Andres Bonifacio (1863-1897), a Phillipine revolutionary hero, founded the Katipunan, a secret society which spearheaded the uprising against the Spanish and laid the groundwork for the first Philippine Republic. Andres Bonifacio was born in Tondo,...

Of all the testaments to the golden age of Venetian painting, perhaps the most ignored--and least understood--is the extensive decoration of the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, originally the site of the Venetian Treasury. Gracefully anchored at the foot of the Rialto Bridge, the Palazzo...

The Straits of Bonifacio and the neighbouring waters of Sardinia and Corsica are regarded as one of the jewels of the Mediterranean by yachting enthusiasts familiar with the area. What is the attraction of this small area? First, it is geographically compact. Within...