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Heritage Travel of Discovery and Connection In travel, some moments transcend sightseeing—they connect us to something deeper. This journey took us, along with two friends,…
Continue reading → Finding Roots in Portugal: Exploring Pico in the Azores
Light streams between a forest of spiral stone columns. Each support twists upward, branching into a delicate web of ribbed groin vaults overhead. This airy—seemingly…
Continue reading → A Gothic Treasure: The Valencia Silk Exchange, La Lonja de la Seda
Corralled beneath ornate ceilings in halls of maps and tapestries, the crowded gallery corridors felt like an elegant livestock chute extending the length of a…
Continue reading → Travel Tale: From Overload to Awe in Vatican City
Stunning architecture and sculpted masterpieces, natural regional food and wine—Florence is sure to delight your perspective alongside your tastebuds. No wonder it's such a popular…
Continue reading → Travel Guide: How Florence Inspires a Higher Standard and ‘Slow Tourism’
Certain places throughout the world exude quality and inspire each of us to be the best version of ourselves. In Paris (and throughout France, for…
Continue reading → Honoring Gothic Inspiration and Quality: Paris Notre Dame, the Masterpiece
Discovering a City—Beyond Just a Hub in Belgium It wasn’t love-at-first-sight when we first arrived in Belgium, and particularly not with Brussels. But ultimately our affection for…
Diversity is embraced here. “Weird” might be the Dutch norm due to pragmatic tolerance. This trade city has been accustomed to associating with different cultures, ideologies…
Winter Deluge Enhanced the Beauty of this Natural Treasure Original article on Medium Yosemite Valley — photo by Caden Giaudrone Wet Winter February 2017 — according to reports, this was…
Inspired by the classics, Thomas Jefferson's iconic home in Charlottesville, Virginia--whose name Monticello means "little mount" in Italian--has become an American icon. In 1987, 200 years…
Continue reading → Monticello: Jefferson’s Iconic Virginia Estate
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