Aficionados of Louisiana will note that the state tree is the bald cypress, while lovers of New Orleans might point out that Terpsichore Street runs parallel to Melpomene. The Muse of Dance alongside the Muse of Singing: it’s the spirit of New Orleans in two blocks. … Read More
Originally known as Sherman, West Hollywood has a proud history of championing renegade behaviors. The town was named for land developer Moses Sherman who housed his railroad employees in the liquor-friendly town during Prohibition. … Read More
During the past decade, Montreal has earned a reputation as one of the world’s best LGBT destinations – and after spending time in Canada’s second-largest city, it’s easy to understand why (and it’s not only because Montreal’s original name was Ville-Marie or “City of Mary”). … Read More
Situated on fourteen islands connected by 57 bridges, Stockholm is a feast of stunning waterfront vistas: Lake Malaren to the west – and, to the east, the Baltic Sea, along with more than 30,000 islands, islets, and skerries of the Swedish archipelago. … Read More
As Hemingway wrote, “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” … Read More
As Thomas Wolfe knew, it’s sometimes difficult to return to a place that you once called home – and way back in the Eighties, Montpellier had been our home. … Read More
Ever since F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald landed in the south of France during the Roaring Twenties, the Cote d’Azur has been imbued with romantic visions of a glamorous life along the shores of the Mediterranean. … Read More
Currently, the largest city in Switzerland (with nearly 400,000 people), Zurich has been designated the city with the best quality of life in the world – for seven years in a row. … Read More
