Mobile Alabama has quite the colonial history. First the French, then came the British followed by the Spanish and finally it was handed over to the Americans. Fort Conde is a testament of that colonial resume, even though the current
Daytona Beach : Florida
Priding itself to be the "world most famous beach" Daytona Beach is perhaps most well known for its Nascar racing events, but, I’d have to say, the stretch of beach I stayed next to was absolutely gorgeous. I was
Pensacola Beach – IHMC visit : Florida
Florida has some really wonderful beaches, and some of the best Florida beaches are concentrated in the north western belt. On a surprise visit to Pensacola to accompany my host professor who was giving a lecture about his recent book
Mardi Gras : New Orleans
Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday", is a crazy carnival season taking place across the former French colonial cities around the US – New Orleans being the capital of French culture in the states. The festivities go on for nearly a
Harvard Natural History Museum
Connected to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at the Harvard University is another fine Harvard museum dedicated to natural history. As you can expect from Harvard, it was pretty impressive for a university museum. Being a natural history
Chicago Art Institute
To balance the last two visits to contemporary arts museums (Boston & Taipei), here’s a wonderful arts museum in Chicago. I visited this museum following a very pleasant and informative skyscraper architecture tour that left from across the street from
ICA – Institute of Contemporary Art : Boston
Over the years I’ve developed an increasing fondness of contemporary art museums. The more traditional art museums have their appeal too, ofcourse, but with those I usually know what to expect – a few highlights of Picasso, some Chagall, maybe
Lake Michigan walk : Chicago
The first thing I did after arriving in Chicago and putting down my things was to head over to the lake-side and stroll along the lake towards the city. My lovely host family were located at the adorable boys-town East
Beaches near Tallahassee : Saint George Island
Though Tallahassee is not on the water, an hour or two drive away are some of Florida best beaches. On one sunny cold weekend I finally made it to the coast line and visited Saint George Island. Here’s what
Visions of Saint Petersburg, Sarasota & Tampa Bay : Trip Preview
After a cold visit to New York during Christmas and Newyears, we headed down to warm up in Florida. Straight from the airport we headed west towards Tampa Bay and stayed on a beach on Treasure Island near Saint Petersburg.
