The Boston Pops – celebrating the joy of music

For well over a hundred years the Boston Pops have delighted audiences, and this year promises to continue that proud tradition. At Boston’s historic Symphony Hall, the 2013 season celebrates the “Best of Holly...

Waterfront Living on the Ottawa River

For many, the notion of enjoying one of nature’s finest environments as part of daily living exists only in the imagination, visited now and again when planning for retirement or while on holidays enjoying a bi...

Superb shopping and Legal Sea Foods in Boca Raton

BOCA RATON: While staying in the Miami area recently, I convinced the family to make a day trip to Boca Raton. It had been more than a decade since I visited the area, but let me confess that I needed an excuse...

TURKEY – Istanbul and Urgup

One of the main reasons I`ve often been to Turkey is my fondness for finely knotted, high quality, intricate design carpets. For several centuries preceding 1979, the world`s best carpets came from Iran, Afghan...

New York: The best of the best 

London, Paris, Dublin, Berlin - they all bring out the wanderlust in me. One city does something to me that defies reason. New York. It doesn’t matter what time of year, there is something magical about it. Som...

Vermont Foliage

Early Color tinges the Hillsides and Northern Regions Colorful foliage will continue to unfold and invigorate Vermont’s scenic landscape. Early yet, colors are showing in the higher elevations of the Northea...