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9 Jul
You won’t find it unless you have been directed there or are simply curious about the red and yellow flag of Spain that hangs from the...
8 Jul
The story of Fulco di Verdura and his jewelry reads like a movie: childhood idylls that influenced adult creativity, family conflicts that...
2 Jul
Former Burmese Palace, perfect for hotel or getaway. Interested buyer needs imagination, a fleet of small lake boats and a passion for Southeast...
29 Jun
It was quite a moment when Copenhagen’s Noma snatched the pinnacle of the world’s best restaurants from El Bulli in 2010. The...
24 Jun
The diversity of cultures is a remarkable thing. The Roman Empire built forums and amphitheatres, colonnaded avenues and temples, some of the...
19 Jun
Summer has arrived in New York City and, what that means to die-hard New Yorkers, is bliss. Finally, we get to take our city back —...
16 Jun
“Built at the beginning of the Dark Ages in Europe, the fifth-century shrine to Saint Simeon in present-day Syria is a unique architectural...
15 Jun
I am not of the radio generation – that was my mother and another, gentler time – but, better late than never, I have discovered...
14 Jun
Midway on the road between Palmyra and Damascus – on the road that runs true through a desert landscape direct to Baghdad – is the...
12 Jun
Thirty miles north of Damascus are the rock girt Christian villages of Seidnaya and Maloula, important places of pilgrimage for the Christian...
9 Jun
Just as Syria is a cradle of human culture, its cuisine impressed me as a star of world gastronomy along with Chinese, French or Italian gastronomy. As...
9 Jun
Aleppo soap , along with Ghraoui chocolate, are without doubt the two best purchases in Syria! I had done my usual blog search prior to our...
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