St. Valentine’s Day: A History
Roses, chocolate, candle-lit dinners and Valentine cards are part of the language and practice of friends and lovers on St. Valentine’s Day. The holiday…
Read MoreRoses, chocolate, candle-lit dinners and Valentine cards are part of the language and practice of friends and lovers on St. Valentine’s Day. The holiday…
Read MoreA Diamond in the Rough In the middle of Grafton Street, sitting alongside the multinational chain shops and the restaurants you can find in…
Read More‘Tis the Season. Handel’s Surprise Visit to Lead Paris Choral Society Messiah Sing-Along The PCS (Paris Choral Society) graciously allowed me to roam about…
Read MoreThe Irish Saint Ciaran is remembered as the founder of Clonmacnoise, one of the greatest monasteries in Ireland. He is also numbered among the…
Read More“In a quiet water’d land…stands Saint Kieran’s city fair; And the warriors of Erin in their famous generations Slumber there.” Along the banks of…
Read MoreThey say the scenery of Glendalough is most beautiful on two occasions: when the sun shines, and when the mist falls. I cannot attest…
Read MoreAmong Ireland’s plethora of national landmarks, the Hill of Tara holds a place of singular importance in the island’s mythological and historical past, earning…
Read MoreJune 9th is the Feast Day of Saint Columba. Columba – or Colmcille as he is known in Ireland – was a 6th-century monk…
Read MoreParis, Paris, how do I love thee? My heart truly starts to pitter-patter as I touch down in Charles de Gaulle Airport for a…
Read More“Pantheon” is a Greek word meaning “a temple of all gods”. This has led to thousands of buildings with the name “pantheon” in several…
Read MoreA once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view 133 works by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti at one time in one place was offered by the…
Read MoreIn the second part of the series bearing her name, we find the Great Unifier Malika, queen of the Azzazian Empire, facing a greater,…
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