Insights on Travel & Culture
alley cat: noun 1. a stray cat
2. an adventurous, insatiably curious person
3. verb [intransitive] to explore ~ They love to alley cat around Rome.
With pandemic-related travel restrictions still in place around the world, we allay our wanderlust by reading books by the great explorers.
Only recently did we discover that Thor Heyerdahl, the intrepid Norwegian explorer who wrote Kon-Tiki (1948), spent time in the South Seas some 10 years before that famous…Continue Reading
This image was captured on a winter morning when the sun was rising over Great Bay, a tidal estuary on the coast…Continue Reading
Now is a great time to read about places you’ve visited or would like to visit in the future. Below are some travel-related books, on our shelves for years, that were written by or about authors,…Continue Reading
Here’s a list of movies and TV series, listed in no particular order, that have inspired, entertained and/or educated us. Some are classics; others recent releases. All are available to rent, stream or purchase from services like Apple,…Continue Reading
A North Carolina resident, author and former U.S. Congressional candidate, Harry Taylor makes his living as a commercial real estate broker. Over the years, he’s been a tireless political and environmental activist, working through grassroots…Continue Reading
Decades ago, when I (Charles) was in graduate school at Harvard, a well-traveled classmate from France gave…Continue Reading
Doesn’t this epic scenery remind you of those vistas of the Old West…Continue Reading
Autumn is our favorite season (with spring a close second), a time when waves of cool, invigorating air push aside the summer’s heat and…Continue Reading
Remember back in March, when it was virtually impossible to buy a cloth face mask? Since then, ready-made masks have become easy to purchase online, as companies have stepped up to…Continue Reading