Tag: heritage
Cape Breton autumn: Early October in Atlantic Canada as summer turns to autumn the air cools, the leaves begin to turn bright autumn shades of red and gold, and …
A bowl, a mug, a ring, a quilt, a scarf, a broom: time was when each of these things was made by hand, by a person skilled at the …
Wayfaring Strangers: the song, a tale of both physical and spiritual travel, came from the southern mountains of North America to become known and shared across the world. It …
I never met a bottle tree I didn’t like, and I keep sticking the bottles back onto my own backyard tree even though high winds regularly topple it over …
She was born a slave in northern Virginia’s Prince William County, but by the late 1880’s she finagled enough money from people like tycoon Andrew Carnegie to build an …
Did you know that we’re in the middle of the “Decade for Trails” (2008 – 2018) in the United States? It’s an initiative that includes the National Park Service, …
The movie Conrack (based on Pat Conroy’s teaching memoir The Water is Wide) was my first introduction to isolated South Carolina islands like Daufuskie and their strong Gullah/Geechee culture. …
Every five years, one of the biggest celebrations of Basque culture is held in Boise, Idaho. Had to pause, blink and re-read that, didn’t you? Me, too. If you’re …
One of my favorite places in Manhattan is the Lower East Side Tenement Museum (see more in The American story is alive at this New York Museum.) I tell …
While exploring the Forbidden City during the China 2.0 tech tour, I stumbled upon just one of the many art galleries spread throughout the complex. I’m no art expert …
There is always more to see…. Sometimes, the basics are fine, especially if it’s a first-time visit or you don’t have a particularly deep interest in a destination or …
During the China 2.0 tech tour, our group had a chance to spend a little time inside the famous Forbidden City in Beijing. Using my trusty Flip pocket video …