Whenever November rolls around, I have to admit, I get a little sad. Here in New York City, the weather turns from the bright, sunny, and crisp fall days of October, to the dark, damp, and rainy days of November. And with Thanksgiving so late in the month...
Lighthouses have been guiding mariners home since the times of The Iliad and The Odyssey in the 8th century BCE. They may have begun as fires on top of hills, known as beacon fires, but they have developed quite magnificently since the times of Homer. Considered...
Whether it be by grabbing your flag, heating up the grill or just hanging with your friends and family—it’s finally the time of the year to celebrate Independence Day and all it symbolizes. The significance of July 4th dates back to (surprise surprise) the American...
In a small seaside town in the South of England, visitors now flock to enjoy the famous local oysters. Whitstable has become a thriving town thanks to its local mollusks. The Whitstable oysters can be traced back almost two thousand years, to when the Romans discovered...