Building (literally) the Tudor dynasty: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII, and the Westminster Abbey Lady Chapel (Part I of III)
(I apparently had a great deal to say on this topic, so I decided to break up the post into smaller parts. Keep an…
Of Propaganda and Painted Ceilings: My Visit to the Old Royal Naval College
I really didn’t intend to spend the day in Greenwich.
Five reasons why your next trip should be to Scandinavia
There I was, sitting in the breakfast nook of a pleasant Stockholm hotel, listening to a group of North Americans explain why they had…
Madrid’s Other Must-See Museum
When in Madrid, if you like history or art, even a little bit, or are a person who prioritizes seeing the “major” sites in…
Please, don’t be afraid of Barcelona!
About this time last year, when I was researching my upcoming trip to Spain and obsessively reading travel blogs, it quickly became apparent that…
The Blue Lagoon and that whole “naked showering” thing.
The Blue Lagoon is a vast geothermal pool and spa outside of Reykjavik. Despite its wild appearance, it is not natural phenomenon. It’s man-made,…
Art, propaganda, and history: Visiting the Bayeux Tapestry
Turning into the courtyard of the Bayeux Museum, my first impression was not of the 17th-century façade or the neatly-manicured path, but of these…
Denmark’s “Nordic Versailles”: A visit to Frederiksborg Castle.
When most people (well, most North Americans) think of the grand palaces and castles of Europe, they usually think of Versailles or Buckingham Palace.…
Blog Meets World
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta