Sedona Arizona lies about 2 hours north of Phoenix. It’s known as “Red Rock Country”. No wonder as you look around. There’s much to see and do there. You can tour by car, rent a jeep (guided), walk, hike, bike and enjoy the history and archaeology in the area. The town itself...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West is near Scottsdale, Arizona. I’m not a fan a “modern” exterior’s. They aren’t warm and inviting to me. I’m most definitely not a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright, the person…more on that later. But, I do recommend the tour here...

Montezuma Castle, one of 4 historic and culturally significant areas claimed as a National Monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. What a forward thinking outdoors man he was. A near 1,000 year old story preserved in this limestone cliff. One of best examples in North America of cliff dwellers....

Many people refer to Amsterdam as the Venice of the North, a pertinent name for a city with two hundred canals. Few people know Amsterdam’s second name, Mokum, Yiddish for place or town. Mokum is an appropriate name, because the city has welcomed Jews ever since the 16th century. Yet, life was not...

The 17th century was Amsterdam’s Golden Age. The population exploded which resulted in a housing shortage. New building projects started. The three newly-dug canals, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht encircled the city. These new suburbs with their luxurious canal mansions became favourite...

The year is 1488. It’s evening. It’s half past nine. The sky has turned ink-blue. The night watchman turns the key in the lock and then brings it to the city hall for safekeeping. Saint Antonius Gate is locked and Amsterdam is safe for the night. However, Amsterdam expanded and at the beginning...