I love specialty museums, and I love the cinema, and so there is little that can excite me as coming across a cinema specialty museum, like the one I found out about when visiting Turin. It’s one of the best
Gaozan Feng Jian Canal Town : Shunde Guangdong
Just when I think I’ve seen almost everything that the Hong Kong area has to offer, something new comes up. Two hours from Hong Kong on a ferry to mainland China’s Guangdong province is an area near Foshan called Shunde.
Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda – Ping Shan Heritage Trail : Hong Kong
How far back do you think history in Hong Kong goes? I always thought there wasn’t really much to see in Hong Kong that goes further back than a 150 years, but I was surprised to learn that some areas
Oldest European House in America : Saint Augustine – Florida
Saint Augustine in Florida prides itself in being the oldest city in the United States. As such, walking around Saint Augustine you’ll come across the oldest fort, oldest road, the oldest church, etc. and – ofcourse, the oldest house. Who
The Vilna Shul : Beacon Hill – Boston
Much like the Eldrige Street Synagogue Museum in NYC’s China Town Boston too has its Jewish heritage with a history of Jewish immigrants settling in first with the low budget neighborhoods of Boston and then slowly migrating out as the
Lafayette Heritage Trail Park : Tallahassee
One sunny day in Tallahassee I was heading out to spend another day staring at the computer and contemplating the inner-workings of the universe in some random coffee shop when my mind alerted a need for a break and I
John Riley House & Museum : Tallahassee
It’s probably not one of Tallahassee’s prime attractions, but the small John Riley House & Museum does offer a quick peak onto Tallahassee’s African American community history. John Gilmore Riley, whose house now serves as a museum, was an important
Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre : Kowloon Park
Hong Kong’s been doing a good job of reinventing the British colonial buildings around Tsim Sha Tsui. The prestigious 1881 Heritage next to the Peninsula Hotel is a nice recent example, but if you go a bit further back in
Yap Sandiego Heritage House : Cebu City
Not too sure what to call the Yap Sandiego Heritage House in Cebu City . When I finally found it after venturing uncomfortably on foot through Cebu City I was a bit surprised. True, it was the first “attraction” I