Convivium

CONVIVIUM – convĭ’vĭ um In Latin, it literally means “sharing life together.” Convivium has  come to refer to a banquet with emphasis on richly prepared and novel food, the partaking of which was a pleasure – a conviviality – which would be accompanied by a generous flow of wines. A  Convivium is also any academic [...]

What I enjoy most about planning Classical Pursuits trips is seeking and arranging special encounters, the sort of thing that brings us into close contact with local people who help deepen our relationship to the trip’s theme and to our destination. Here are several examples, from two upcoming trips, of the out of the ordinary activities we cook up. [...]

I have never been known for my prudent and methodical long-range planning. Most of you who know me probably plunk me right in the middle of the “Free Spirit” camp. And yet… I have had to learn to sometimes set spontaniety and seredipity aside when it comes to Classical Pursuits. And now is such a time. And [...]