The lower east side is alive with memories, a neighborhood still seeming to echo the calls of immigrants crowded into tenements, peddlers hawking wares from pushcarts, and children playing in the streets, the only open spaces to be found. Early churches became synagogues for the Jews who came in record numbers between 1880 and 1920. … Read more

East Side Exploration Morning From the Delancey Street subway walk south to Grand Street and Kossar’s Bialys Bakery,367 Grand , famous for chewy, onion-flavored rolls, or the Doughnut Plant, 379 Grand, where the oversize cakes achieve gourmet status. Walk east for two historic houses of worship, the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue and the Bialystoker Synagogue. … Read more

The North End is Boston’s Italian village, where feast day blends into feast day all summer as the great-grandchildren of Southern Italian immigrants celebrate the music, food, and dolce vita of the old country. Every other storefront houses a restaurant, café, or bakery and the cheers of European football fans echo from the bars. These … Read more

From Narrow Byways to the Sea Morning From the Haymarket “T”. follow Hanover Street to Richmond Street and continue to North Square. Stop at Paul Revere House for a glimpse of the domestic life of the revolutionary hero. Return to Hanover for an espresso and some prime people-watching at lively Caffè Vittoria . Continue up … Read more

Transform your shape and free your mind at these pilates and yoga destinations Seaside Pilates ·         The Retreat Chiva-Som, Thailand, a luxe-meets holistic-detox resort. Chiva-Som, Thailand, a luxe-meets holistic-detox resort. ·         What’s Involved Everything, from the minibar to the pillows, is tailored to you. The meals are low-cal but delicious, or you can follow a … Read more

Pilates Pilates En France Daily classes plus great food at LesTilleuls, a pretty country house in rural France. The Hay Barn Spa, UK Body-blitz and people-watch in a group class, US$18 each, Friday-Monday, at Daylesford Organic’s Kingham spa. The hay barn spa, UK Escape To Shape, Global This travelling spa offers retreats in locations such … Read more

The safari – the Swahili word for “long journey” – was born in Kenya, the former British colony where barons and plutocrats, maharajas and royalty once paraded across the plains to play out an expensive, outlawed fantasy. One blistering summer in this land before time, Paolo R. Reyes was given a rara opportunity to experience … Read more

There’s town where faiths and tribes intermingle, where birth rates are below average, and culture and art flourish – but it also stands on top of lucrative mining profits. How long can it hold out? It is 5 A.M. the roosters have paused, waiting for the next sliver of light. It is so quiet, one … Read more

Bars & Pubs Consort Bar Relish the great whiskeys and masterfully mixed cocktails in this dignified bar in the Royal Meridien Hotel. 37 King St E 416 863 3131 Betty’s This friendly pub, popular with locals, offers beers on tap, tasty food such as burgers and Montreal smoked meat on a bun, billiard tables, and … Read more

Named the “Jewish Mountain”, after an important Jewish cemetery that existed here in the Middle Ages, this sizeable and mountainous park rises 213 m (700 ft) above the port. The park itself was first landscaped for the 1929 International Exhibition, when the elegant Palau Nacional and the strikingly modern Mies van der Rohe Pavilion were … Read more

A Day in Montjuïc Morning To get to the Fundació Joan Miró before the crowds and with energy to spare, hop on the funicular from Parallel metro station. From here it is a short walk to the museum, where you’ll need an hour and a half to absorb the impressive collection of Miró paintings, sketches … Read more

In the late 19th century, Scandinavian loggers and fishermen established a working waterfront which is still functioning a full century later. Seattle annexed Ballard in 1907, taking advantage of the huge econom­ic growth the mill town fostered; by then Ballard was the state’s third largest city. Seattle’s commercial fishing fleet resides at Fishermen’s Terminal just … Read more

A Morning Walk Down Ballard Avenue Begin at the terminus of Ballard Avenue at Market Street . Walk down the west side of the street. Get into gear at Kavu (5423 Ballard Ave), an independent retailer of active wear that’s appropriate for dense woods or dinners out. Cross the street to Marley’s Snowboards (5424 Ballard … Read more

Four distinct neighbourhoods flank the east bank of the Isar: Bogenhausen, Haidhausen, Au, and Giesing. Bogenhausen is an exclusive district studded with villas and inhabited by many prominent citizens; lively Haidhausen has the best and most extensive bar scene; parts of Au and Giesing, on the other hand, still have a special working-class charm. All … Read more

A Day on the Isar Morning Setting off from the Müller’sche Volksbad after coffee or breakfast at Café im Volksbad, turn left at the baths along the Isar to the to the footbridge, which leads to Praterinsel. Walk through the teaching garden of the Alpine Museum (no entrance fee) and then across the island – … Read more

Cafés & Bars in Haidhausen Café im Hinterhof Hidden in a rear courtyard, this is a café with Art Nouveau atmosphere. Large breakfast menu and generous selection of newspapers make for a relaxing morning. Small meals at lunchtime. Sedanstr. 29 Café Wiener Platz Hip meeting place with a large breakfast selection available well into the … Read more

Just south of the business-centric Loop, this sprawling area mixes ethnic enclaves such as Chinatown (founded in the 1870s by migrant transcontinental railroad workers) with uppercrust addresses, built after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The region has many Chicago “must-sees,” but the jewel in the crown is undisputedly the impressive Museum Campus: here, the … Read more

Exploring South Loop Morning Start by grabbing coffee and an oreo cookie flapjack at The Bongo Room ( , 1152 S. Wabash Ave. 312 291 0100 ). From there, walk through Grant Park to Museum Campus. Here you can choose between the Field Museum , Adler Planetarium , and Shedd Aquarium all within walking distance … Read more

Ever since the Geek scholar Callimachus of Cyrene put pen to papyrus back in the third century BC, jotting down what was believed to be the original list of the Seven Wonders of the World, famous landmarks have captured the imagination of an inspired global public. Of the original seven, just one ancient wonder remains: … Read more

4.    Most mysterious: Stonehenge There are certain obvious statements that can be made about Stonehenge. It was certainly no natural occurrence or coincidence; the main rock material is from nowhere near where the monoliths now stand at Amesbury, Wiltshire, yet the geometric shapes and layout of the remaining stones suggest they were laid in accordance … Read more