Shakespeare as Travel Writer Part III: Santiago de Compostela
December 30, 2015
The beginning of a new year is a time of making resolutions to live better in the coming months. ย The practice of resolutions is not new. ย A thousand years ago the truly pious demonstrated their...
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Castles and Cathedrals of Southeast England: Part II Cathedrals
December 23, 2015
Every town in Southeast England has parish churches, some of which grew into seats of ecclesiastical power and became cathedrals. ย The Middle Ages, so often depicted for the depravations of feudal society, was also a...
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Believe in Santa Claus
December 16, 2015
Santa Claus, or more accurately, Saint Nikolaos, was a real person. ย His name was Nikolaos of Patara, born March 15, 270. ย He was a Greek priest, in a Greek town, in present day Turkey. ย Since...
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Castles and Cathedrals of Southeast England: Part I Castles
December 9, 2015
Between the cruise ports of Southampton and Dover, and convenient to international airports at Gatwick and Heathrow, lie medieval towns of rural, southeastern England. ย Picturesque and slower paced than London the towns of southeast England...
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