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Climbing the Machu Picchu Mountain in Peru 25 Aug 2013 | 06:34 am
As Peru was going to be the next country on my itinerary in South America, I read the Buckettripper account of my colleague Grace Lichtenstein about climbing the Huayna Picchu, one of the mountains at...
Stepping Back in Time in the Almshouses and Beguinages of Bruges, Belgium 17 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm
I must be honest. I’d never heard of a beguinage (or begijnhof, in Flemish) until I came to Bruges. Somehow the concept passed me by in my preliminary pass through the guidebook: I was too busy gettin...
Imagining the Lives of the Harem Women at Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace 17 Aug 2013 | 03:20 am
The surroundings are stunning. Sumptuous Ottoman architecture, Moorish arches, and Iznik tile mosaics. This was where the Sultan lived with his numerous wives, children and concubines, and I am trying...
Tuning into Dominica at Rosalie Bay Eco-Resort 17 Aug 2013 | 12:44 am
I ended up with a riverside suite at Rosalie Bay boutique eco-resort, rather than a room oceanside. I was immediately glad it worked out that way. The view and chortling of the rocky Rosalie River w...
Being Overwhelmed by a Concert at the Sydney Opera House 17 Aug 2013 | 12:04 am
Even before we had left England I had booked seats for the concert, even though I had no idea what the performance would be: The Opera House website gave only the title, The Shock of The New, and the ...
Exploring Myanmar’s Road To Mandalay by Riverboat 16 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm
Rudyard Kipling wrote the words. Frank Sinatra sang them: “On the road to Mandalay Where the flying fishes play An’ the dawn comes up like thunder Out of China ‘cross the bay.” And I for five days liv...
Attending the Traditional Cart Marking Ceremony in London, England 2 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
What do Montgomery’s Rolls Royce and a butcher’s handcart have in common? They appeared in a London ritual dating back to 1667: Cart Marking. The first time I heard the name of this ceremony — Cart Ma...
Hiking the Quiet Backdoor Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru 1 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
From the bridge I could see them for the first time: the famous Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. This was the site that had been on my one-day-must-see list since childhood and finally I was going there. I...
Discovering the City of Bruges (Brugge), Belgium, by Boat 31 Jul 2013 | 07:10 pm
“Where are you from?” roars the boat’s captain into the microphone. He rattles out our various nationalities. French, Flemish, Dutch, Welsh, Scottish, Turkish, Spanish. “No Germans?” he bellows. “Exce...
Appreciating Chippendale furniture at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, Scotland 31 Jul 2013 | 12:53 am
If it hadn’t been for Prince Charles, we wouldn’t be walking through the grounds of Dumfries House. In 2007, the House and its extensive grounds were put up for sale by the owner, the 7th Marquess of ...
