One of the most shocking aspects of the James Beard House is the bathroom. Yes, the bathroom. Every inch of wall is completely covered in mirrors from floor to ceiling. No matter…
As an adult I met my paternal family from Wheeling, West Virginia. I grew up hard-core Boston Irish. But turns out I’m also Croatian. The descendant of West Virginia/Ohio coal…
Patriots Day is an annual holiday here in my home state of Massachusetts (and also in Maine, once part of Massachusetts). It celebrates the start of the American Revolution with…
Angoville au Plain: Paratroopers fall from the sky in this stained glass window found in a tiny Norman village church, not far from Utah Beach. Stained glass in Christian churches…
Eindhoven offers the best of old and new Europe. Photo courtesy Visit Holland. Some of the best stops in the traveling life are those you don't expect to make. Consider…
Les Deux Magots in the Saint Germain neighborhood of Paris is today widely considered something of a tourist trap. But it's still a beautiful and pretty neat classic Parisian cafe in…
My buddy Dan Sullivan and I went on a major tour of World War II battle sites across Northwestern Europe in April 2018. We made stops in Belgium, Netherlands, France…
Tim Ho Wan's steamed vegetable dumplings. Who says you can't eat well, and inexpensively, in the heart of Manhattan? Consider a visit to Tim Ho Wan in Hell's Kitchen (610 9th Ave.),…
The High Cross is a really cool relatively new little pub in North London that's a pre-game watering hole for fans of 2019 UEFA Champions League finalist Tottenham Hotspur. It also boasts…
American tourists flock to Normandy for its amazing history, most notably as the site of the World War II allied invasion of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The Longest Day.…
Famed North London football club Tottenham Hotspur opened a spectacular new home arena this month right next door to and over the footprint of its traditional home of White Hart Lane. Tottenham Hotspur…
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a bad-ass outfit. If you've ever watched them perform "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" or "Amazing Grace" or marveled as they reduced President Ronald Reagan…