Insights on Travel & Culture
alley cat: noun 1. a stray cat
2. an adventurous, insatiably curious person
3. verb [intransitive] to explore ~ They love to alley cat around Rome.
On a recent road trip from North Carolina to Florida, we stopped in Augusta, Georgia, to get acquainted with this up-and-coming Southern city. There we were delighted to discover one of Augusta’s top attractions: the Morris Museum, the oldest museum in the United States dedicated to the art…Continue Reading
The Biden Administration has not yet rolled back the regressive policies of the Trump Administration which sought to punish Cuba for political reasons— an unfortunate reversion to outdated…Continue Reading
In May 2019, Omani author Jokha Alharthi won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for Literature in London for her novel Celestial Bodies. She became the first Arabic language writer to win the prize and the first Omani female writer to be translated into…Continue Reading
The Sultanate of Oman wraps the southeastern “toe” of the Arabian Peninsula, extending from the Strait of Hormuz in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south, then to Yemen in the…Continue Reading
We were saddened to read about the passing of renowned dancer Mel Tomlinson in the New York Times this week. It stated he was “a ballet dancer of powerful, regal demeanor and one of the few performers…Continue Reading
Historic 16th- and 17th-century private homes—restored and repurposed as romantic hotels—are part of the attraction of Guatemala’s former capital, Antigua. We discovered a few of these during our stay and decided that the Palacio de Doña Leonor was one…Continue Reading
Huangshan (or Yellow Mountain), located in remote southeastern China, is one of the most stunning destinations on the planet. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this range of many unusual-shaped peaks rising above a sea of clouds creates an otherworldly…Continue Reading
Longsheng Rice Terraces (The Dragon’s Backbone), Guangxi Province, China. In this era of women proving time and again that they are very much the equals of the males of our…Continue Reading