Column: Amsterdam’s lively Dam Square
Dam Square is among Amsterdam’s most popular tourist destinations, featuring a controversial war memorial. In…
Author Don Knebel
Column: Christchurch: A resilient city
The recent mosque massacres are the latest of many catastrophes to hit Christchurch. If history…
Column: Taipei’s Grand Hotel
Taipei, Taiwan is a modern city of nearly 3 million people. One of its most…
Column: A brief history of Porvoo
For visitors to Helsinki, Finland, a drive to Porvoo takes an hour. It provides an…
Column: The Grand Canyon: A natural wonder
On February 26, 2019, Grand Canyon National Park, located in Arizona, celebrated its 100th anniversary.…
Column: New Zealand’s historic house
The Treaty House in Waitangi, New Zealand is the nation’s most important historical structure, even…
Column: Zachariah and the Aleppo Mosque
Aleppo, Syria, was once among the Middle East’s most pleasant cities, famous for its wide…
Column: From rocks to riches in Sydney
The Rocks, a fashionable area in Sydney, Australia, was once home to English convicts. Its…
Column: Honoring John Lennon in Cuba
Among the most unexpected sights in Havana, Cuba, are a small park bearing a statue…
Column: Progress threatens an iconic view
London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral has avoided the fiery fate of its many predecessors, but progress…