When you first start exploring Glasgow, one thing becomes clear very quickly: the city’s history doesn’t sit neatly in a single preserved quarter. Instead, it exists in layered contrasts stacked directly on top of each other. In a single afternoon walk through the city center, you can step from a 19th-century civic square lined with
🏴Layers of Time: Exploring Glasgow’s Historic Center Read More »
While visiting Glasgow, I met up with a friend who happens to be a Chemistry professor at the University of Glasgow. He offered to take me on a tour. Knowing the university was founded way back in 1451, I was expecting to be shuffling through dusty cobblestones, ancient cloisters, and centuries-old stone halls. Instead, my
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If you had asked me about “Mackintosh,” I probably would have assumed you were talking about an Apple computer or the fruit. It turns out that in Glasgow, Mackintosh is an absolute design icon. To experience Mackintosh, I headed to Glasgow’s famous Willow Tea Rooms — originally brought to life by the city’s legendary architect,
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In both Edinburgh and Glasgow, the sounds of the Great Highland Bagpipe are everywhere – echoing down the streets thanks to local buskers, leading parade marches, and generally serving as Scotland’s unofficial, ear-splitting heartbeat. So, what better way of diving into Scottish culture than by booking a lesson at The National Piping Centre in Glasgow!
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Wait, Scotland Isn’t Just “North England”? When I lived in the UK, learning about UK geography felt like doing a Rubik’s cube. Everyone told me the colors fit together, but I just couldn’t get it to square. So in summary, the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” (UK) is the “sovereign state”, containing
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Read more of Michael’s posts about Norway:
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Introduction Before jumping in, I want to introduce the man behind today’s conversation. Percell St Thomass, known by his Hawaiian name Anela Uhane ‘Ailanamoku, is a Hawaiian culture expert, teacher, and author of “The ‘Real’ Ho’ oponopono: A Step-by-Step Guide to A Better Life”. Anela is hapa – half Hawaiian – and has spent decades
🇺🇸🌺 A Deep-Dive into the “Real” Ho‘oponopono: Interview with Anela Uhane ‘Ailanamoku Read More »
During my free time in Hilo, I saw an advertisement for a free Hula class. Of course I was going to take advantage. So I took the bus out to the Hilo farmer’s market where they sold local handmade goods and produce, and walked to the historic bandstand. When I arrived, I expected a huge
🇺🇸🌺The Hula Lesson and the Quiet Wound Beneath Hawaiʻi’s Beauty Read More »
Kauaʻi is the oldest of the major Hawaiian islands. While islands like Oʻahu and Maui show their volcanic youth with sharp ridges and tall peaks, Kauaʻi has had millions of years of extra rain, wind, and gravity to reshape it. Everything here feels more carved, more weathered, and more settled into itself. People call it
🇺🇸🌺Waimea Canyon: Where Kauaʻi Shows Its True Colors Read More »
A Hawaiian mystery you can’t miss If you visit Hawaii expecting palm trees, beaches, and sunsets, you’ll get all of that. What you might not expect? Chickens… and lots of them! They strut through parking lots. They wander onto beaches. They hang out at grocery stores. They may even wake you up before sunrise. So…
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