New York City. The Big Apple. The Concrete Jungle. The ‘city that never sleeps.’ New York City is one of those cities that feels familiar even when you’ve never been there. The dancing lights of Time Squares, the rush of…
Tartan Week 2018: A Scottish Celebration with a Difference
Each spring, Tartan Week in New York City celebrates Scotland’s influence on the USA. Over the years, events have ranged from fashion shows and red carpet photo shoots, to poetry readings and theatre performances. But this year, for me, Tartan…
A Mexico City Day Trip to the Teotihuacan Pyramids
Initially, I wasn’t that excited about visiting Teotihuacan, the ancient city and World Heritage Site an hour outside Mexico City. Having seen Chichen Itza, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, during our visit to the Riviera Maya,…
An Unexpected Week in Mexico City
My first sight of Mexico City was from the air, as our plane descended through a smoggy, sunset-tinged sky. The city was sprawling, filling every conceivable space, reaching to the edges of the horizon and climbing haphazardly up hillsides. It…
A Weekend in Ottawa, the City That Surprised Me
Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, had never been on my travel radar. In fact, before my brother and I spent a long weekend there last autumn, I knew nothing about the city at all. Now, I know it’s a city I’ll…
Getting To Know Jekyll Island, One of Georgia’s Golden Isles
Spanish Moss drips languidly from tree boughs. Hawks and pelicans fly determinedly overheard. Sunrise sees early risers walk along the water’s edge as the day comes to life. In the afternoon, locals – outfitted sharply in white – play croquet…
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