Visionaries: Paula Cordeiro, Education Diva
From college days in Spain and family vacations in Portugal to stints in Venezuela and trips to Morocco, Paula Cordeiro’s curriculum vitae reads like an adventure novel. It’s hard to believe that in between these adventures, she’s found the time to act as dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University…
Opinion: Japan: Tokyo’s Chikatensu Is Not Just Another Subway
by Gayle Mak Tokyo has one of the densest, if not the densest, subway systems in the world. An estimated two million people a day pass through the city’s main Shinjuku Station—which, with its labyrinth-like network of underground tunnels and shops, is possibly the liveliest in Tokyo. Taking the chikatetsu, or subway, is a fascinating…
Culture: Latvia: Very Varaklani
by Stephanie Block We could almost hear a fiddler on the roof as the small van pulled into the village of Varaklani, two hours outside of Riga. This is where, pre-pogroms, my ancestors once lived, and we have the black and white photo of several robust peasant women stacking hay with long pitchforks to prove…
Destination Review: China: Shanghaied by Shopping
You can tell a lot about a place by shopping in it. Are the prices high? Are they fixed? Or, like China, is there some magical wiggle room? Because when you can haggle, the possibilities open up like orange blossoms, and soon shopping becomes something more than just a thing about things. When you can…
Culture: Amsterdam: Harry, Dylan, and Anne
Amsterdam is a bicycle-friendly city with attractions, local experiences, and memorable dining; the Dylan Hotel enhances the travel experience significantly.
Culture: Isla Mujeres, Mexico: Feliz Navidad
After livin’ la vida loca in the crazy city of Cancun, the thought of rocking to sleep in a hammock and sipping cervesas on a pristine beach sounds like the perfect way to spend Christmas. I missed the final boat from Cancun’s hotel strip to the island, but I was told I could take a…