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.
In May 2019, Omani author Jokha Alharthi won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for Literature in London for her novel Celestial Bodies. She became the first Arabic language writer to win the prize and…Continue Reading
When you think of Florida, sun-kissed beaches and water sports come to mind. With over 50 miles of beaches and a broad range of aquatic activities,…Continue Reading
Who would have known that Ft. Myers, Florida now has, according to a recent story in Florida Weekly by journalist Roger Williams, the “single finest bookstore in and…Continue Reading
Something Wonderful, Rogers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution by Todd S. Purdam (Henry Holt & Company, 2018) has been praised in The N.Y. Times as “a reminder of…Continue Reading
Carousel, one of the greatest American musicals, will return to Broadway in March, 2018, with an all-star cast including opera diva, Renée Fleming. Choreography will be by Justin Peck, dancer and resident choreographer at the…Continue Reading
The Netherlands’ world-famous Delftware originated in the 17th century. Artisans in Delft (and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in the Netherlands) covered earthenware with a transparent glaze,…Continue Reading
Seventy miles from historic St. David’s Cathedral, the town of Swansea—birthplace of Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)—looks out over the sea. It was along this coastline that Thomas,…Continue Reading
Oxford, Mississippi was home to William Faulkner, the state’s Nobel Prize-winning writer, who passed away in 1962.…Continue Reading