http://pschultz.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:03:52 GMT 2009-12-31T14:03:52Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446407 You've got to love this city. Sydney is Australia’s largest, oldest, liveliest and brashest city, and the urban gem of the Southern Hemisphere. The "Emerald City's" young . . . Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:09:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446407 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-09-11T20:09:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438181 Rome is one of the great Eating Cities of the world. Sure, Paris and San Francisco and Hong Kong serve up some seriously delicious competition. But not only does everything taste (and look) better here, . . . Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:19:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438181 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-09-03T16:19:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427730 “Rome welcomes you when you come and forgets you when you go” wrote Federico Fellini. Well, maybe. But in that precious time when you are a guest of one of the world’s most spell-binding cities, every . . . Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:55:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427730 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-08-22T15:55:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421546 In 1826, Scottish scientist James Smithson drew up his will, leaving the equivalent of half a million dollars to the United States “to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, . . . Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:04:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421546 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-08-14T18:04:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977413562 To the surprise of many visitors the seat of American government is also a beautiful city, a celebration in marble and stone of the ideals on which democracy was founded. Though laid out roughly according . . . Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:36:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977413562 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-08-04T18:36:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405530 On Manhattan’s tony Upper East Side, Fifth Avenue was once lined almost exclusively with millionaires’ mansions, but now it’s home to riches of another kind. Here, fronting Central Park between 82nd and . . . Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:33:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405530 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-07-24T15:33:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401239 Soaring 1,454 feet into the New York sky, the Empire State Building is the most perfect, enduring symbol of the city, a Promethean achievement that rose during the Great Depression. It reigned as the . . . Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:29:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401239 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-07-18T20:29:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398491 By Patricia Schultz Author of 1000 Places To See Before You Die And 1000 Places To See in the USA and Canada Before You Die This is Metropolis. This is Gotham City. This is the one all the . . . Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:09:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398491 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-07-15T16:09:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394485 Even if you've missed the events surrounding Harborfest, there's plenty in Bean Town to get (and keep) your patriotic juices flowing. The Freedom Trail promises a stroll through a young America's . . . Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:34:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394485 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-07-10T14:34:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386954 One of America's premier birthday bashes takes place in Boston. The city enjoys the Fourth of July far too much to confine its celebration to one day or one place: Boston Harborfest lasts a full . . . Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:16:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386954 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-07-01T17:16:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384146 Grant Park is just one piece in the stunning puzzle that is Chicago, a city proud of its green spaces that offset its impressive skyline – one made possible by a remarkable roster of illuminaries . . . Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:18:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384146 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-06-27T21:18:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378413 For most of its history, Chicago has trailed New York City in key rankings in America — hence one of the alleged reason behind its nickname "Second City" — but its cultural, gastronomic . . . Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:07:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378413 Patricia Schultz, Author of '1000 Places...' 2008-06-20T17:07:55Z