What actually happened during the hundreds of years between 720 B.C.E. and 395 A.D. when ancient Greeks consulted the Oracle of Delphi? Who was this magical woman named Pythia whose advice changed history? In… [Read More]
History
Famous Forts of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico: So Beautiful!
“You’ve GOT to see the forts in Puerto Rico!” Anyone will gush this when you ask what to do in Old San Juan during travel through Puerto Rico. But WHY, exactly, are these forts… [Read More]
MASS MoCA: A Perfect Art Museum in Massachusetts for Kids and Adults!
Rule #1 of travel with two kids under 4: Get the munchkins out of the rental house, or they will destroy the rental house. Thus it was that during our recent trip to Williamstown… [Read More]
A Central Square Food and Mural Arts Tour: Cambridge, MA
When a local Boston tour company invited me to check out their new food and mural arts tour of Central Square in Cambridge, MA, I agreed on the following condition: my current intern… [Read More]
Newport Mansions and Cliff Walk in Rhode Island: Opinions?
How should the super-rich use their money? Touring the famous mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, recently, half of me screamed, “You people spent your money on THIS?! Think of the world problems you could… [Read More]
Ephesus, Turkey: Astounding Ancient Greek and Roman Ruins
What is Ephesus? Some of the best ancient Greek and Roman ruins aren’t in Greece or Rome at all. The Greco-Roman empire stretched across Europe, over western Asia, and into northern Africa, so I… [Read More]