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First Friday Artwalk, Honolulu, Hawaii
If you are lucky enough to be visiting Hawaii on the first Friday of a month, you are in for a treat. The First Friday Artwalk is an event held ever...
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
The Chester Beatty Library is one of the hidden treasures of Europe. Off the beaten tourist track, but well worth the visit, this was one of the mos...
Chinatown, Singapore
Chinatown in Singapore is one of the last truly exotic places on earth. A convergence of cultures but with little Western influence, this is one of th...
Abrons Arts Center, New York City
Are you just not typical of the usual Broadway musical theater-goers? Does the idea of going to the Metropolitan Opera bore you to tears? Do you enj...
Musée Magritte, Brussels
The Musée René Magritte was formerly the home of one of Belgium's most famous painters, the surrealist René Magritte. Today his home has been transfor...
Loch Ness, Scotland
Loch Ness in Scotland is famously known for the Loch Ness Monster affectionately called 'Nessie'. The loch is a large body of water; loch means lake...
The 'Enchanted Highway', North Dakota
North Dakota's Enchanted Highway is so much more than an example of Americana art and oddities. Sculptor Gary Greff began creating his metal sculpt...
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The Rijksmueum, located in Amsterdam, is the national art museum of the Netherlands. Its centerpiece is a permanent collection of Dutch masterpiece...
Enjoy visiting London with the kids
Visit a gallery, take in a show, have a nap.
London is a fantastic place to visit with children, with so many options it’s sometimes hard to cho...
Discovering Lake Como - the heart of Italian romance
Lake Como is situated 40km north of Milan, Italy and a very few minutes away from the Swiss border. The first few things that a traveler will exper...
Iceland Airwaves festival, Reykjavik
Many music festivals have been famous throughout the last century, such as the Woodstocks, Burning Man, or The Big Chill. Then, in 1999, a small grou...
Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow
In reputation, Glasgow may be vastly outflanked by Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. But in truth, the city at the western coast of Scotland has tran...
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
If you are currently planning a trip to Central Europe and you are an art fan, you can't miss the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary. The museum...
Hampton Court Palace, London
The Hampton Court Palace is an incredible attraction. The palace has not been occupied by the Royal Family since the 1700s. The palace is now well k...
Carnival of Cities for 24 March 2010
Welcome to the March 24, 2010 edition of Carnival of Cities. We have a US-focused edition this time, but a few entrants are from further afi...
Hergé Museum, Brussels
Just a short train journey from Brussels lays the Hergé Museum, named after a tremendously talented artist famous for creating the childhood ...
Panteón Civil de Dolores, Mexico City
The Panteón Civil de Dolores in Mexico City is the most famous cemetery in Mexico. Many of Mexico's famous individuals have been buried in this ceme...
Bubbafest Bike Tour, Florida
Bubbafest bike tour was started by Bubba Baron and it's named after him too. It is a 200 mile long bicycle biking tour through Florida for one week. P...
The Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg
The Apartheid Museum is located about 5km from the South City Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. Being close to Gold Reef Casino, this museum is 60...
Casa Buonarroti, Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy, is an overwhelmingly beautiful city. Every corner you turn and every building you enter seems to lead you to artwork from the great ...
Kerstbier Beer Festival, Belgium
The Kerstbier Beer Festival is one of the highlights of the beer tasting season taking part in Essen, Belgium around Mid-December. It is a beer-lovers...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Whether you'd like a chance to see paintings by artist such as Rembrandt or Monet, or would prefer to see art from places like Japan and Africa, the...
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi
The Basilica di San Francisco is located in the Italian town of Assisi in Umbria. Since 2000 the Basilica is declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Sit...
Staples Center, Los Angeles
The Staples Center, located on Figueroa Street in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, is a multi-use entertainment venue. It is very easily accessib...
Barcelona in Gaudi's footsteps
A master of architectural sea landscape immobilized in wrought iron, kaleidoscopic mosaics and stained glass, Antoni Gaudi was an outstanding artist...
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is a large art gallery located conveniently in the center of it all, at Barnsdall Park on Hollywood Boulevard i...
Barnsdall Art Park, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Early in the twentieth century Aline Barnsdall came to California with the ambitious dream of exposing the masses to culture and the arts. That drea...
Hollyhock House, Los Angeles
When philanthropist Aline Barnsdall envisioned an eclectic art community anchored by an amazing mansion in 1900's Los Angeles she knew famed archite...
Travel reads #25
January roundup of travel articles and sites I'm hooked on at the moment. Please do send me tips for other reading materials in the comments below or ...
VisitBritain videos for Manchester
Manchester is an up and coming destination in England. These videos highlight some of the best parts of this city.
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Carnival of Cities - 13 January 2010Welcome to the first Carnival of Cities for 2010. Last time, the carnival was hosted by Caitlin over at Roaming Tales. This edition sports a wide rang...
The "High Line" Park, New York City
Look up in the sky “It's a bird, it's a plane.” Ok, the High Line Park in New York, isn’t that high, but it is something to marvel a...
St Mark's Square, Venice
There are few places in the world with a view as panoramic, historic, and artistic as the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. St. Mark’s Square as ...
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
London is one of the most beautiful and well known cities in the world, and many tourists travel there every year. There are many, many attractions th...
City Art Gallery, York, England
City Art Gallery, York, also well-known as York Art Gallery, is one the better art galleries in England. The gallery displays a large collection of w...
Jackson Park, Chicago
When you want to head for the beach in the middle of the big city, go to Jackson Park in Chicago. You can have all the arts and culture of the urban ...
Cemetery of St. Sebastian, Salzburg
Residents of Salzburg, Austria have an unusual and morbid fascination with death. So much so that many citizens keep a separate bank account that will...
The city walls of York, England
The town of York, England, first started building walls to at the time of the Roman invasion during the first century AD. The Roman soldiers built ...
Newseum, Washington D.C.
The Newseum is a clever take on news and museum. It is the brainchild of Al Neuharth, the founder of USA TODAY. Opened in April 2008, this museum is a...
Santa Ana Zoo, Santa Ana, California
It all started over sixty years ago with an unusual request made by Joseph Prentice. He would bequeath land to the city of Santa Ana for a zoo as long...
Statens Museum for Kunst (National Art Gallery), Copenhagen
The national art museum of Denmark, the Statens Museum is a must see when visiting the capital city of Copenhagen. While focusing on the collection a...
The Native American Museum, New York City
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is organized by the Smithsonian Institution. There are two places where Native Indian art and cultur...
Goombay Festival, Key West, Florida
Take one part Caribbean pride, add a splash of colorful costume, stir in a steel drum or two, sprinkle liberally with delicious food, exotic drinks, s...
St. Magnus Festival, Orkney
The annual St. Magnus Festival held in the Orkney Islands of northern Scotland and is known primary in the United Kingdom as one of the top venues, pr...
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago is comprised of two institutions: the School and the Museum. While both are worth the visit, you do not want to miss the...
Millennium Park, Chicago
Millennium Park lies in the heart of downtown Chicago, creating a peaceful, green oasis amid the hustle and bustle of a vibrant city. The park is spre...
Visit Britain - 'Be a part of it' - video
Visit Britain, the national tourism agency, has launched a new video that highlights the different events, sights, cultural heritage, food, nature, et...
Great reads #24
United (hearts) luggage
Or rather, frequent travelers who need to check luggage. United Airlines just launched a service called the Premier Baggage...
More Mexico flights for Frontier Airlines
In some more positive news about air travel, rather than the cuts and route closures of late, Frontier Airlines announced seasonal increases in its f...
The EU plans to monitor lost luggage
European Union regulators vowed to seek tougher oversight of airlines and airports for lost luggage as part of a campaign to bolster passenger right...
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