Éire Über Alles
An Irish American writer reflects on his visit to Ireland and Northern Ireland, and his discussions with Gerry Adams and Rory Carroll about the Troubles, Kneecap, a United Ireland, and more…
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Culture Honey Touring Launches “European Journeys” with Two Paris-Centered Small Group Tours!
Traveling to Paris, Europe and the UK extensively for the past 20 years, Mike & Georgia Sanders offer their experience as travelers and small-group tour guides to bring guests the best of Paris and France at Christmastime!
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European Christmas Markets | Reims, France – City of Coronations and of Champagne!
Our first stay in Reims, France seemed to be enchanted from the start. The Notre-Dame de Reims seemed like a beautiful version of “Our Lady of Paris” in miniature!
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Paris Je T’Aime | A Lifelong Love Affair with the City of Lights
So, what is it about Paris that keeps me coming back time and again?
Why Paris and not another lovely European capital city? Well, like other Francophiles, and like those outlined so well in David McCullough’s epic book, The Greater Journey, Americans in Paris, the lure of this dazzling, creative, energetic and gorgeous city…
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From Pasadena to Paris | Musée Rodin – Bring on the Romance!
I am so glad that we made the time to travel from the middle of the 16th to journey to the 7th arrondissement in order to spend an afternoon immersed in the wonderful art and architecture of this romantic museum!
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My Grandmother Was a Travel Writer Too, England – June 1978
So as the influences have come down, my family has kept my grandmothers journals from her major travel experiences and a few of them have come my way. Having spent much time in the United Kingdom myself now, I know that as much as things change, some things do not.
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Based in Paris | The Culture of Christmas
As traditions go, I grew up fast and formed my own family at an unusually young point in my life for choosing that sort of important lifestyle. My three children grew up with the tradition of opening one gift on Christmas Eve-pyjamas.
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Based in Paris | Visiting the Exhibitions at Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
The special exposition; the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris from builders to restorers; the interactivity of the architectural collections attracts curious youngsters; invites immersion into time travel and exposes ‘virtual reality’ in the expositions.
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Bombay Beach Biennale | Apocalyptic Art [or] Something Out of Nothing
Some call it the anti-Burning Man. Whereas Black Rock City packs up after it’s all over, the Bombay Beach Biennale is all about creating permanent art and transforming what was once considered an apocalyptic wasteland.
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Ludwigsburg, Germany | An Easygoing Fall Day
What a great family festival, with pumpkin carving, statues made out of pumpkins reminding me of the floats of the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena made out of flowers – AND – special dishes like pumpkin soup, pumpkin pasta and delicious roasted and flavored pumpkin seeds to snack on!
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South American “Honeymoon” | From Galápagos to Machu Picchu
After my wife Mercedes and I got married, I suggested we honeymoon in South America. We had family friends in Lima, so we planned on Machu Picchu in Peru and the Galápagos in Ecuador.
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Book Review | The Celtic Way of Prayer by Esther de Waal
The Celtic Way of Prayer is a treasured echo from the last millennium speaking across the decades through author and scholar Esther De Waal. Now in her 90s, de Waal wrote this classic while
living in the borderlands of the Welsh countryside, and as a primer for those curious about the Celtic way.