A Private Tour Of a Secret Venetian Palazzo and Garden

February 26, 2025

palazzo_malipiero_-from-canal-haupt-binderPhoto: Haupt and Binder

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From the street, one would never guess that a magnificent narrative of Venetian history, art, and culture was hidden behind centuries-old plaster walls and a set of wooden doors marked 3201.

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Experience More Than 250 Years of History and Heirloom Vegetables in Old Salem, North Carolina

February 21, 2025

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Although Old Salem is just a 10-minute drive from Winston-Salem, it is centuries away from this contemporary urban center.

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Where to Experience Spring Cherry Blossoms and Festivals

February 20, 2025

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In Japanese culture, cherry blossoms symbolize the transient nature of life, a reflection of the Buddhist concept known as “mono no aware,” which recognizes that there is both beauty and mortality in life.

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Girona, Spain’s Temps de Flors Festival Blends Horticulture and Art

June 6, 2024

temps-de-flors-eiffel-bridge-side-hanging-plants-urbangardenswebGustav Eiffel’s Pont de le Peixateries Velles over Onyar river. Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton.

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The history of Girona, Spain is as colorful as the ocher and coral-toned buildings lining the banks of the Onyar River

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Travel to Zimbabwe Through These Artists’ Works

April 30, 2024

Barry Lungu painting of spring in Zimbabwe. Artist Barry Lungu’s painting of Jacarand trees in bloom in Zimbabwe. Image courtesy of Artgal.online.

Art and beauty live in physical landmarks and museums and also in the expressions of natural wonders, culture, history, and creativity that local artists bring Read More...

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