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go go go to baalbek!

If Baalbek isn’t on your bucket list, it should be. This site has been wowing tourists, pilgrims and explorers for thousands of years. What one sees today is largely Roman. But the area has been inhabited since about 9000 BC. The Phoenicians built a huge temple to their god Baal in the center of the…

my favourite things: PETRA

Petra is on everyone’s bucket list for a reason. No matter how many times you have seen the Treasury, Petra’s most famous image, in movies or guide books, nothing prepares you for the first breathtaking moment you lay eyes on the real thing. Once you get past this initial thrill there is so much more to…

looking for a reason to visit montreal?

By: julieannavogel October 29, 2018November 7, 2018

art & culture, canada, north america, the arts2001. Calder came from a family of well-known Pennsylvania artists who encouraged him from a young age. Though they moved often, 2019., alexander calder, another friend, art, “agrandissements” as he called them, canada, every home had a studio for Alexander. That said, exploring, his jewelry and even fabric that he designed. There are photos and videos which allow the experiencing of his agrandissements, his parents convinced him to study mechanical engineer instead of art. They knew the life of an artist was unpredictable. After graduated from Stephens Institute of Technology in 1919 he tried working, his theater costumes and more whimsical projects like the painted Braniff jet and a BMW car. Go see it if you can! Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor runs until February 24, If you’ve ever needed an excuse to go to Montreal this is it. Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor at the Museum of Fine Arts is a must-see exhibit. This major retrospective includes the expected. His, julie vogel, julie-anna vogel, julieabroad, luxury, montreal, montreal museum of fine art, spending the rest of his life creating between France and his native America. The Montreal show also includes the unexpected. In addition to mobiles and stabiles there are examples of his paintings, the artist Jean Arp quipped “What do you call those things you did last year…stabiles?” about Calder’s stationary sculptures. Calder was amused by both labels. Everyone was surprised they stuc, the big red Bent Propellers erected in front of the World Trade Center in New York in 1971 was destroyed on September 11, travel, wire sculptures. Later his monumental projects, would find homes in public squares all over the world. Sadly2 Comments

If you’ve ever needed an excuse to go to Montreal this is it. Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is a must-see exhibit. This major retrospective includes the expected. His famous moving sculptures. They were jokingly dubbed “mobiles” by his friend Marcel Duchamp. In response, another friend, the artist Jean Arp quipped…

the stunning staircase of an aiirbnb we stayed in belgrade

how to nail a great airbnb

By: julieannavogel October 22, 2018November 7, 2018

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Airbnb… the best or the worst? Personally, I love them! A great way to have a different experience, save some money and feel like a local. But there are horror stories. Filthy bathrooms, bad location, or places that don’t even exist. Knock wood, I haven’t had a disaster….yet. Hopefully if you follow these tips you…

one of magnificent new kingdom statues at the egyptian museum

5 things to do in cairo that aren’t the pyramids

By: julieannavogel October 16, 2018November 7, 2018

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Cairo is big. The largest city in the middle east. 10 – 20 million people depending on who you ask. Yet most tourists only stay here 2 days. 3 days tops. Huge mistake. Cairo is like an onion. Once you get past the pyramids and the garbage there are layers and layers of places to…

beirut baby!

By: julieannavogel October 8, 2018November 7, 2018

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“Hi, kifak, ca va?” One phrase says it all. English, Arabic and French. Hi! How are you? Fine!…. the quintessential Beirut expression. The perfect symbol of this multi-cultural city. The Paris of the Middle East has had some pretty major downs over the past 40 years. But Beirut is back! And should feature high on…