The Age-Old Mysteries of Mount Ararat Armenia's Mount Ararat guards her ancient secretsMount Ararat is omnipresent and yet utterly elusive, a natural landmark that dominates both the landscape and the…
Jennifer EremeevaJune 8, 2021
Budapest's Iconic Hungarian Parliament Budapest’s most recognizable landmark is also the country’s tangible symbol of national identity.Budapest’s Parliament building is a must for visitors to the capital, and indeed, it…
Jennifer EremeevaMay 24, 2021
Peter Naldrett brings a boundless enthusiasm for his expedition: to circle Britain and curate 80 of the best seaside venues, and from these extrapolate three or four of the most…
Jennifer EremeevaJune 29, 2020
Few experiences can top sitting in a Parisian cafe and watching the world go by, a glass of something at your elbow. But if you've ever gone inside the cafe…
Jennifer EremeevaApril 10, 2020
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
