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March 25, 2018
Josh Recommends: Florida Culture for the Week of March 24, 2018 By Josh Garrick
Josh Recommends: Florida Culture for the Week of March 24, 2018 By Josh Garrick
Experience a Divine Culture … Shen Yun 2018
March 27 at 7:30 pm & March 28 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
In ancient times China was heralded as the ‘Land of the Divine’ with a culture rich in beauty and creativity. We may visit this lost civilization as Shen Yun melds classical Chinese dance and athleticism with cutting-edge innovation. Through hundreds of hand-made costumes...
March 22, 2018
#StudyAbroadBecause it will open your world in ways you never thought possible
Addie Gray is a second-year student studying Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. She runs a travel blog at www.addieabroad.com, where she documents her experiences going to university abroad, shares her travel adventures, and gives advice to others who are hoping to study abroad.
What motivated your decision to go abroad? How/why did you choose where to go?
A big motivator behind my decision to go to universit...
5 experiences you should have as a first-time visitor to Sydney
The idea of being in a new city is exciting. You get to learn new things, interact with new people, and see different ways of life. People travel to have new experiences and create great memories. Australia is known to be a multicultural nation, which means that it has people of different nationalities either visiting or living there. Sydney is home to 6 universities and 11 satellite campuses, for a total of 35 Australian university campuses in town...
5 Incredible Places to Learn Pottery in India
A magnificent blend of vivid concepts, beautiful designs, and intricate execution, pottery has always been a significant part of Indian culture. With experts molding clay and creating utility items, deities of worship, sculptures, or toys, the list of items is long. Across India, there are a number of places popular for their remarkable potter products. If pottery interests you and you wish to learn or explore this activity, then read on and discove...
March 19, 2018
Music: A Path to Community and Connection
Maybe you have offered a hand to steady someone -- friend or stranger -- on an icy sidewalk.
Perhaps you've been the person who accepted that assistance.
There are surely times when you've confided in a friend, secure in the knowledge that what you talked of would be kept between the two of you. Could be you are the friend who has respected that confidence.
These and many other large and small acts are acts of trust.
In unsettling times, many questi...
March 18, 2018
Aurora Magic over Vesterålen, Northern Norway
Aurora Magic, over Vesterålen, Northern Norway, March 2018. With shutterspeed under 1 sec, to 5 sec, at iso 2500 and aperture at f/2.8.
Here are some of Benny's articles - and photos - from Norway:
Beautiful Winter Auroras from Hognfjorden, Vesterålen, Norway
How to Photograph Northern Lights
March 17, 2018
A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival
I am very pleased to present one of my very favorite books I've read this year, written by our very own Literary Travel Editor, Robert Todd Felton. His book, A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival, published by Roaring Forties Press, is an intriguing read. Filled with beautiful photos and a sense of place that is rare to fine, the book searches for both people and place, in time. Whether exploring Coole House or Lough Gill, this book makes...
Florida Culture for the Week of March 17, 2018 By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of March 17, 2018 By Josh Garrick
Orlando Ballet presents Arcadian Broad’s ‘Beauty & the Beast Family Weekend’
TODAY & TOMORROW – March 17 & 18 at the Dr. Phillips Center
The youthful genius of Arcadian Broad brings us his original music and choreography for Beauty & the Beast, the much-loved fairytale with Belle, Mrs. Potts, Lumiere and a host of enchanted characters. The perfect introduction to the ma...
Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way: Voices of Donegal and Derry
The Wild Atlantic Way: it’s a connection of roads which invites travel along the west of Ireland, from the western part of County Cork far in the south to Ireland’s far northwest in Donegal and Derry.
Donegal and Derry: two counties, two countries. Donegal lies in the Republic of Ireland: Derry lies in Northern Ireland.
The Wild Atlantic Way could get no wilder -- and that’s saying something-- than when it comes to its route in Donegal. Along this...
March 16, 2018
History Comes Alive in Tucson
Like other travelers, I selected Tucson for its geographical location. I wanted to embrace a dude ranch experience, and also sip margaritas while munching on southwestern guacamole as the sky became a canvas at sunset. I was looking for a laid back vacation that weaved together the accoutrements of a desert environment while simultaneously enjoying Mother Nature’s handiwork. If you don’t enjoy riding horseback through the arid desert, then skip the...
