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.
Worshippers in Lalibela © 2020 Charles & Mary Love
[We visited Ethiopia in January, 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first of two posts about this fascinating country.]When we traveled to Jerusalem in the late…Continue Reading
During this National Park Week, we celebrate and explore some…Continue Reading
We’re honored to have Vidya Murlidhar as a guest contributor. Vidya presented the following essay at a seminar we recently attended. She graciously agreed to let us share it here.
DUNGEONS AND SNIPERS
by Vidya…Continue Reading
[Updated August 1, 2020]
They’ve been arriving in our email in-box for days—notices from artists, cultural institutions and businesses eager to help us make social distancing more bearable. Exercise…Continue Reading
Faced with the rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19), even intrepid travelers have stopped in their tracks. So what’s an adventurous alley…Continue Reading
Since we started this blog about travel and culture in 2011, we’ve written scores of articles about remarkable destinations, people and institutions all over the world.
Our love of sharing unusual experiences continues. But as time passes, we can’t help…Continue Reading
We’ve been excited about Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France ever since our visit in 2015. Located on the ultra-exclusive island of St. Barthélemy (St. Barths,…Continue Reading