Category: Art and Art Museums
In a sprawling megalopolis of over two million people, in the fourth-largest city in the United States, how do you find those spots that are uniquely Houston? Sure, there …
The sign on The Huntington Los Angeles indoor plant conservatory said that it was “Currently closed due to the presence of a potentially invasive terrestrial snail.” I peeked inside …
Glasgow: when I talk with people about their plans for travel in Scotland, this is city is not often on the list. Glasgow is a lively, welcoming place with …
Visiting Edinburgh in August for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival can be great and mad at the same time. Traversing the Royal Mile in the Old Town is like the …
Light and landscape, weather and sea: these have been inspiring people in Orkney to create, as archaeology tells, back into times before stories were written down. These elements make …
In Secret Britain, you are invited to consider connections between past and present. It’s a book not so much about the how and when of archaeology, though. It is …
Kerry Dexter
June 26, 2023
Art and Art Museums, City or urban travel, encounters, family, food & drink, History, Kerry projects, Travel, US travel, world music
Every year in late June and early July, the National Mall in Washington DC fills with more than the usual mix of tourists out sightseeing and residents taking breaks …
The city of Houston is a hard place to appreciate. It sprawls over 600 miles around southeast Texas, the weather is usually hot and muggy, and the lack of …
An Lanntair: in Scottish Gaelic that means the lantern. An Lanntair is also the name of the arts center in Stornoway. in the Isle of Lewis in the Western …
The National Gallery of Ireland started out small, as national art museums go: it opened to the public holding just 112 art works. That first opening of the National …
Icons at the Airport is a series of occasional posts about items at airports that connect an arriving traveler with the town or city and its personality. Good public …
At first, I thought Venice would be empty if I visited in February. Then I remembered Venice Carnival. While not as big as the Carnival in Rio or Notting …