The orld’s oldest shopping mall. During the Roman era Anatolia was the bread basket for the entire empire, and even today there are more Roman ruins in present day Turkey than anywhere else in the world. Even during … Continue reading →
The history of England is difficult to ignore whenever you travel there. More than most countries even around Europe, England has done a marvelous job of keeping its past alive, such that the pulse of the nation … Continue reading →
Wine and Food Excursion. It’s a sunny Thursday morning when I arrive at the Napa Valley Train Station located in the charming city of Napa, California. Napa is an American Viticultural Area and one of the premiere wine … Continue reading →
Save money with the Prague City Card. According to legend, the origin of Prague dates back the 7th century when a Slavic princess named Libuše had a vision of a great city whose glory would touch the stars. … Continue reading →
Elvis Lives as Living Theater. If you like Elvis you will love Viva ELVIS, the new Cirque du Soleil homage at Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Having seen every Cirque show on the Las Vegas Strip I was … Continue reading →
Is this Homer’s Troy? or some scholars there is speculation about the veracity of the Trojan War, even after the excavation of the Troja site (Turkish for Troy) by the German adventurer, Heinrich Schliemann in the 19th century. The … Continue reading →
The Richest Port In The Ancient Roman Empire. Hadrian’s Temple. Ephesus is as famous today as it was in the Greco-Roman world; the southwestern Asia Minor temples are engraved on the reverse of Turkey’s older 20 lira … Continue reading →
Click Photo Above For Your Summer Luxury Barge Cruise Adventure. Reflected sunlight from the water outside dances on the chestnut ceiling of my cabin the first morning I awaken aboard the luxury barge La Belle Époque. I get up to … Continue reading →
Venezia – Venice, capital of the Veneto region. Venice is known as ‘The City of Bridges” with over 100 of them crossing the famous canals. The main transport is by boat or by foot because cars are banned … Continue reading →
Acropolis Means Edge Of The City In Greek. The Acropolis rises 100 meters above Athens. The terminology of Acropolis consists of the Greek words Akron (edge, or summit) and polis (city). Consequently the Acropolis means … Continue reading →
Espana Road Trip Through History. Along the expressways of modern Spain you can drive from Leon to Valencia in about three hours. Five hundred years ago when Spain became a nation (i.e., when the name “España” was first … Continue reading →
Mount Vesuvius from Pompeii’s Forum. It was a bad day for Pompeii on August 24, 79 AD with great balls of fire. The 160 acre walled city had a population of about 20,000 in 79 AD. It is … Continue reading →
Epidauros, Home of Hippocrates. The Corinth Canal. The Peloponnese peninsula is literally chopped off from mainland Greece by the isthmus bisection of the Corinth Canal that connects the Ionian and Myleon Seaslike a pencil transit … Continue reading →
The Greek King who launched a 1000 ships. Agamemnon’s Palace and courtyard. In the Iliad, Homer wrote about many historical Greek characters that actually lived — in Mycenae, Sparta, and other villages of the Peloponnese, and none … Continue reading →
The First Olympics Were in 779 B.C. Oak and wild olive were sacred in the ancient Altis sanctuary of Olympia. The ancient Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece were a spectacle of sports, sacrifice, statuary, and suffering in a station … Continue reading →
Click the photo for Cirque du Soleil. Faun. There is something new under the Las Vegas sun — Zumanity, by Cirque du Soleil, at New York-New York Hotel and Casino. Zumanity has been artfully staged … Continue reading →
Click Marcus for the Next Jazz Cruise. The Marcus Miller Band jams on the High Seas. It was chart topper talent on the first annual Playboy Jazz Cruise in January, 2009, and the 24th full … Continue reading →
Click photo for the next Smooth Jazz Cruise. Even though the stabilizers of Holland America’s Westerdam kept the cruise liner smooth while sailing the eastern Caribbean, the ship was still swaying during the 2008 Dave Koz and Friends at Sea Jazz … Continue reading →
Click photo for Cirque du Soleil. LOVE’s Lobby. The spark that ignited LOVE, the new Cirque du Soleil/Beatles musical at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas was a meeting between the late George Harrison and … Continue reading →
Wild Bill Hickok Plays His Last Hand. I grew up in these Black Hills — and the history of the Old West hell raising mining camp of Deadwood is embedded into these hills as deep as the ore … Continue reading →
