Category: History

Canada is a country of diversity, in landscape, in people, in culture, in history, in heritage, in language. Canada offers new things to explore and places to learn about, …

(Note: the Ruins are closed right now because of COVID-19 health precautions at Mississippi historic sites, but put this on your list for when we’re able to travel again.) …

The music of Ireland is as varied as its landscape, with stories to tell as varied as the lives shaped by those landscapes. In the physical landscapes of Ireland …

Ireland by podcast: from fishing to climate change to comedy for varied tastes to music also for varied tastes to business to drama to politics, there are all sorts …

When you hear the crack of a baseball bat at spring training, cheer on the children in your life in their games, or enjoy a baseball game at any …

(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) President Johnson said that he wanted his Lyndon Baines Johnson …

Temple Bar, in Dublin, is quite a busy place. The streets are often filled with tourists checking out the area’s attractions as an arts quarter, with area residents stopping …

I’ve never been into celebrating Valentine’s Day. The reason is less politically motivated (it’s just a Hallmark holiday! it leaves out people who aren’t in relationships! it only considers …

Robert Burns: he’s the national poet of Scotland. Whether you’ve been to Scotland or not, though, you’ve likely encountered the work of Robert Burns. You may have sung Auld …

This post was made possible through financial support from our travel partner Hotels.com. As always, all opinions are our own. “You may all go to hell, and I will …

Winter season and winter holidays: both can be stressful, filled with unexpected twists and turns, changes and situations you hadn’t thought about. These circumstances often arise whether you are …

Every year, there are all sorts of Christmas trees across the city of Boston: large ones, small ones, ones glimpsed through windows of homes, store window creations, ones for …