History

    I'd like to introduce you to "Cranbrook Ed".  Cranbrook is a small city in southeastern British Columbia with an important history as a railway hub.  Situated in the heart of its historic downtown is this statue of an elephant,...

The Upper Belvedere   For many of us, when we think of Vienna, the names that come most quickly to mind are Johann Strauss, the Waltz King, and Franz Josef, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor. And maybe Sigmund Freud. 

And you thought all you had to do to be a Viking was grow a beard, wear a helmet, swing an ax and raid Britain!   These days, it seems, everything requires a degree, and a continuing-education college in Norway is offering the course, including...

This summer marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, when despite overwhelming odds, Britain's Royal Air Force fended off massive attacks by the German Luftwaffe.

Truly a vision and sight every tourist should witness off the Dalmatian coast, the city of Split happens to not only be the second largest city in Croatia but one of its finest. 

The Heiliggeistkirche, to give it its German name, is the most imposing church in Heidelberg; it stands out above the Altstadt (Old City) section of the city so distinctively that I dared not include an exterior view among the clues. I make amends...

Many of the cathedrals and major churches of Europe can trace their foundations back a millenium or more, and their present buildings on those foundations for six or seven hundred years. But Berlin's Dom, or Cathedral, while in the same location as...

Following a decision last year to simplify its administrative structure and save money on bureaucracy, France has drawn a new map, reducing its 22 regions to 13, and proposing new capitals for the 7 new merged regions.

    Mount Rushmore has been a place I have wanted to see for a really long time, and was extremely excited to finally get to see how amazing and grand it really is in person.  Pictures and movies don’t do justice to its size and...

Carew Castle is an imposing stone structure in southern Wales (Pembrokeshire) adjoining a 23 acre millpond.  It's frequently wet and has a lot of sheep around it.

As a finance major and the retirement representative for my group, I have a more than passing interest in money. I am not talking about “money” for the sake of riches, but money as a reflection of society. Specifically, I always find it...

Legend says that King Lalibela returned from Jerusalem with the order to build a second Jerusalem. And so he did! Churches, as high as three-story-buildings, were hewn deep into the reddish colored rock, connected by short tunnels....