Searching for Norway — in Switzerland!
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin finds Norway in Switzerland, with Edvard Munch art and a restaurant that serves Norwegian salmon in Zurich.
Author: Cynthia Elyce Rubin
Exhibit examines identity through clothing
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on two exhibitions about traditional folk dress at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, N.M.
H. Richard Christopher, 1939 – 2022
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin mourns the loss of her dear friend H. Richard Christopher of Mitchell, S.D., who died at 83 on March 23, 2022.
Tulip fever: A splash of color and life
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on the history of tulips in the Netherlands and how they arrived in Norway in a family-run nursery.
Welcome to the Royal Palace
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on the details and history of Norway’s royal palace, the palace gardens and statues, and guided tours.
The notorious Belle Gunness—she dunnit!
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin tells the dark tale of Norwegian Belle Gunness, a serial killer in Illinois from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Rollin’ on the river
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on the Minnesota-to-Louisiana Viking Mississippi tour by Viking River Cruises starting in August 2022.
Where there’s snow, there’s ice!
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on ice palaces, hotels, and bars around the world, including Norway, Sweden, Canada, and even Florida.
Partakers of plenty
Cynthia Elyce Rubin writes about the first Thanksgiving celebrated in Plymouth Colony, as reported by one of the Pilgrims, Edward Winslow.
To walk in Edvard Munch’s shoes
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin shares an Edvard Munch walking tour of Oslo of places he lived and worked, as well as his final resting place.
