Kuldiga was nicknamed The North’s Venice, and for good reason – as the world has busied and grown around it, Kuldiga has remained preserved architecturally amid lush green and blue landscapes. Its unique blend of flowing waters and historical architecture has placed it on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Kuldiga’s heyday came in the …
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Experience Lake Sevan and the Sevanavank Monastery of Armenia
Armenia’s diversity of experience and landscape is incredible, and the sheer number of things to see and do within such a small country is unbelievable; for instance, you can hike Mount Ararat, through canyons, explore the ruins of temples, and admire churches that were carved out of the sides of mountains. One of Armenia’s greatest …
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A Visit to the Zócalo – The Heart of Ciudad de Mexico
Located in the central portion of Mexico City is Constitution Plaza, better known by the locals as the Zócalo. Zócalo means ‘base’ in Spanish, which is what the plaza literally is: a base from which the locals gather. The reason, however, that they call this space the Zócalo is that it was meant to be …
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The Ponte Vecchio of Florence
The Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy is a marvel of a bridge that dates back to the mid- to late 900s AD. Plaza del Republica is located to the north, near Palazzo Pitti. The bridge is always open and is lined by several different types of shops, cafés, and other eateries. Also known as the …
The Museums of the Vatican
The museums at the Vatican are meant for all to enjoy. No one is ever turned away. The testimony belonging to the various historically important discoveries within their walls illustrate humanity’s spiritual aspirations – the unending search for fulfillment that only God can provide. Noted many times in the Bible, the poorest of humans are …
Arlington National Cemetery – Arlington, Virginia
The land on which Arlington National Cemetery now sits was once the land of Martha Washington’s grandson, the step-grandson of the father of the nation, George Washington, Mr. George Washington Parke Custis. It was Custis’ life-long venture to celebrate Washington, and as memorial to the nation’s first president, he built a home on the more …