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 […]
Travel Pursuits
Extraordinary Everyday Souvenirs
I had a lot of fun reading the recent New York Times article on the joy of small, everyday souvenirs:
Life Distilled in Japanese Poetry
Tanka are a form of Japanese poetry that date back more than 1,000 years. Meaning “short song” in Japanese, tanka
There’s Always a There There
Gertrude Stein’s famous quote, “There is no there there” is often understood as a slight, a pronouncement that a place
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Living in Wonder
[Editor’s note: Learn more about Wendy’s work in our free April 20 webinar.] I live in wonder. Okay, I know
Japan Top Five
I just came back from my first trip to Japan but still have yet to come back down to earth.
In the Room Where It Happened
[Editor’s note: Join Ann at our informal online open house February 24 at 2 p.m. Eastern. RSVP here.] On many
My Love Affair with Venice, in Three Acts
[Editor’s note: Only a few spaces remain for our Venice trip in March 2023. You can contact our travel partner
Blood, Sex and Money, Second Empire–Style
He’s been described as the most famous author of his day, as “literature’s greatest whistleblower.” His influence on French, American,
Understanding Quebec’s Quiet Revolution
What comes to mind when you think of Quebec City? If you didn’t say “revolution,” you would not be alone.