Tag: cultural travel
If you like to dive deep into history and culture as a part of the travel experience, then there is program that may be perfect for you – the …
Language, food, and music are just as much a part of historic preservation as buildings and parks. I’m such a fan of preservationists and the important work they do, …
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 …
I knew I should have left earlier. I knew it as soon as I pulled out of the driveway. The sun was already waning, and it wasn’t even 5 …
When I think about the Southwest, where I lived for eight years, I think of a few things: warm flour tortillas, soaring mountains, and javelinas (they’re peccaries, not pigs!). …
Over the years, I’ve done my fair share of travels, and I’ve met a lot of coffee drinkers. This means I’m no stranger to the stereotypes about coffee-drinking Americans. …
Legend has it: Deep inside the dungeon of a pirate captain’s 18th century mansion in Nassau, Bahamas, there is a bottle of what is rumored to be the oldest drinkable bottle of wine in …
It’s 1960 and David Attenborough has just returned from a small, remote island of Fiji called Beqa (pronounced Ben-ga). There, he and his film crew witnessed Fijian men walk …
When you walk up to The Book Lounge at 71 Roeland Street in the Eastern Precinct of Cape Town, you won’t see a flashy sign. You won’t see a welcoming entrance …
I’ve written about how wrong it is to take food out of context; how wrong it is to appropriate someone else’s national cuisine without fully understanding its nuances, its …
I remember the first time I ever heard about mangrove trees. I was in Malaysia, on a boat, sailing in and out of these delicate little caves looking …
On a recent trip to Croatia with Viking River Cruises, I took a day trip to the village of Osijek, a resilient prairie land, that lies hundreds of kilometers …