A Tour of Stockholm’s Treasures
Contrary to my exaggerating friends and family, I have not been everywhere. So when my fellow blogger friend came to me, enthused to inform me on Stockholm’s culture, I couldn’t resist learning about...
View ArticleDropping in, Late at Night at the Met
On a whim around 8:00 at night last Friday I went to the Metropolitan Museum. That’s what I love so much about living in NYC. So much culture and access to museums at any time. Dropping in on a museum...
View ArticleAn Egyptian Obelisk in Istanbul
I set out to find some ancient Egyptian art in Sultanahmet after discovering the street art of Eminönü. The Obelisk of Theodosius was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople in the 4th century...
View ArticleExploring the Istanbul Archaeology Museums
After discovering some unexpected and colorful street art in the narrow streets of the Eminönü and Sultanahmet area, I decided to visit the Istanbul Archaeology Museums in the late afternoon. Trying...
View ArticleVisiting Museums in Bangkok
Eight years ago I decided to move on from relaxing vacations and that I was ready for adventurous travel. My first big, intrepid trip was to South East Asia and included Bangkok, Thailand in 2006....
View ArticleThe Oldest Love Poem
It may be the pregnancy hormones, but more likely it’s the fact that I’ve always been a hopeless romantic. Red roses, weddings vows, white horses and love poems all make my heart flutter. So, it’s no...
View ArticleAnniversary Trip to Ephesus Turkey
I’m grateful to have married someone who shares an interest in art and culture. He is adventurous and versatile, and although he is more interested in music than art, he took an interest in exploring...
View ArticleExploring St John’s Basilica in Selcuk Turkey
After a two hour, lazy drive through short barren mountains, we entered the small town of Selcuk. This bustling, small town is surrounded with ancient history and the most convenient pitstop for us...
View ArticleSunny Day at the Cloisters Museum and Gardens
Being in a fleeting mobile state, I took full advantage of this past sunny weekend to hike up Fort Tryon Park, in the most northern tip of Manhattan, to the Medieval Cloisters Museum and gardens...
View ArticleThe Influence of the Incas
Once one of the world’s great superpowers; the Inca Empire stretched across a third of South America. Its paved roads spanned the Andes and were walked by alpacas that carried goods from one place to...
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