Noir fans, like me, have endless theories and stances and opinions about the genre, enough to make me wonder if noir fiction isn’t unique the nebulousness of its definition. (Fitting, no?)
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November 1 on the Catholic calendar is All Saints’ Day. The French have blended the term, making November 1 “la Toussaint” in French parlance.
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If your travel will take you to Reykjavik, here are a few of my suggestions on what to do, see, and eat while in town. The city has a lot to offer and a lot to love!
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At the arrival of autumn in Switzerland, you might be surprised by a procession of beflowered cows and traditionally dressed herders filing down the mountain.
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When we stayed in Burlington, we had more options for day trips than we had time to take. Here are our favorites—all less than a two-hour drive from town.
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If many countries have a holiday to honor laborers, why isn’t it an international holiday celebrated on the same day?
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If you wander through central Bern, in Switzerland, you might stumble on some bears Natural question: Why? Here’s the full story and the scoop on how to visit.
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In the Valais, the traditional cow breed, the Herens, has renown for its fighting spirit and the hierarchies inherent in its herds. And boy, do they let them fight.
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The history behind the famous medieval bridge in Avignon, France—still shrouded in mystery, after all these years!—and the song about it that every French child knows.
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Who wouldn’t want a feast of crepes? La Chandeleur in France has a long history and a few fun traditions to go with the piles and piles of sweet crepes on everyone’s plates.
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Switzerland doesn’t have a feast of thanksgiving, but it does have the opposite: A day of fasting. Say what? Here’s the full story of the Swiss federal fasting day, including its history and how it’s celebrated.
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The pyramids and temples in Egypt need capture in video for better representation of the experience and the place, I decided. (And I was right!)
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I’ve lived in Lausanne several years now, and I finally feel I’ve done and seen enough to have a few favorites and a few go-to handy recommendations.
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Milan is one of the foremost international centers of contemporary art, culture, and design. If you get a chance to visit, you’re in for a treat.
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