Understanding a Spanish Delicacy: Jamon Iberico

The Flowers of Cartagena Colombia

The Story of St Mark’s Mosaics (Video)

Cast Iron Architecture in SoHo and TriBeCa (Video)

Explore the cast iron architecture of New York’s SoHo and Tribeca with Approach Guides founder, Jennifer Raezer. The increased strength of the cast iron medium yielded an entirely new architectural aesthetic in these late 19th century store and loft buildings.

Borobudur: Relief Scenes from the Life of the Buddha (Video)

Borobudur, a massive 9th century Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia, holds some of the best reliefs in the Buddhist world, recounting events in the life of the Buddha. Approach Guides’ founder David Raezer offers a tour of the eight best reliefs. This video is produced as part of our Insights Series in conjunction our guidebook on the subject “The Temples of Java: Borobudur and Prambanan

Eastern Influences on St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy (Video)

In this episode of our Insights series, Jennifer Raezer, Approach Guides founder, explores the eastern influences that shaped the art and architecture of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, highlighting the church’s domes, floorplan, and mosaics, which were influenced by Venice’s interaction with the Byzantine (Constantinople/Istanbul) and Fatimid (Cairo) empires.

Off the Beaten Path in Sicily: Palermo’s Qanats

Guide to the Islamic Call to Prayer (Adhan) with Explanation

Eat Slow Food in Italy

An unrivaled way to eat local in Italy.

London Architecture: Wren’s Churches (Video)