The View from a Drawbridge

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  • The Colosseum: Lessons No One Ever Taught Us – Part II

    The Colosseum: Lessons No One Ever Taught Us – Part II

    You’ll be stunned.

  • Convivencia

    There was a period in Spanish history between the beginning of the eighth century and the end of the fifteenth century known as the Convivencia, which, roughly translated, means the time of living together, when the Muslims, Christians and Jews lived in relative peace. Not to say that Spain hasn’t had a past checkered with…

  • On Coming Out in Public

    On Valentine’s Day, actress Ellen Page came out in front of a large group of people at the Time to Thrive conference in Las Vegas. You can hear her moving and heartfelt speech by going here if you get my blog by e-mail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hlCEIUATzg  but I’ll also attach the video below. Since her speech, there…

  • Split, Croatia: The Coolest City You’ve Never Heard Of

    people have built their homes within the abandoned Palace walls.