Vienna is home to the 450-year-old Spanish Riding School, where masters of the Haûte Ècole or “high school” classical dressage train purebred, pale-grey Lipizzaner stallions
Jennifer EremeevaOctober 2, 2018
For centuries — indeed millennia — Abu Simbel Ramses’ mighty temple stood as indisputable proof of this greatness. But as the might of Egypt’s empire faded, the sands of the…
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 25, 2018
Falconry is not for the faint of heart. This ancient and noble sport, practiced for more than 4000 years, involves training a lethal bird of prey to hunt its quarry…
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 17, 2018
Mahjong is China’s national pastime, and passion: a four-person game of skill, strategy, cunning, some luck, and the occasional sneaky maneuver.
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 10, 2018
Jennifer Eremeeva on the inspiring story of the Old Bridge in Mostar Bosnia Herzegovina: a restoration project that rebuilt a community.
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 4, 2018
The Balkans are a feast for the imagination with their soaring scenery, diverse population and colorful history filled with larger-than-life legends, myths, monsters, and heroines. Begin your journey with Jennifer…
Jennifer EremeevaAugust 29, 2018
Vienna’s Venerable Coffeehouse Tradition Discover the elegant world of the Viennese Coffeehouse, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage that is synonymous with the history of the Austrian empire and its dynamic…
Jennifer EremeevaAugust 21, 2018
On Sissi's Trail in Vienna Follow in the footsteps of Sissi, Austria's beloved Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emporer Franz Josef. Beautiful, enigmatic, and passionate, Elisabeth's life was captured in sumptuous Technicolor…
Jennifer EremeevaJuly 19, 2018
The Merchants of Venice Visiting the city's bustling fish and produce market "What news on the Rialto?” So asks Shylock, the anti-hero of Shakespeare’s ”Merchant of Venice.” And it’s a…
Jennifer EremeevaJune 13, 2017
St. Petersburg, Russia's glorious imperial capital has always had my heart.
Jennifer EremeevaJanuary 16, 2016