Ignacio Laguarda Waltham News Tribune @ilaguarda

Brandeis University’s Usen Castle recently made a list of endangered historic properties in the state, but little effort or collaboration has taken place over the last six months to save the structure.

The school is hoping to demolish all but two towers of the 88-year-old castle in order to build new housing for students, but the Waltham Historical Commission issued a one-year demolition delay on the project back in March, with… (View original article)

By Debi Lander mail@floridanewsline.com

On a recent trip to the United Kingdom, I chose to avoid London and Edinburgh for budgetary reasons and instead discovered a hidden gem: Northumberland, the region of England below the Scottish borders. Northumberland offers dramatic coastlines, mountain crags and picturesque farmland dotted with medieval castles, World Heritage sites and blooming gardens. Plus, all the attractions are less crowded, as Northumberland is the least populated c… (View original article)

A stay at this 16th-century castle in the eastern Scottish Highlands, formerly the private home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, today embodies the castle good life—complete with kilted bagpipers, highly textured suites with period furnishings, and more champagne and fine food than any one person can finish. You also have free rein over 8,000 forested acres, where you can try falconry, salmon fishing, and horseback riding. This is arguably the most coveted castle experience in Scotland, an… (View original article)

When visiting Rome, I like staying close to the Vatican: there’s something magic in seeing “il cupolone” first thing in the morning that I wouldn’t change for anything. There’s something else I regularly do when there, I always cross the Tiber on Ponte Sant’Angelo. “How touristy” you may think and, yes, you’re right, I don’t deny to succumb every now and then to the guilty pleasure of behaving like a first timer in Rome, even if I know the capital pretty well by now. Yet, that bridge is just… (View original article)

– 7th Of The 50 Best Hotels in The World and named

– 3rd in the Top Ten Hotels of Europe 2016

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards which are the

longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry and they are commonly known as “the best of the best of travel” honoured Waterford Castle Hotel & Golf Resort with

7th Of The 50 Best Hotels in The World. “We are thrilled with this recognition and wish to thank our guests … (View original article)

There are some moments in life that you never forget — the birth of your children, meeting the love of your life — and for the very lucky few, a stay at The Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

Tucked away on a peninsula of Dornoch Firth, four hours north of Edinburg, is Skibo, a very real castle, the kind that we Americans once tried to emulate (i.e. copy), when Gilded Age millionaires attempted to out-gaudy their wealthier friends. But while the nouveau riche s… (View original article)

More than half of Britons aspire to visit some of the world’s creepiest landmarks – and they don’t have to look far for the most favoured destinations.

The Tower of London clinched top spot in the poll and four of the top 13 places were close to home.

It was followed by Transylvania, Romania, and Edinburgh Castle.

Other British entries included the village of Pluckley, England, in fifth and Highgate Cemetery, London, in sixth.

As Halloween approaches, resea… (View original article)