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.
We attended the grand opening in Miami of RED Digital Cinema’s newest retail store—an exciting party that attracted many filmmakers.
The event occurred in Wynwood — Miami’s high-energy arts district that’s chock full of galleries as well as new restaurants, eclectic bars, antique shops and one of…Continue Reading
We can remember when it cost a mere quarter to see movies. They were shown in one or maybe two theaters in each town, and theaters showed just one movie—except for the occasional “double feature.”
How times have changed! Movies now reach more people than ever, not only in multiplex…Continue Reading
Journeys through Africa are among the most dramatic on the planet—adventures that put travelers in sensory overdrive as they take in the continent’s extraordinary sights, sounds and smells, particularly those experienced on safari. Although not our first…Continue Reading
When we recently returned from the tranquility of Patagonia, we needed a psychological “heat shield” to protect us from the shock of re-entering the media-crazed “atmosphere” in the U.S..
Of course, we knew what to expect. Take,…Continue Reading
Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in southern Chile, gets our vote as one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
The top place to stay is…Continue Reading
UPDATED JUNE, 2019 (Updates in bold)
We recently…Continue Reading
Seventy miles from historic St. David’s Cathedral, the town of Swansea—birthplace of Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)—looks out over the sea. It was along this coastline that Thomas, the country’s most famous poet, drew inspiration during his…Continue Reading
We recently enjoyed a stay at The Peninsula House, a secluded hideaway on the Dominican Republic’s Samaná Peninsula. (The Dominican Republic occupies roughly two-thirds of the Carribean island of Hispaniola.) Situated on the island’s…Continue Reading