Travel teaches us far more than geography, history, or language. Every destination introduces visitors to different traditions, customs, and ways of spending free time, offering valuable insights into the culture of a place. While museums, historical landmarks, and famous monuments often receive most of the attention, entertainment districts can be equally educational. They reveal how communities gather, celebrate, socialise, and express their local identity.

Mills Gallery is proud to present “I Am Tony Khawam: A Modern Identity,” the highly anticipated Orlando debut of Syrian American artist Tony Khawam. This solo exhibition explores the ever-evolving nature of identity, merging American pop culture and global icons with influences drawn from the Italian Renaissance, Middle Eastern artistic culture, and the ancient Mesopotamian world.

There is a café I still think about, years after I sat in it. I could not tell you what I ordered. I could not draw you a map of the street. But I remember the sound. Someone behind the counter was playing old records, the kind with a little crackle under the melody, and the whole room seemed to move at the speed of that music. People lingered. Nobody checked their phone. I stayed far longer than I meant to, and when I finally left, the song came with me.

There's a moment every summer when the whole neighborhood smells like wood smoke and something wonderful. Someone's grilling and smoking. You can hear the sizzle two yards over, smell the smoke from your fishing boat across the lake, and suddenly your dinner plans change (yes, really!).

Every summer, that neighbor is us.

Our daughter walked into Pier Cottage on our first morning in Co. Kerry, looked out at Westcove Harbor, and did not want to leave for two weeks.

By the first morning, she was foraging seaside blackberries for breakfast (we ate them over rhubarb yogurt! SO good). By the 5th day, we learned how to go shrimping in our tidepools (and found an enormous crab skeleton, which led to an impromptu science lesson).

Most people assume activating an eSIM is technical. It is not. The entire process takes less time than waiting in a coffee shop queue, and once you understand what each step actually involves, you will wonder why you ever bothered with a physical card. The confusion mostly comes from carriers and device manufacturers burying the instructions in menus that were clearly not designed with first-time users in mind. 

This guide walks you through exactly what to do, in order, so your phone is online before your trip begins.

Ideally located in the Mediterranean along the Adriatic Sea, Croatia is a genuine travel treasure. Did you know that Croatia has over 1,000 islands? Rivaling Greece for Europe’s prettiest archipelago, the country offers countless photogenic destinations on both the mainland and the islands.