History
To understand a nation of people, you have to understand the history that shaped them.
Weekend Getaway in St. Augustine, Florida
Take a weekend getaway to St. Augustine, Florida to explore history from Colonial days to the Gilded Age in first United States city on the East Coast.
The new UNESCO site in Texas
The USA’s newest World Heritage site dedicated in 2015, the San Antonio Missions are a great history lesson in Spanish colonialism and tell the story of the beginning of South Texas culture. So this was the perfect way to start my exploration of San Antonio and Texas!
Ljubljana – An Undiscovered Gem
Ljubljana, Slovenia is an undiscovered gem in Europe. Few tourists, lots of beautiful architecture, and a town full of ambiance. Stroll the parks, listen to music in the squares and enjoy the food & drink enriched by its location as a crossroads between several cultures.
Top 10 Movies about the Balkans
Take a trip to the Balkans through the movies. The focus of many of the films about the Balkans is the wars that broke-up the Yugoslavian countries of Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, & Kosovo. These films about the effects of war offer many perspectives and stories of what was occurring in
Top 10 Sites to See in Serbia
Serbia, on the crossroads of European history, includes the remains of several empires: Romans, Byzantine, Ottoman, Turkish, Austro-Hungarian to name a few. The result is a layering of historical finds intermingled with a strong Serbian cultural identity.
Hope for Sarajevo
Sarajevo is a city of hope. Walking through the city, you can see the traditional cultural & religious diversity of four religions that have co-existed here for centuries. Sarajevo was never split into ethnic ghettos and Muslims, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and Jews lived side-by-side earning it the nickname, the “Jerusalem of Europe”.
