“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 […]
Travel Pursuits
Everything’s Coming Up van Gogh
For those of you who, like me, read everything on Vincent van Gogh you can get your hands and eyes
On Food and Friendship: Anthony Bourdain Tribute, Part 1
[Editor’s note: This is first in a series on the role food has played on Classical Pursuits trips as we
ON THE ROAD WITH ANN – Welcome to the Rock!
“Knock, knock.” “Come on in. The door’s open.” That’s the kind of open-armed reception you receive in Newfoundland,
ON THE ROAD WITH ANN—More Than Mojitos
In just a few days Ann will be following in the footsteps of Pope Francis, Barack Obama, and the Rolling
ANN’S MUSINGS—My Penchant for Portugal
I confess that I have not yet been to Portugal but have been for some time under its sway. Classical
Countdown to Portugal: Five Reasons Why the Time to Go Is Now
We hope you’ll join us for Portugal: Poised Between Proud Tradition and Global Modernity in October 2016. There are so
GUEST BLOG—East Meets West; West Embraces East by Sean Forester
The Japanese prints, so the story goes, had first arrived in Paris in the 1850s as packaging protecting ceramics. The
GUEST BLOG—The Best City in the World to Visit by Sean Forester
Each travel experience is unique, with its own set of rich memories. But what if you had to choose a
Convivium, Guest Blog, Journal, Travel Pursuits
GUEST BLOG—Nella Cotrupi on Trieste and Tristezza
I flip pages of my memory like the pages of the many books we’ve read together. What do I come
