Paris is grand and Nice is nice—and Marseille is marvelous—but sometimes you want to wander deeper into “la belle France.” Next time you need a taste of “l’art de vivre,” consider these three locales in the Aquitaine region in the … Read More
For many of us, the perfect vacation starts on an island — and each of Stockholm’s fourteen isles has its own Swedish charms, especially in summer. … Read More
Camera in hand, Eugène Jansson roamed the Stockholm bathhouses in search of male models. The illustrious Swedish artist had a reputation for photographing nude athletes, particularly swimmers. Celebrated for his nocturnal cityscapes of his native Stockholm as depicted from his … Read More
It’s possible to look at the evolution of LGBT liberation as a movement from aesthete to athlete, from Oscar Wilde to Michael Sam. Or so it seemed during the latest EuroGames, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, where more than … Read More
Under the them of “Love & Liberty,” more than 5,000 LGBTQ athletes competed in the 2015 EuroGames, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden in front of nearly 250,000 visitors. … Read More
Northeast Asia is such a hub of explosive growth that international cities appear to emerge overnight. Take the case of Songdo, the world’s most sustainable, all-new LEED-certified city along the Yellow Sea near Seoul that offers the wide boulevards of … Read More
From the air, the two largest isles of the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe resemble a verdant emerald green butterfly floating above an aquamarine sea. Located in the French Caribbean (aka the French West Indies), the Guadeloupe Islands are one … Read More
New York has always been a trove of hidden treasures. For more than half a century one of the city’s most beloved shrines was a somewhat concealed passageway known to cognoscenti as “Picasso Alley.” There in the corridor between the … Read More
