Liquid Gold: The Avenue de Champagne
It’s not often that you get to stand on top of $2 billion. That’s the approximate value of the millions […]
Five Novels to Read Before North India
When I moved to New Delhi/Gurgaon in 2007, I quickly learned I had arrived in many cities at once: imperial
Five Flavours That Define India
When I moved to New Delhi in 2007, I knew almost nothing about Indian food. My late dad was many
Paris on the Brain: What We’re Reading and Watching Now
At Classical Pursuits we’ve got Paris on the brain as we prepare for our two 2026 tours: They Came to
The Odyssey of a Sentence: Nine Ways Homer Changes in Translation
New English translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey appear with notable regularity. For the general reader, it’s natural to ask: are they really all that different? And more importantly, do those differences matter?
The answer is: yes—and no.
A Triumph of Gothic Art in Sicily
World-class art, no crowds One of the best things about travelling in Sicily in November is that you have many
Encountering the Unexpected in Paris
“Why don’t more people know about this place?” I left the Museum of the Liberation of Paris my mind racing
Classic Left Bank Cafés of the 1950s
Existential angst, jazz cats, cheap hotels, smoke-filled basements … while Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighbourhood is now filled with luxury boutiques, in
Extraordinary Everyday Souvenirs
I had a lot of fun reading the recent New York Times article on the joy of small, everyday souvenirs: