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More than Graceland: Great things to do in Memphis

Posted onMay 22, 2019December 16, 202010 Comments

Think Memphis, Tennessee, is just Graceland? Then you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of great things to do in Memphis!

CategoriesTennessee, USATagsmuseums, music

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Discover the blues at the Memphis Blues Hall of Fame

Posted onMay 7, 2019September 4, 202010 Comments

The Memphis Blues Hall of Fame celebrates, preserves, and supports blues music. In the Hall of Fame’s Blues Museum, visitors are introduced to some of the most significant people and moments in blues history.

CategoriesTennessee, USATagsmuseums, music

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Music and magic at the Satie museum, Honfleur, France

Posted onOctober 17, 2017October 21, 20206 Comments

From the street, the Satie House and Museum (Les Maisons Satie) in Honfleur, France, looks like any other half-timbered medieval house in the city. However, step inside and you’ll discover a dreamlike world set to Read More …

CategoriesEurope, FranceTagsart, museums, music

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Vietnamese musician playing a bamboo xylophone

Posted onAugust 25, 2016October 17, 2018Leave a comment

Simple bamboo xylophones (dàn t’rung) are traditional musical instruments from Vietnam’s Central Highlands, but more elaborate versions can be in music groups performing throughout Vietnam. . . Like this one being played outside a restaurant Read More …

CategoriesAsia, VietnamTagsmusic, traditional culture

Let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas

Posted onMay 17, 2015December 15, 202010 Comments

While in Hill Country a few weeks ago, we took some advice from the 1977 country song and headed for Luckenbach, Texas, where there “ain’t nobody feelin’ no pain.” 

CategoriesTexas, USATagsmusic

A Private Celebration of the Days of the Dead in Minneapolis

Posted onNovember 12, 2014December 16, 2020Leave a comment

The beginning of November brings Dia de los Muertos – the Days of the Dead. Although today this celebration is often linked to the Catholic All Soul’s Day, Dia de los Muertos has ancient roots, Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Minneapolis / Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area, Minnesota, USATagsmusic, religion and religious architecture, traditional culture

Memorable Travel Moments: My First Trip to New Orleans (1991)

Posted onApril 24, 2013November 11, 2019Leave a comment

>In the spring of 1991 I had the opportunity to go to New Orleans to attend a conference.I didn’t know anyone else who was going, so I was delighted to discover that a friend from Read More …

CategoriesLouisiana, USATagsmusic

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Here be dragons . . . and dancing, Saint Paul

Posted onJuly 13, 2008June 19, 20202 Comments

This weekend it is possible to visit Asia without ever leaving Saint Paul simply by attending the local Dragon Festival. Dragons and dancing in Saint Paul, Minnesota Although the festival’s centerpiece are the Chinese dragon Read More …

CategoriesAsia, Minneapolis / Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area, MinnesotaTagsmusic

Ecuador: A Parade Through Quito

Posted onJanuary 8, 2006May 10, 2020Leave a comment

It is Sunday and the streets of Old Town are mostly closed to traffic. It is wonderful to be here on a lovely peaceful morning, wandering along a street lined with lovely colonial buildings. As Read More …

CategoriesEcuador, Mexico, South & Central AmericaTagsmusic, religion and religious architecture

Ecuador: North of Quito

Posted onJanuary 3, 2006May 10, 2020Leave a comment

On today’s excursion to the Ecuadorian countryside, visit the small town of Calderon where miniature bread figurines are made. Descend into spectacular Guayllabamba Gorge before arriving at Otavalo, a sprawling Indian market. Here, you’ll find Read More …

CategoriesEcuador, Mexico, South & Central AmericaTagsmusic, traditional culture

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Tour Egypt Virtually

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I'll be leading a virtual tour of Egypt's highlights via Zoom, complete with travel planning tips, through the Minneapolis Public Schools on Tuesday, February 23 at 6 pm. (It costs $19.) No need to be a Minneapolis resident to register at https://adult.mpls.k12.mn.us

Exploring Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun

Exploring Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun

With a wealth of cultural and outdoor activities, a thriving art and food scene, historical sites, and natural areas, Phoenix is more than a snowbird escape. Read More ...

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