Grab a cup of tea and get comfy for I shall tell you a story. A long time ago, there lived a young man named Farhad. Farhad was in love...

The Statue of d'Artangnan Maastricht, Netherlands Gather round for story time! Today we’ll head back in time to... *Presses buttons on...

Storytime! Here’s an oldie, but a goodie... So, it’s October in Canada and we’re touring the Rockies. After spending a few days at...

The Intervention of the Sabine Women (Jacques-Louis David) 1799 Thousands of years ago there was a king named Numitor (I'll call him...

The Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor I have a REALLY fascinating fact of the day for you, with an extra dose of intrigue thrown in for good...

Meeting Chief Christmas Day. We're on a tiny island somewhere in Melanesia. I recall we're somewhat safe because there haven't been any...

At the foot of a mountain in the Sichuan province of China, there is a spot where three rivers meet. The waters were incredibly rough....

If you google “oldest restaurant in the world", the result is Sobrino de Botin in Madrid, Spain, founded in 1725. The problem with this...

When my son, Quinton, was a little boy, we used to pull a big green wagon up the street to the library. Every week we’d choose a...

We're leaving Seoul behind, heading north to the de-militarized zone (DMZ), accompanied by "Sunny" and a U.S. Military Police officer who...

The Bruges Swans It's 1482. Mary of Burgundy is in a tragic horse accident while on a hunting trip to Bruges in Flanders. Mary is the...

Turkish Delight I don't know about you, but I LOVE Turkish Delight. We're in Istanbul with our historian, Erkan. Every morning he comes...

Come with me if you like and I'll tell you a tale. We're in Brussels, in this big gothic cathedral. I spot a rather odd statue of a...

The Devil's Thumb Come with me to Aachen, Germany. I'm waiting and waiting to take a photo of these doors, but the two adorable old men...

Here's an interesting fact of the day for you. I think almost everyone knows this really fun song, Funiculi, Funicula. Composed in 1880...

The Legend of Rosa Mundi Rosa Mundi (from my very own garden) Rosa Gallica Versicolor THE HISTORY: The longest cultivated rose in human...

Flowers grown from seed in my garden This long-stemmed, pale pink bloom, with the wonderful scent of sugar and cloves, is a French...

Alnwick Castle's Poison Garden If you're a Downton Abbey or Harry Potter fan, you might recognize this castle. Alnwick Castle. But, did...

Here's a story for you, so if you'd like, grab a cup of tea and settle in. My husband, Gord, is driving on the wrong side of the road,...

Unlike the history of the scandalous fork I told you about previously, the knife is one of the oldest utensils. You’d sit at the table;...