their grueling manual labor is a scam that tourists absolutely love.
Paying a vineyard for the privilege of doing their grueling manual labor is a scam that tourists absolutely love. In Portugal's Douro Valley, harvest volunteers are tossed into massive granite lagares to crush wine grapes with their bare feet, following a rigid, military-style marching rhythm set by the harvest master. Your legs will be stained violently purple for a week, but you get to proudly claim you personally stomped an expensive bottle of port.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
Travel →STACKY FOR IPHONEKeep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.
Because regular bridges are apparently entirely too mainstream, Dutch architects decided to literally part the waters of a 17th-century moat. The Moses Bridge…
Discover more
Because cow milk is just too boring to get you buzzed. Airag is the national beverage of Mongolia, created by leaving mare's milk to violently ferment until…
Discover more
The only actual royal palace sitting on US soil. Iolani Palace was built by native monarchs and featured modern electricity and telephones long before the…
Discover more
Most airports want you trapped buying overpriced duty-free, but Singapore practically forces you to leave. If you have a layover over five hours, Changi…
Discover more
These things look like they were planted upside down by a confused giant. Found in Madagascar, Baobab trees possess ridiculously swollen trunks designed to…
Discover more
It's mostly known as a place to look at shiny royal jewels today, but it was historically a miserable, damp prison where annoying monarchs routinely chopped…
Discover more