Any literary New Yorker worth his or her salt knows that the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas often frequented the White Horse Tavern – although many also mistakenly believe that Thomas died at the well-known Village bar as well. 2014 marks … Read More
Nearly thirty years before the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the United States, Upper Canada banned slavery in 1834, enabling escaped African-Americans to settle in Toronto. In 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage. … Read More
A three-hour drive south of Lima, Paracas is a weekend resort for many upper-class Limeños who keep beach homes here – and yet, Paracas is also a fishing village evocative of the South of France in the years before tourism … Read More
It’s the blue you’ll remember. A blue so resplendent that even as your homeward-bound plane climbs to cruising altitude, you’ll crane at the window for one last look at that mesmerizing blue water that makes Curaçao such an exceptional isle in the south Caribbean. … Read More
Marilyn Monroe’s favorite pool is in the middle of the Sonoran Desert – and you, too, can swim there. Early in the morning at the Arizona Biltmore, you might even have it to yourself: you and the spirit of Marilyn … Read More
Borne of a desire to showcase the joys of winter, Québec’s Winter Carnival is the world’s largest snow celebration with more than 700,000 visitors and revenues of over thirty million dollars. … Read More
Established in 1972, Manuel Antonio National Park is the smallest national park in Costa Rica – and yet an idyllic refuge for more than 184 species of birds and 109 species of mammals. Manuel Antonio National Park is where you’ll … Read More
As American citizens, our history is wrapped up in that “city on a hill” that has been known as the “The Hub” and “The Cradle of Liberty.” Heady sobriquets, to be sure, but as the early center of the American Revolution, Boston fostered the ideals of modern democracy. … Read More
