Just me and all sand-colored everything. I get the feeling 2019 is going to be a good year—for travel, adventure and newness. If you’re planning on more travel this year but haven’t yet settled on where you’re headed, Travel + Leisure has done us all the favor of drawing on their own…
I was a whitewater guide for seven years in Washington State, but I never thought I would need those skills in Montgomery, Alabama. So, no kidding, there we were in Montgomery Whitewater, an urban whitewater course driven by massive recirculating pumps. But that’s not all a weekend trip to Alabama’s capital offers. Incorporated in 1819,…
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Cities Under Stress: Urban Discourses of Crisis, Resilience, Resistance, and Renewal The Third International Conference of the Association for Literary Urban Studies (ALUS) University of California, Santa Barbara on 17–19 February 2022.Deadline for submissions: September 1Conference website: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/hlc-n/2022-conference/ Keynote speakers: Caroline Levine (Department of English, Cornell U)Sara Meerow (School of Geographical Science & Urban Planning, Arizona State…
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Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London’s two Michelin Star restaurant, has announced ‘Sunday Roast Potato Time’, a new lunch menu served exclusively on Sundays, showcasing Heston’s unique take on a British classic – the roast potato. Turning conceptions of what the Sunday Roast is all about on its head, the gifted team…
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The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosaryby Clark Strand and Perdita Finn A few months ago while picking up a few novels at my favourite secondhand bookshop, my eye also landed on this beautiful book, The Way of the Rose. I instinctively added it to the…
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Delheim Wine Estate, renowned for its pioneering conservation efforts, is excited to announce their Fynbos Vineyard Pilot Project, funded by WWF South Africa. It integrates indigenous fynbos species with the vineyard operations, ensuring this unique and endangered fynbos biome not only flourishes alongside Delheim’s renowned wines, but also enables guests to engage with nature in…
Saturday was dark and rainy, the sort of day that you spend indoors huddled up, moving slowly, drinking warm liquids, binging on movies or a series, and making stuff. Just the day before, I discovered the Craft in America documentary series, which is probably how I came to the conclusion that it was a good…
Home – Travel – The Ultimate Guide to Things To Do in London London is the United Kingdom’s capital city, with a long and illustrious history dating back to Roman times. As such, London is distinctly British, albeit different from other British cities. There are nods to Britain’s imperial past, with African, Indian, and Asian…
After months of meticulous planning I learned a very valuable lesson, you can’t plan the weather. It actually snowed in Atlanta for almost 2 days and I was unable to get to Dallas. What in the world… it almost NEVER snows in Atlanta. In fact I’ve never had travel plans cancelled here due to weather….
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San Diego Christmas events and holiday activities in 2024 feature the return of popular annual traditions and some new festive fun. They include opportunities to see Santa Claus, festive lights, Christmas tree lightings, and holiday performances like The Nutcracker and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I’ve listed nearly 30 festive events to celebrate Christmas in…
