Movies, Television, Music, & Books
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Culture, Day Trips & Tours, England, Europe, Hiking & Outdoors, London, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Travel Guides Richmond is part of London, but it feels like a whole other world. Filled with some of the best green spaces in Greater London, Richmond is an excellent escape …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Culture, History, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Museums, New York, New York City, North America, Travel Guides, United States While great cities such as New York are shaped by large events in history, the day-to-day lives of the people in those cities are often more fascinating. Over hundreds …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Bilbao, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Europe, Hiking & Outdoors, History, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, San Sebastian, Spain, Travel Guides San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is one of the most stunning places in Spain. The northern coast of Basque Country is lined with craggy cliffs & island vistas, but Gaztelugatxe …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Asia, Culture, Favorite Stories & Experiences, Food & Drink, Japan, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Spirits, Cocktails, & Distilleries, Travel Guides, Yokohama I nearly walked right past it without stopping. After a couple of drinks in one Yokohama beer bar on a quiet October night, I was heading to another. While …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Culture, Europe, History, Istanbul, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Museums, Travel Guides, Turkey Before traveling to Istanbul, I asked a friend if she had any book recommendations for me to read before my visit. She gave me a few good options, including …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Berlin, Culture, Europe, Germany, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Museums, Travel Guides As Norm MacDonald once said on SNL, Germans love David Hasselhoff. Nowhere is this love more visible than at the David Hasselhoff Museum in Berlin. While looking at Google …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Culture, Favorite Stories & Experiences, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, News, Tips, & Reviews, Travel Commentary This is the second time I’ve had to write something like this in less than a month, following Scott Hutchison’s death in May. Someone who I’d never met, yet …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Culture, Europe, Favorite Stories & Experiences, Festivals & Events, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, News, Tips, & Reviews, Scotland, Travel Commentary, Travel Guides The first time I saw Frightened Rabbit play live, I was traveling. It was at Lollapalooza in Chicago in 2010. The Scottish band was playing on some minuscule side …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Culture, Europe, Food, Food & Drink, History, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Other Drinks, Porto, Portugal, Travel Guides Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling lived in Porto, Portugal during the early 1990s. During this time period, she created an outline of what would eventually become the full set …
Will Ferrell made his return to Saturday Night Live tonight, and as usual when he’s on the show, everything he did was pretty great. One of the highlights of …
Tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live was hosted by actress Saoirse Ronan, with U2 as the musical guest. Needless to say, it was a very Irish show. The final …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Asia, Beer & Breweries, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Food, Food & Drink, Japan, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Tokyo, Travel Guides Tokyo is one of my favorite cities in the world. When I had the opportunity to include a 10+ hour layover in the city on my way from Seoul …
The second part of the first night of TBEX Stockholm was held at the Pop House, home of the ABBA Museum and so much more. The museum is located …
As I’ve mentioned previously, one of my reasons for going to New Zealand was to experience some of the places where the Lord of the Rings movies were filmed …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Australia & Oceania, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Hiking & Outdoors, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, New Zealand, Queenstown, Travel Guides One of the main reasons why I have always wanted to go to New Zealand is the scenery, and it’s this scenery that also led to one of my …
The Boeing 747 is probably the most iconic plane on the planet. What better way for an iconic band such as Iron Maiden to tour than by flying around …
Nathan For You is one of the funniest shows on television right now, provided you have the right sort of sense of humor. Comedian & business school graduate Nathan …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Caribbean, Cuba, Culture, Food & Drink, Havana, History, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Spirits, Cocktails, & Distilleries, Travel Guides A trip to Havana is a trip back in time. It’s a place with little internet access and few smartphones. Antique cars in various states roll down the streets, …
One of the best sketch comedy shows of all-time, Key & Peele, ended its run last night on Comedy Central. The duo has made several funny sketches about travel …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Asia, Culture, Food, Food & Drink, Japan, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Tokyo, Travel Guides The weather wasn’t great for my final day of my first visit to Tokyo. It had been chilly up until that point, but clear. This day was rainy, but …
