Colonel William Prescott’s statue welcomes yous after you climb Breeds Hill where The Bunker Hill Memorial is located. The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle of The American Revolution. The bulk of the battle took place on Breeds Hill, rather than Bunker Hill and thus is known by...

Opera companies are increasingly looking to lure younger and more diverse audiences.   This season, the Boston Lyric Opera is introducing “Opera Annex”, an opera in a non-traditional  setting, fully staged with orchestra,  and  with lower ticket prices. It is an exciting new initiative....

Trip Advisor is one of the top web sites in the world when it comes to travel tips and advice. It is a big community of people from all over the world who love travel. One of the things I like about them is that I get to read reviews by “real” travelers from different countries. This month, they...

It’s not surprising that  many of the area’s  most daring and experimental theatre productions are mounted in  Cambridge.  The American Repertory Theatre (64 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300)(Map) produces some of the city’s edgiest shows- both new plays and progressive adaptations...

Before any of my fellow Filipinos react, let me say that I am in no way in agreement with this extension. In fact, the reason for my writing this post is to express my disagreement with it! This travel alert against the Philippines was issued late last year after the egregious issue of the Maguindanao...

Amsterdam’s most coveted canal houses are the mansions clustered around the Gouden Bocht – the Golden Bend. This curve of Herengracht between Spiegelstraat and Vijzelstraat is the stretch where in the 17th century wealthy merchants built their lavish homes. Late 16th and early 17th century Amsterdam...