Top 5 Sites to See in Istanbul
Aya Sophia exterior Istanbul’s more than 2,000 years of history and civilization mean that there’s a lot to see and do there. We can only hope you’re lucky enough to enjoy the city in leisure- trust...
View ArticleCuisine of the Ottoman Palaces
Click to view slideshow. This restaurant in Istanbul made such an impression on me that I decided to devote an entire blog post, and slideshow, to sharing it with you. Just about all the food I had in...
View ArticleManhattan’s Oldest House, Unnoticed
Image via StanWalks Have you ever heard of the Morris Jumel Mansion in Washington Heights? Very few have, including myself up until last week. Manhattan’s oldest house, built in 1765, is a little...
View ArticleThe (real) Museum of Innocence
Image by Bulent Kilic/ AFP/ Getty Images When Orhan Pamuk envisioned the story behind his classic novel, The Museum of Innocence, he actually envisioned it in two parts: the novel itself, and the...
View ArticleDoris Duke’s Shangri La at The Museum of Arts and Design
Syrian Room at Shangri La, Honolulu / Tim Street-Porter / Photo Credit: © Tim Street-Porter 2011 . Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i / Courtesy of Museum of Arts and Design The...
View ArticleAn Architectural Tour of Bordeaux
Image via Dwell I’m feeling inspired today by this beautiful slideshow of Bordeaux, France featured on Dwell Magazine’s website. Paired with a little article about Bordeaux’s iconic mixture of classic...
View ArticleYear 33: Cambodia’s Art Revival Moving Forward
Nine months ago (July 2012) I wrote an article about Sueno Relief, an LA-based organization dedicated to creating documentaries that highlight problems in developing countries. Sueno’s first...
View ArticleCambodian Art on Full Display in NYC
Image via Season of Cambodia Cambodia’s art scene may be struggling, but it remains resilient. This has never been more evident than in the upcoming (and fantastic) Season of Cambodia arts...
View ArticleA Trip through the Irish Countryside
I just returned from a two-week trip to Ireland with my three siblings- we spent about three days in Dublin and the rest of the time driving through the countryside. I’ve never seen so much green in my...
View ArticlePlanning a Trip to Paris? The Do’s and Don’ts of a True French Experience
Everyone wants to be a Parisian in Paris: to sip an espresso at the local café, to stroll along the Seine at dusk, to have an afternoon picnic with a bottle of wine and a baguette. Doing all those...
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