Unique places and special finds that the average tourist might not discover.
There’s a not-so-secret garden in suburban New York that’s just a short 18 miles from midtown but resides in a gentile society of long ago. Take one part Grecian temple, two parts Roman villa, add the mystery of a Biblical Garden of Eden and you’ve […]
A walk through literary London must include a stop at Carlyle House, the home of the most influential British author you’ve probably never heard of, or have you? Scottish born author Thomas Carlyle was the leading literary lion of his day, friends with the likes […]
As much as Frank Lloyd Wright changed the face of American architecture, the same can be said of Ernö Goldfinger to London architecture. The Hungarian born architect and furniture designer introduced the modernist movement to western Europe, specifically London, on a grand scale from the […]
Some folks travel for scenery, others for beaches, some for food and still others for art. I was brought to tears at an extensive Monet exhibit and the new Lawrence Alma-Tadema London exhibit just might leave me breathless. The work of Victorian artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema […]
Everyone wants to take a souvenir chachke home from a vacation in Italy. But what do you buy when you’re surrounded by cheap plastic key chains made in China and overpriced leather goods made in a big factory? Sorrento souvenir shopping is full of both […]