A backdrop to Picasso
In light of the Picasso exhibition that recently opened at the Art Institute of Chicago, there is a pedestrian day trip that is a highly recommended prelude:Almost every train in Chicago stops at or...
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Night fishing in Antibes
With the Picasso and Chicago show on at the Art Institute of Chicago, the artist's relationship with other localities naturally springs to mind. In the south of France, on the legendary Cote d'Azure,...
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Study in Picasso's Catalonia
Back on the road, in search of Picasso, it's time to consider the source and hit the northwest coast of Spain for a taste of Catalonia. Arriving from his mother's native town of Malaga on the...
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Head North To Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
In the month of August, when the air gets hot and heavy in Chicago, just when Lake Michigan finally warms up, suddenly your French-American heritage makes you yearn for the perpetually cold and...
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Westward Bound to the Grand Canyon
With the Lone Ranger coming to town and Johnny Depp more smashing than ever, this inspired traveler is westward-bound seeking the Spirit of the Grand Canyon. First stop, Grand Canyon Village, where...
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Escape from Istanbul to Tur Abdin
Having crossed the great divide from Greece into Turkey and then hightailing it out of Istanbul presents the fortuitous opportunity to visit the historic monasteries in the rugged, mountainous region...
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Pyramid-hopping in the Mexican countryside
Considering the long road trip to get from the U.S. to Mexico City, there is nothing like climbing the steps of the 1st century Pyramid of the Sun at the ancient city of Teotihuacan to stretch those...
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Trekking Tunisia from Carthage to Matmata
Crossing the Mediterranean from Europe into North Africa always promises adventure and here on the Mediterranean coast of amazing Tunisia, a few miles outside the capital city of Tunis, the coffee is...
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Cruising high culture in Chicago's Little India
Chicago is beautiful in Autumn and so is the weather, making this a great time to visit some of the wonderful neighborhoods of which the city is composed. First-rate among these is Little India, which...
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Catching sight of Homer's 'Herring Net'
Roaming the Early American galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago it was startling to catch sight of Winslow Homer's 'Herring Net' beckoning from across the wide hall of one of these less...
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Wintering Deer seek Conifer cover
As the cold deepens and the snow falls in Chicago, the beloved and gentle deer who inhabit the surrounding suburbs and wooded areas enjoy traditional offerings of apples, pears and other foods brought...
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Year of the Horse, 2014
Having survived the bizarre and otherworldly polar vortex, which ambushed Chicago this month and transformed the landscape with the coldest temperatures in the city's recorded history, we turn now to...
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Gliding past Westminster on a misty morning
Now that the floods have receded on the River Thames, sailing out from London to Oxford on a borrowed boat en route to Windsor Castle for a long weekend is a spendid idea, and venturing further still...
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