Florence Reborn: 50th Anniversary after the Flood
It’s been 50 years since the Arno River’s banks overflowed, bringing a raging torrent of water, mud, abandoned vehicles, and dead animals rushing through the narrow streets of Florence’s […]
Category Archives: Museums
On the Road in France: Travelin’ South
Green News Update is on the road to Provence –the land of lavender, honey and sunflowers. Sunflowers actually move east to west every day following the sun. We’ll be […]
National Park Service: Happy 100th Birthday
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service (NPS) in legislation signed in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson. Happy birthday to the NPS and to our parks! […]
Summer: Time for Art, Museums, Travel
Whether you are traveling – or enjoying your favorite armchair – we’re sending you around the world with a round-up of beautiful art installations, major exhibitions, new museums and World Heritage […]
Coming this summer: books, museums, cities
Looting the ancient world – cities, sites and tombs are being robbed to fund militants and deliberately destroyed to erase our history Solar projects – follow Impulse 2 (solar […]
Cuba: Update and Portal to the Island
Havana: The first cruise ship in decades docked May 2 – with on shore dancers, bands and crowds waving flags. The city’s restaurant scene is flourishing, even with shortages of […]
The Destruction of Ancient Palmyra
Palmyra, Syria: It’s a front-page story in the New York Times (April 5) and an online photo essay of how the ancient city’s archeological treasures, the remnants of a 2000 […]
¡Bienvenidos! The Essential Cuba
¡Bienvenidos a Cuba! Our story continues with five savvy travelers from recent, individually crafted “people to people” education tours to Cuba in the past two years. Through Green News Update, […]
Friday Roundup Mar. 4: NYC, DC, Russia, Rio
This week’s Friday Roundup features: Illegal logging and loss of forest habitat, two important film festivals (Rio and Washington DC), opening of the Met Breuer in NYC, and a critique of […]
Experiencing Cuba: Coming Up!
Travelers to Cuba on recent “people to people” education trips picked up in-depth knowledge of people, places and the importance of preserving culture on the island nation. Ready to go? […]
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