In Sicily’s Wondrous Valley of the Temples
Daedalus could not have picked a better spot. As I walked the path leading up to the temple, I stopped […]
Travel Pursuits
Third Places in Paris, Part 1: Out and About on the Rue Pajol
I could feel my heart beat a little faster as I stepped out of the hostel lobby and onto the
Convivium, Journal, Travel Pursuits
A River Runs Through It: The Ganges and India’s Beloved Poet
The very name Ganges brings to the mind’s eye a swell of images that flow, just as the river itself,
(A Little Bit) Hidden Paris: The Spaces of Le Corbusier
One of the best things about returning to Paris this spring for the first time since 2019 was experiencing long-anticipated
Just Look! A Wondrous Week with Caravaggio in Rome
“Just look! It’s right there in the painting.” This exhortation from our guide Sara Magister seemed so intuitive, so easy.
On the Trail of Caravaggio
How far would you go to save a painting? One of the people we’ll meet on our upcoming trip The
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Around the World in 80 Drinks
OK, we don’t quite have 80 drinks to recommend to you here. But spend enough time on the road with
Life Writ Large: Guillaume Apollinaire
There will be no shortage of forceful personalities on the Classical Pursuits trip They Came to Paris: Literature 1910–1940. The
“I Paint Because I Am”
I first met van Gogh when I was a 14-year-old bookworm devoted to exploring the richness of the local public
Southern Exposure: Reading Flannery O’Connor in Savannah
The 2019 Travel Pursuits season opens with one of our most popular trips, Mystery and Manners: Flannery O’Connor in Savannah.