Amsterdam was founded in 1306, or to be more precise that is the year city rights were granted. Few buildings from this period remain because in 1421 fire destroyed two-thirds of the city. When in 1452 another blaze swept through the city, legislation was passed banning the use of wood as building material....

For those of Irish descent and for those who are Irish-at-heart, there is no better place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than Boston . The entire month of March is a celebration of  all things Irish with concerts, theater performances,  parades,  and culinary events throughout the state. In...

The first words I thought of to describe Hilton Head Island prior to planning a trip there were: Expensive Rich and famous Golf There is so much more to the island than what those words can describe. So much so I will make a post for each of the words I now think of to relate to Hilton Head Island such...

Cape Cod Lighthouse (Highland Light), is the oldest of the lighthouses in Cape Cod. It’s tower is 66 feet, on a hill 130 feet above the beach. A wonderful lighthouse museum can be toured for a small fee. Over time erosion shortened the distance the lighthouse was from the shore. A severe winter...

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...

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...