Submission & Photos by Elizabeth Varadan Every year, from October 4th through 12th, the San Froilán Fiesta lights up Lugo, the capital city of Lugo province in Galicia, the northwest region of Spain. Famous bands perform onstage. Puppeteers and street musicians rim plazas or spill along side streets. Artisans sell handcrafts on blankets. A silver cowboy statue … [Read more...] about Lugo, Spain’s City of Witches and Saints
Volume 6, Issue #9 - September 2013
Lost Palace of the Byzantine Emperors
Seraglio Point in Istanbul is dominated by the magnificent, sprawling structures of two of the world’s architectural masterpieces. These are Haghia Sophia, the Byzantine Church of the Holy Wisdom, and the Ottoman Blue Mosque or Sultanahmet Camii. They’re like prize fighters sizing one another up across the park that separates them, champions of two great civilizations and the … [Read more...] about Lost Palace of the Byzantine Emperors
American Dream Vacation in Palau, Micronesia
Submission by Bina Joseph A vacation truly made up of the stuff of dreams must happen in faraway corners of the world with musical, exotic-sounding names. Immediately, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia spring to mind. The Micronesian archipelago of Palau has been spotlighted by the popular “Survivor” TV series. Among the youngest nations in the world, Palau gained … [Read more...] about American Dream Vacation in Palau, Micronesia
Victoria: A Rare Opportunity to Experience Royalty at an Affordable Price
Submission by Shelli Elledge | Photographs by Ron Elledge ITWPA Members Have you ever wanted to partake in an experience where you would be tended to like royalty? Would you like to take a seat at an Edwardian-style tea party where delicately prepared menu choices are served on magnificently painted fine china and staff members provide the utmost in superb personal … [Read more...] about Victoria: A Rare Opportunity to Experience Royalty at an Affordable Price
10 Places to Learn about New York’s Erie Canal
By Sandra Scott The Erie Canal is a New York State treasure. In the early 1800s when New York governor DeWitt Clinton proposed building a canal that would connect the navigable Hudson River to Lake Erie by a 300-mile canal through the wilderness, Thomas Jefferson said, “It is a splendid project and may be executed a century hence … but it is a little short of madness to … [Read more...] about 10 Places to Learn about New York’s Erie Canal