More than Malbec: A Wine Tour in Buenos Aires
Inside the M Street Bar and Wine Shop Take a wine tour in Buenos Aires. Guide books, lengthy restaurant wine menus, and stumbling around on your own will only get you so far, [...]
Marais Mansions of Paris: A neighborhood walking tour
An architectural trail through the historic Marais neighborhood of Paris. It’s not that the Marais neighborhood of Paris is new or anything. Its heyday was from the 16-18th Centuries. But for being so [...]
Berlin Arts Walk with Context
Considering Germany's history of lens and camera craftsmanship, it's not surprising to find great photography galleries in Berlin. Berlin’s a city begging to be recognized for something other than its cold war history. [...]
Shanghai: A Tour of China’s Accelerated City
Watching Shanghai's accelerated growth, as seen from the World Financial Center (the bottle opener) with the striking Jin Mao Tower in the foreground. Shanghai is frequently described as the New York City of [...]
An Exclusive Tour of Rome’s Palazzo Colonna
The Battle of Lepanto as depicted on the Great Gallery Hall ceiling in Palazzo Colonna, Rome You may have walked right by this place, the Palazzo Colonna in the middle of Rome, and [...]
Tour Beijing’s Past and Future in Hutong Alleys
A garden and preserved wooden window screens at the Shijia Hutong Museum offer relief from the rows of gray buildings. If you just pass through Beijing for a couple days to visit the [...]
A Walking Tour of Hong Kong, in Context
A bit of a dreary day, but still an impressive skyline. Showing up for a walking tour of Hong Kong on a hot muggy morning after some jet-lagged sleep and less than a [...]
Tips for Touring Montreal’s Farmers Market
Eating up the colors and fragrance of Marché Jean Talon in Montreal I was prepared and determined. Knowing that I’d sample plenty while touring Marché Jean Talon, the vast farmers' market of Montreal, [...]
Finding Montreal’s Identity in Old Neighborhoods
The Banq National Archives building was initially a business school established in 1871 in a humbler building facing the street behind this. Montreal can be a bit mysterious to the visitor from the [...]
Three Expert Tips for Sustainable Travel
Lani and Paul with docent Ara Merjian visiting New York's Museum of Modern Art. Paul Bennett, like other subjects of Travel Past 50 interviews, has decades of travel experience and plenty of travel [...]