David Paul Appell
On a trip to Norway last winter, I discovered a number of notable museums, including Tromsø´s Polar Museum, Troll Museum, Northern Norway Art Museum, and the Arctic University Museum of Norway, Honningsvagen´s Arctic Museum; and i
One of them is Qasr al-Basha (Pasha´s Palace Museum), a landmark of Gaza City´s historic core which dates from the 13th century, built in sandstone by the Mamluks, a multinational military caste which originated in Egypt as slave soldiers
"Charm City" (population around 586,000), the state of Maryland´s biggest, hasn´t always has such a charming reputation in recent years, but urban renewal has made a huge difference, and crime is limited to neighborhoods well away from areas m
By far the city´s most significant cultural asset - and indeed, one of the top in all of Texas, it´s divided into four walkable zones, the Museum District is served by three METRORail stations and boasts no fewer than 19 museums, with
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Still one of the planet’s top destinations, this flashy vision in the USA's Nevada desert is of course world-famous for its world-class casinos, shopping, shows, dining, nightlife, and attractions. But most of us wouldn’t necessarily
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The deep waters of the North Sea, leading to the scenic fjords, make for spectacular cruising offshore Scandinavia. A passage between Sweden and Denmark, an entrance to the Baltic Sea, opens up time-honored routes of trade and conquest. Today, w
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For those interested in U.S. history, "Beantown" is a bonanza, with its many sites and neighborhoods rich in colonial, revolutionary, and republican history over its more than 400 years of existence. But the capital of Massachusetts is
Norway's beautiful capital is a major global hub, yet only around 20 percent of its extension is truly urbanized, so in addition to city streets it's possible to spend time in parks, woodlands, hills, and lakes. Oslo's major av
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Florida's third largest city (pop. just over 307,000), Tampa, its bay, and its surrounding areas including St. Petersburg have a lot to offer visitors. To get the most out of it all, rent a car from Alamo upon flying into Ta
Congratulations are in order! UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) has just this summer honored Spain's capital city with its first World Heritage Site designation, elevating Madrid to t
I’m a travel writer. Words are what I do. My stories may not always sing, but I usually can put one word in front of another succinctly enough to craft a quasi-well-written article. But when I heard about the newly opened Planet Word several bloc
This 500-acre outdoor museum is open until its closure for the season December 13. Plus virtual lectures, panel discussions, and other special 60th-Anniversary programs can be viewed on the Storm King's website.
Located in the town of Cornwall,
Read more…“You’re going to a what?” asked my friend apprehensively. Yup. A hotel. Three of them actually for a total of six days as part of an " Empire State Road Trip" in upstate New York in early September, sponsored by the Harbor Hotels Collection.
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Read more…When you think of world art meccas, the likes of Paris, Amsterdam, New York, and London are what typically come to mind. But there are quite a few others which are home to surprisingly rich art culture, and a good example, just a half hour's drive
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Favoring all destinations that involve water, when visiting Quebec this summer we were drawn to Pointe-au-Pére - at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, 3½ hours north of Quebec City - with its nautical attractions – the Empress of Ireland Pavili
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The National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada is home to the Thomas Flyer, and is acclaimed to be one of the top motor car exhibits in the world, and for good reason.
We found an American treasure in the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.
Sightseers at a setting near Boston enjoy a leisurely stroll through a magnificent 18th-century garden. A man in Texas plays president as he reads a speech from a teleprompter. Children in California take a pretend horseback ride with Ronald Rea
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Founded on Florida's Gulf coast in 1888 - and, yes, named after the famed Russian city (on a whim of one of the city's founders, who actually flipped a coin to decide the matter with his co-founder) - "St. Pete" has fairly little in common with it
Welcome to February! Since 1970, it's also been Black History Month in the USA, and since 1995 in Canada, as well (whereas it's observed in October in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands). And though the reason for the African diaspo
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