Titanic, Belfast: A Museum That Does The Story Justice
“As the smart ship grew In stature, grace, and hue, In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too.” (excerpt from Thomas Hardy’s poem about the Titanic, The Convergence of the Twain) There’s something about the story of the Titanic that draws me in, no matter how much I know about what happened, or how many documentaries or movies I’ve seen about the disaster….
Château-Hopping Stop #3: Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
It is the crown jewel on a piece of prestigious real estate named after another jewel – Cap Diamant (the 'diamond cape') – and its unmistakable turrets with their verdigris copper roofs have made it one of the most photographed hotels in the world. This is Québec City's Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, one of Canada's most historic and elegant grand railway hotels, and as close to a castle as you...
Street Art for Good: Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour in Medellin
Urban street art is everywhere these days, and the subject of plenty of articles and Instagram feeds from around the world. But nowhere has this art form done more to transform a neighbourhood than in the streets of Comuna 13, in Medellin Colombia, an area once so notorious for its violence that visitors wouldn't be caught dead there - unless it was literally. Much of that has changed now,...