Category: Travel

Saint Andrew’s Day, 30 November, is the national day of Scotland. It is celebrated in Scotland itself and in many places across the world,where Scotland’s sons and daughters have …

If you ever happen to make it to Cyprus, I’d highly recommend spending a day in Northern Cyprus to check out the awesome history. Cyprus is an island off …

Paul Salopek began his current journey in Ethiopia. At this writing, travel changes and border closings find him paused in Myanmar. It has taken him seven years to get …

People walking all manner of dogs, runners, children playing, families having picnics, students with their books, tennis players: all may be in Kelvingrove Park at the same moment. Kelvingrove …

Whales. These days you may see them in a distance out to sea, or in a book, or as part of an exhibit in a museum. Time was that …

At the start of the pandemic, streaming subscriptions like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu saw a surge in memberships–with some services up 50% from 2019. Locked at home, would-be …

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 …

After nearly six years of travel, I still remember my luxury desert safari in Merzouga, Morocco as one of my favorite activities. Located 10 hours away from Marrakech near …

A festival steeped in and celebrating the culture, landscape, and music of a beautiful albeit rather remote place: this is Celtic Colours. The festival usually has more than 50 …

If you're a Harry Potter fan, you need to do a Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh, even though not one scene of the movie was filmed in the Scottish …

Autumn in Ireland has many and varied aspects. There are places and times brilliant with changing colours of foliage. There are places and times all across the island of …

If you’re headed to Scotland, I’d highly recommend checking out some of the more unique things to do in Falkirk. The small town is about 20 miles west of …