Archive for 'Culture'

What to Do At the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Races are not just about the horses or the betting and when a big race comes to town so do a lot of other great things to do in the area. The Cheltenham Gold Cup is no exception and Cheltenham makes sure that there is no disappointment if you come to the races looking for [...]

Chicago Theatre: “Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind”

One of the many brilliant things about the city of Chicago is the live theater.  From the larger venues such as the Steppenwolf Theater or the Chicago Theater, to the smaller venues, you can find a wonderful live show playing every night of the week.  No matter where you book hotel accommodations in the city, [...]

A Broadway Show which doesn’t star Matthew Broderick in Might Close

So, arriving after the New Years was the wrong time to buy Broadway tickets in New York.  We purposely came here to see ‘Shrek’, but that’s now closed, and we thought it was doing pretty good, after all it was on it’s 441st performance, which is notable, if not admirable. We then thought, well let’s [...]

Belly Dance in Singapore

There’s not a lot that you can’t find in Singapore.  That’s what happens when you’ve been a major world port for centuries, you get to know people.  Singapore is extremely well-connected with the world at large, and at times the culture here is so far ahead of the rest of us that it seems to [...]

Singapore Art and Food

There are many things that are exactly right about Singapore.  It’s a fantastically cosmopolitan city state that has most everything anyone could ever want.  If you’ve come looking for a great seafood restaurant, then you’ve certainly come to the right place.  Singapore has a lovely and wonderful array of great restaurants that serve up some [...]