Category: Travel

Admittedly it looks a bit shabby. A wooden slat next to the front door and a window pane are missing and a coat of paint …

Archaeologists have discovered a private spa complex in Pompeii that belonged to a member of the ancient Roman elite and featured a huge plunge pool …

I had seen Joan on stage before I joined her in the National Theater company at the Old Vic in the 1960s. That’s why I …

Comedian Rob Copland is sipping a pint of Guinness as I arrive at a cozy pub near his home in south London. A fire crackles …

Oscar nominee Dame Joan Plowright has died aged 95, her family said. The British actress, who was married to Lord Laurence Olivier, was known for …

At the departure gate I feared the worst. It was 10 a.m. at Barcelona airport on a Sunday in early summer and I was sipping …

Where is your favorite destination and why? Copenhagen. I was born in Odense, about two hours away, and then moved all over Denmark. When I …

White storks sit on samphire beds; Colonies of pink flamingos strutting across the water; and fresh oysters are served. It may not be what you …

Say what you will about El Sistema (and controversies over the political status and inner workings of the 50-year-old youth music program continue), but one …

A teacher at my school once asked, “What was the greatest achievement of the Romans?” An enterprising boy replied, “They could understand Latin” (Letters, Jan. …