Miami for the Art Lover By Elizabeth von Pier Miami itself is an open-air art museum. It’s a joy to walk along Ocean and Collins Avenues in South Beach and admire the pastel and neon art deco buildings which now house hotels, cafes, and restaurants. Go into some of them, have a drink at the bar, […]
Al Ain, an Oasis in the Desert, with a long History, Water canals, and Greenery By Elizabeth von Pier Known as the Garden City because of its greenery, Al Ain (“The Spring” in Arabic) is located about 100 miles east of Abu Dhabi, near the border with Oman. It is set between the desert and the […]
The Incredible Petra by Horse, Donkey, and Mule By Elizabeth von Pier It is early morning and the sun is casting shadows on the monumental canyon walls leading into the Siq, a half-mile narrow passage used to enter and exit the “rose city” of Petra in the Kingdom of Jordan. Except for our Bedouin guide […]
By Elizabeth von Pier I’m a food lover and if you’re one too, you’ll appreciate my journey through the enchanting country of Belgium. I am on a quick three-day tour of Brussels, Dinant Ghent and Bruges and there are plenty of opportunities to indulge my taste buds with some Belgian specialties that not only are […]
By Elizabeth von Pier I sit down in the lobby of the breathtakingly opulent Emirates Palace Hotel and am served a cup of cappuccino with chocolate swirls and 24-carat gold sprinkles on the creamy foam. Really. There’s a curl of real gold on my chocolate petit-four. The wealth here is palpable. It’s mind-blowing what the […]
Here are some of the things I wish I knew before I went to Japan..Now You know! By Elizabeth von Pier I had a lot to learn about proper etiquette in Tokyo, a corner of the world that felt very “foreign” to me. Here are some of the local customs I learned and they served […]
A bustling city full of hard-working people and a lot of history By Elizabeth von Pier I came to Accra, the capital and largest city in Ghana, with my sister who was on a volunteer work assignment at the Ghana International School. I decided to stay in a hotel different from where she was staying […]
