Iceland’s national tourism slogan really should just be, “Iceland: It’s Stupid-Beautiful Here And Sometimes The Sun Never Sets.” It’s tough to explain how disorienting it is to take off from DC early evening, fly five hours to Reykjavik, and land […]
What makes one of the most historic cities in the world an even more vibrant place? Diverse communities of displaced peoples. I had to go to Italy for work (because life is tough) so I took off a few days early […]
Typically I am a city person, and the list of my must-see items for any new travel destination usually all land in the center of downtown. In Norway, however, I found myself being pulled just outside of Oslo to see […]
IKEA has done a lot to influence our understanding of Sweden: minimalist, clean, modern.
Eliel and Eero Saarinen are two of my favorite architects. The father-son duo brought Finnish art nouveau to the United States and turned it into neofuturistic expressionism that went on to define midcentury modern style.
Copenhagen is a city known for delicious pastries and smart design. I understand why.
San Marino is governed by the Constitution of San Marino, a series of six books written in Latin in the late 16th century, that dictate the country’s political system, among other matters. The country is considered to have the earliest […]
Leave it to the Italians to make ruins fashionable.
I feel bad for the Dutch … they have such a nice capital city, but it’s so often overrun by American college students who are just complete idiots. I was once one of those idiots.
