World’s “Happiest” Countries
The world’s happiest countries are bright and sunny, tropical and temperate. Right ? Wrong! Finland tops the list of the “happiest” in the 2018 World Happiness Report, which ranks 156 […]
Tag Archives: Travel
Museum Showcase 2018
The world’s true wealth resides in museums, parks and sites – from art treasures to rare animal species to ancient bones. We preserve the rare and the quotidian to better […]
Book World Part I 2012-2017
In the world of books, there are years that yield harvests of brilliant writing ( as well as photography and illustration) shaped into works that inform, touch and inspire us. […]
Cities: Hamburg, Venice, Rotterdam, Reykjavik & More
Cities with water are sizzling! Tourism, commerce and 24/7 lifestyle flourish in beautiful, watery settings. Some places are experiencing both sides of the coin–runaway success and inadequate resources to handle […]
Books: Homage à Paris Redux
Paris is timeless — and so is this literary homage to the City of Light which Green News Update first published in 2014. You choose which books – they range from […]
Summer Books 2017: Walk, Bike, Time Travel
Looking for some good reading this summer? We will have you soaring, strolling, hiking, biking, ballooning, time traveling, even shedding your mortal body. In our 10-book selection, you’ll meet the […]
Rare: Creatures of Photo Ark Debuts July 18
A three-part documentary Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark, with photographer and conservationist Joel Sartore, will be broadcast in July and early August on PBS (public televisions) stations throughout […]
Summer Books: While You’re Waiting
Our Summer 2017 books lineup has grown into three stories that we will unwrap over the next few weeks. While you wait, we are sharing a fabulous array of Summer […]
Books Summer 2017 A Preview
Welcome to the first day of Summer 2017: A dozen nonfiction works and novels await you in our upcoming summer reading recommendations. These books are the stuff of summer– whether […]
Remembering John Glenn! Godspeed
Astronaut John Glenn was buried this week in Arlington National Cemetery. I had a glorious brief encounter with Astronaut-U.S. Sen. John Glenn when I staged the National Air & Space Museum’s […]
