From the New York Times:
Hoping to take advantage of high global food prices that brought many poor nations to the brink of chaos last year, farmers across West Africa are reaping what experts say is one of the best harvests in recent memory.
But after investing and borrowing heavily to expand their production, these farmers also [...]
Archive for April, 2009
West African Farmers Stake Their Futures on Rice
Posted in Africa, tagged Africa, farming, sustainability on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Unique Roman bowl found in English cemetery
Posted in Fascinating, archaeology, art, tagged ancient civilizations, archaeology, art, artifacts, ceramics, classical civilization, Rome on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s called the “millefiori” (“a thousand flowers”) dish, and it’s “a miracle to have survived,” according to archaeologists in London.
Dating from the 2nd or 3rd century AD, and acquired by a citizen of the ancient Roman outpost of Londinium, it is made of hundreds of mosaic tiles shaped like petals, blue with white bordering. And [...]
Brazilian Explorers Hunt Medicine, Save Rainforests
Posted in Fascinating, South America on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Next March, Travel Dynamics International will be embarking upon a tremendous journey up the Amazon – more than 2,000 miles from Belem, on the Atlantic coast, to Iquitos, in Peru.
On Monday, The Guardian brought us this tremendous story about medical researchers who are hunting for natural medicines, and cures for everything from cancer to AIDS, [...]
The World Digital Library is Online
Posted in Fascinating on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Infant stage, but wow – the World Digital Library is now online, a repository for historical and cultural documents from all over the world, supplied by national libraries and prestigious universities everywhere. Take a tour – around a thousand amazing documents are currently available.
All the writing on the Alhambra’s walls
Posted in Mediterranean, tagged Alhambra, cruise, Grenada, Spain on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Guardian reports:
One of Spain’s most enduring historical mysteries is close to being solved as experts decipher and translate more than 10,000 Arabic inscriptions adorning the walls of the Alhambra palace in Granada.
The intricate Arabic inscriptions carved into the ceilings, columns and walls inside the imposing hill-top fortress have long fascinated visitors. They contain everything [...]
Antiques Roadshow!
Posted in Aegean, Greece, North America, Uncategorized on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PBS’s fantastic series “Antiques Roadshow” is all about learning about the hidden treasures in your attic, and valuing them to their fullest. Travel Dynamics International and “Antiques Roadshow” have something in common. Our attic is the world, and we like to rediscover lost places of special worth. Join us on two [...]
From Rome to Istanbul: New Review
Posted in Italy, Mediterranean, Reviews, Ships, guest lecturers, tagged Corinthian II, cruise, educational cruise, Istanbul, luxury cruise, Mediterranean, Reviews, Rome, ship amenities, Sicily, Travel Dynamics International on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cruisecritic.com has published a review of a recent Travel Dynamics International cruise taken by user pisque, who joined us for a journey from Rome to Istanbul aboard the Corinthian II.
Here are some excerpts:
Travel Dynamics International has it all together. This is small-ship cruising designed for a full intellectual barrage. No casino and night club fru-fru….just [...]
Autumn cruise deals! 2010 early booking savings!
Posted in Aegean, Africa, Al-Andalus, Antarctica, Brazil, Grand Voyages, Greece, Italy, Mediterranean, Morocco, Music, North America, South America, Spain, classics, fine dining, tagged amazon, Antiques Roadshow, cruise, educational cruise, epic voyage, luxury cruise, luxury travel, Mediterranean, orinoco, Panama Canal, seville, South Africa, South America, Spain, travel, Travel Dynamics International, venice on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now at Travel Dynamics International, for remarkably discounted rates, you can:
Voyage into the classical world with antiquities experts from Antiques Roadshow. Enjoy an epic cruise down the entire Pacific coast of South America, from the Panama Canal to Ushuaia. Explore the lives of famous women of antiquity. Take a once-in-a-lifetime repositioning cruise from Morocco to [...]
Talking about value, curiosity, opera and travel.
Posted in Aegean, Greece, Italy, Music, Turkey, classics, guest lecturers, tagged Athens, classical music, cruise, Die Zieberflote, Greece, luxury cruise, luxury travel, Magic Flute, marilyn horne, Mediterranean, Mozart, opera, Santorini, small-ship cruises, travel, Travel Dynamics International, Turkey, Yale on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We stride on two levels, I think. There’s the domestic life, the day-to-day, the gainings of friendships and expertise. And then there’s the moment of deep insight, a flash of a hidden facet – the pattern of a façade, a new interpretation of a famous piece of music, that makes you believe you’ve comprehended the [...]
The most wonderful Mediterranean Opera Cruise –
Posted in Aegean, Greece, Italy, Mediterranean, Music, classics, tagged Athens, cruise, dubrovnik, Ephesus, luxury cruise, luxury travel, marilyn horne, Mediterranean, Music, opera, Santorini, Turkey, venice on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a classic that’s hard to resist: Venice to Athens aboard the all-suite gold standard of small-ship cruising, with four opera singers – one an international legend, another a recent winner of the Singer of the World award – two concert pianists, an expert on opera and a classics scholar.
September 29 – October 9, [...]
