arts and culture

India – embroidery workshop – video

Champeta music and El Runner (Colombia)

On my tour through the Bazurto market with @eltonystark, which I highly recommend, I learned not only about the market...

Marble inlay workshops in India

I’ve always loved wood and stone inlay, so one of the things I most wanted to find in India was...

Agra Heritage Walks Handicraft Tour (India)

Agra Heritage Walks Handicraft Tour (India)

If you are in Agra and want to see various things around town, I highly recommend contacting Agra Heritage Walks....

Chartres Cathedral (France)

One of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world, with a labyrinth and riveting cobalt blue medieval stained glass windows,...

Monet’s Garden (Giverny, France)

If you are in northern France and have time, I heartily recommend going to see Monet’s Garden. I went because...

Free walking tours in cities around the world (just give a tip)

Free walking tours in cities around the world (just give a tip)

One thing I do in most places I visit is find a free walking tour.  These tours help get me...

The Tropicana Cabaret Club – Havana, Cuba

The Tropicana Club – Havana, Cuba History This venerable institution (started in 1939) still puts on a great show even...

Park Guell – Barcelona's magnificent Gaudi park

Park Guell is the serendipitous result of a failed planned community.Around the turn of the 20th century, Count Eusebi Guell...

Pampered street cats of Istanbul (Turkey)

This is the cat that “guarded” my hotel in Istanbul.  He was there each night and didn’t mind people coming...