It’s only a small museum, compared to some of the other wonderful options you have in Chicago, but it’s one worth a quick mention. The Chicago Museum of History has a few interesting exhibitions about the history of this surprisingly
Los Morrillos Lighthouse : Cabo Rojo – Puerto Rico
Possibly the most beautiful place I visited in Puerto Rico, perhaps ever, the Faro Los Morrillos in Cabo Rojo is absolutely breath-taking. There are no words to describe just how scenic this place is, it’s truly heavenly. Caribbean waters all
Fort Conde : Mobile Alabama
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
