by Jane Canapini | Feb 8, 2014 | Architecture, Art, Artefacts, Egypt
The Art: A treasured 1969 issue of National Geographic The Story: When I was 8 years old, I found this issue of National Geographic at the cottage where I spent every summer, and without knowing it then, the traveller in me was born. Reading about the temples at Abu...
by Jane Canapini | Jul 5, 2013 | Architecture, Argentina, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires has been called the Paris of South America for many reasons, not the least of which is its architecture. With everything from Neo-Classicism to Spanish Colonial to Art Nouveau, this city boasts a truly eclectic and enviable mixture of old and new-world...
by Jane Canapini | Jun 21, 2013 | Architecture, Italy, Rome
I’ve never been a big fan of the “If-it’s-Tuesday-this-must-be-Belgium” kind of travel, where in an effort to squeeze in as many countries or attractions as possible, it all becomes an indistinct blur. Or worse, like ‘museum...
