Each year in West Africa, the dry and dusty wintry wind known as the Harmattan blows in from the Sahara, creating a mystical haze not unlike a dense fog. Eyes closed, the air is redolent – and in the case … Read More
This northern Flanders city of half a million residents was once the richest European city – or as locals point out with pride, the “New York of the 16th century,” an economic hub of trade and cosmopolitanism – and diamonds. … Read More
One of the most successful artists of the Gilded Age, and one of the era’s most favored celebrities, Anders Zorn (1860-1920) was a portraitist of such skill and influence that only John Singer Sargent rivaled Zorn in popularity. The National … Read More
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
When you first enter someone’s home, your nose knows before your eyes do just who lives there. Similarly, the first whiff of a fragrance by Ulrich Lang reminds you that you are in the hands of a gentleman. To wear … 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
