Seeing India in style on the Deccan Odyssey
My husband and I have been back from India just a couple of weeks, and we are still talking about our many experiences in...
Genius! Bologna’s Genus Bononiae
In a city known for magnificent architecture, Bologna’s Genus Bononiae: Museums in the City takes renovation and re-purposing of historic buildings for public use...
The Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy
In March 2012, a new museum arrived on the Modena scene: the Museo Enzo Ferrari (MEF), dedicated to Ferrari’s life and artistic legacy. Its...
Through the lens: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Ancient designs in the National Historical Museum, Bishkek
Did ancient acrobats inspire modern-day festivities?
Bishkek came as a surprise to me. After several weeks traveling the...
Barcelona’s curvaceous Casa Milà turns 100
One hundred years ago this week, the doors of Casa Milà, one of Antoni Gaudí's most audacious works, opened on Passeig de Gràcia in...
Rediscovering Petra
A new exhibition is on at Basel’s AntikenMuseum—Petra. Miracle in the Desert. In the footsteps of J L Burckhardt, alias Sheikh Ibrahim. It celebrates...
Pop Art and Design—together at last
In a city that cloaks itself in art, we are spoiled for choice. Our options do not stop at Basel's borders, either. Last Friday...
Through the lens: Girona, Spain
Cozy Girona comes as a sweet surprise after Big-and-Bold Barcelona. It boasts four rivers, and an Eiffel bridge over the Onyar. It has a...
Sant Feliu de Guíxols – new Costa Brava art destination?
Mediterranean Blue is the signature color of Spain’s Baroness Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza. The color also provides a dramatic entrance to the first exhibition for Espai...
Mainau Island celebrates summer’s end
Mainau Island, on Germany’s Bodensee (Lake Constance to the rest of us) presents extravagant plantings of tulips in spring, roses in early summer, and...