Montmartre is a neighborhood on Paris’s highest hilltop. Its name is derived from “Mons martyrium,” meaning “mountain of martyrs.” Montmartre was once home to painters such as Renoir and Picasso. A historical enclave, it features the headless statue of…
Trinity College, located in the heart of Dublin, is Ireland’s oldest university. It was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I. The monarch wanted to create an institution in Ireland modeled after Oxford and Cambridge. The iconic university campus…
Traveling through time on Boston’s Freedom Trail is as simple as following the red brick sidewalk for 2.5 miles. Hashtag #HistoryHappened. Let’s face it: Boston was the epicenter of our fight with the British crown and red coats before…
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Before I booked my tipsy walking trip on the Prosecco Wine Circuit in northern Italy, I didn’t give much thought to this sparkling wine. (The Italians call it “bubbly wine.”) To the French, Prosecco is the poor man’s champagne.…