Editor's note: What a magical story by Sam Spector, the wandering rabbi. For more of his writing, click here to visit his index. And if you enjoy it, please help support The Royal Tour via our Patreon page. In case you are not aware, September and October are the months when rabbis reconsider all their…
Editor's note: Another incredible article from Kathryn featuring the story of one of the most iconic drinks in Latin America! Check out all of her articles here on The Royal Tour here. Legend has it that the Incan chief Pachacutec ordered the construction of the Achirana del Inca canal in the deserts of the upper…
Editor's note: Another incredible post from Kathryn's South American adventures. Read the rest of her articles here! Centuries before fusion food was a culinary trend, the Peruvians had been combining flavours and ingredients to create a unique local cuisine. Even today, Lima, the country's capital city, boasts an outstanding reputation for innovative cuisine with two…
Editor's note: This piece by staff writer Kathryn Kneller is meant to be a companion to my "When the Traveler Can't Travel." For more of Kathryn's writing, visit her index. In December 2019 I set off on a year-long odyssey which would see me spending a month in each of twelve different world cities, beginning…
Nestled in the foothills of the Andes mountains, the Baha'i Temple of South America is one of the most unusual-looking buildings I've ever laid eyes on. It's at once organic and otherworldly; it reminds me of the papery exterior of a physalis, or an intergalactic ship from a 60s TV show that crash-lands on earth…
"Not so long ago, three things were forbidden at Chilean dinner tables: politics, religion and football. Now, there is so much talk of politics that even if we wanted to talk religion or football, we wouldn't have time." My buddy Gert and I are chatting over a terremoto (also known as an earthquake, it's a…
Editor's note: I knew when I made a new friend in the British Museum, bonding over the Elgin Marbles and their story, that Kathryn just had to write for The Royal Tour one day. That day is today. Right now, she is taking a year to explore the world - inspired by me, so she…
The country is named after it, so it would be a shame to visit Ecuador and not straddle the Equator, the line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. But since the line crosses the entire country, where is the best place to accomplish this bucket-list item and what is there to see while doing it?…
If you are like me, when you travel you enjoy unique museums. I've explored cultural gems all over the world, but one museum really stands out: the Museum of Gold in Bogota, Colombia. This is a vast building dedicated to the gold crafts of pre-exploration Colombian societies. There are masks, pins, coins, figurines, and other…