GUEST BLOG – Jimmye Hillman’s poem, penned late one night during our American Civil War trip
You sorta hadta be there to get all the references, but y’all can see what a fine poet Jimmye Hillman […]
Travel Pursuits
TRAVEL PURSUITS — Chicago, a city of big shoulders
“Once you’ve come to be part of this particular patch, you’ll never love another. Like loving a woman with a
GUEST BLOG – Sean Forester on solitude and connection in the paintings at the Chicago Art Institute
The man on the left sits solitary. The bartender seems to be speaking, but no one responds (the woman looks
ANN’S MUSINGS – Divisiveness and Biology
I am preparing for our trip to Richmond Virginia in early March to explore the American Civil War from the
TRAVEL PURSUITS – Award-winning photos from the Camino and Vietnam/Cambodia
Drum roll please…. Let’s hear a big round of applause for Betty Duggan, Merlene McAlevy and Victor Levin (yes, Victor,
GUEST BLOG – Lisa Pasold on why September is best for visiting Paris’s glittering Belle Epoque
Paris is beautiful at any time of year, but autumn is my favourite season for conjuring the glittering world of
GUEST BLOG – Gary Schoepfel welcomes you to his home field, Chicago.
For more than a decade, I have been globe trotting with Classical Pursuits. I’ve led book discussions on riverboats in
GUEST BLOG – French Immersion with Sean Forester, Lisa Pasold and Ann Kirkland
In Woody Allen’s film Midnight in Paris, the central character gets into a taxi and finds himself transported back to
GUEST BLOG – Rosemary Gould on Civil War trip: understanding the Confederate experience
Rosemary Gould, of Charlottesville, Virginia, will lead our trip, The American Civil War, to Richmond, Virginia from March 1-5,2013. Rosemary
ON THE ROAD WITH ANN – Early reflections on Vietnam and Cambodia, pt. 1 of 2
Our last days in Cambodia were packed with magnificent and mysterious Angkor temples and local culture. Heat and humidity sapped
