Global Traveler: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

Athens: A city that charms its guests and stirs their emotions

The city took its name from Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategy and war, and protector of the city. The financial, political and administrative center of the country and an all-powerful city-state in antiquity, Athens is a major center of culture. A visit to the first-ever museum dedicated to Byzantium, a stroll around the National Garden and a trip to the Olympeion archaeological site will take you back through time.

Helsinki: Belle Of The Baltic

It is a perfect day for a picnic, and I think I know just the spot. I’ve been in Helsinki for a few days, long enough to have a scattering of favorite places around the city. One of them is Tervasaari, a small, verdant island in North Harbor connected to downtown by a manmade isthmus.