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Visit Herculaneum – Surprising Details In the Shadow of Pompeii

  Revisiting a few of my favorite memories in Italy.  Planning your 2021 trip to Italy? Don’t forget to add Herculaneum (and Pompeii) to compare/contrast the ruins. Lost in the shadow of Pompeii popularity is Herculaneum.  Everyone has studied the history of Mt. Vesuvius and its aftermath the most famous […]

Under the Wish Tree for Washington DC

Make a Wish at the “Wish Tree for Washington, DC” at the Hirshhorn

Updated: To be honest, the wish tree seems so far in the past to a simpler time when writing wishes on tags and tying them to the tree was whimsical, hopeful and the stuff of happy days. The tree was surrounded by people and children were trying to reach lower […]

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Seattle Art – Chihuly Garden & Glass Review – A Colorful Surprise

Chihuly Seattle is open on a limited basis due to covid-19 and state reopening plans.  For those visiting the City of Seattle, I highly recommend adding Chihuly Garden & Glass to your “must do list”.  Sharing my last visit –  the Chihuly collection. We can still armchair travel and add […]

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Hidden Gem London – Review The Wallace Collection (of Art) in Marylebone

London Art museums can be overwhelming for me as I don’t know where to look first and how to navigate the vast space packed with tourists to ensure I experience the art and the curation properly on my own timeline.  My first visit to the V&A was supposed to be […]

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Meet MONA in Tasmania – You’ll Never Look at Art the Same Way Again!

I have a (not so good) history with Modern Art – some has left me wondering “WTF” and others have caused me so much emotion (usually anger) that I need to leave the gallery immediately whilst muttering to myself. I’ll probably never understand “The Rose” (white canvas painted white) at […]

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Rotterdam Street Art Walking Tour App – Discover Local Dutch Street Artists

Arriving late to the conference, I missed out on the Rotterdam Street Art tour.  But lucky for me (and you) that I discovered the ReWriters app that you can download (for a small fee) and tour the city’s street art on your own.  If you are familiar with street art, […]

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The Bruges Whale – Thought Provoking Art: What Are We Doing to Our Oceans?

When I turned the corner walking toward the canal and the city center of Bruges (site of the Jan Van Eyck statue), I didn’t expect to see a massive four story high plastic whale “Skyscraper” aka “The Bruges Whale” trying to jump out of the water in the canal.  The […]

Visiting The British Museum on a Rainy Day – So Much History, So Little Time!

Over the past twenty years visiting London, I am hesitant to admit I hadn’t visited The British Museum.  It’s free!  Great Art!  The Rosetta Stone (not the language classes)!  Classic museum!  There were so many reasons for a visit and with each block of free time, I chose to instead […]