The African-American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King was a son of the South, but he also had a strong Boston connection. King lived in Boston for several years while working on his Ph.D in Theology which he recieved  from Boston University in 1955.  And it was during his Boston years that he...

The  hottest ticket in Boston this holiday season may just be seats to this year’s “NHL Winter Classic” which will feature the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers facing off  at historic Fenway Park on New Year’s Day.  Watching an NHL  game on an outdoor ice rink that...

With a little bit of luck, Dutch children have two Christmases and therefore may receive presents twice. Sinterklaas on 5th and Christmas on 25th December. Mid-November, St Nicolas, or Sinterklaas, travels by steamboat from Spain to Amsterdam. The Mayor of Amsterdam welcomes Sinterklaas and Dutch television...

Sorry, you are too late to sign up for the Amsterdam Marathon but there is plenty of time to find a place along the route. The best spot to cheer the runners is in Vondelpark. They start their run at the Olympic Stadium at Stadionplein 20 (tram 24) and wind their way through Amsterdam centre Go here...

Sorry, you are too late to sign up for the Amsterdam Marathon but there is plenty of time to find a place along the route. The best spot to cheer the runners is in Vondelpark. They start their run at the Olympic Stadium at Stadionplein 20 (tram 24) and wind their way through Amsterdam centre Read the...

October heralds the end of the high season. It means that queues at popular tourist attractions are shorter. Grab the opportunity and visit Anne Frankhuis and Van Goghmuseum. This month the cultural season starts. Touring bands play at Melkweg and Paradiso. Stand-up comedians perform in English at Boom...