Located in the heart of the city of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta in Canada, the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) opened its doors in its new location in October of 2018. The new space is 419,000 square feet — twice the size of the former museum — making it the largest museum in western Canada!
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With the vast availability of Ebooks and audiobooks, reading from a physical book is becoming more and more uncommon. New technology has allowed us to have access to millions of books at our fingertips.
But, there is still something special about stepping foot inside of a library — a place that has helped mold some of our world’s greatest minds.
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The camo-clad American soldier stood up from his seat at the front of the bus and faced us.
He waited until he had everyone’s attention and then, his voice conveying no emotion, informed us that the sparse forest on either side of the dirt road we were driving down was devoid of any signs of human activity because it was full of active landmines.
Read MoreWhy You Need To Watch "Hunting Nazi Treasure" On HISTORY
The eight-part investigative series Hunting Nazi Treasure (premieres Oct 24, 2017) chronicles one of the greatest thefts in history, and the epic quest that an international team of experts embarked on to locate billions in art, gold, and other treasure that was stolen by the Nazi's during the Second World War.
Read MoreReads For The Road: "The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu" by Joshua Hammer
I'll admit it.
I definitely judged this book by its cover.
And man, oh man, did the cover make me want to read it!
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Put your hand up if you are one of those people who LOVES to geek-out in museums when you travel!
Well, I definitely am.
On every trip I take, I make it my goal to visit at least one well-known and one totally quirky museum (looking at you chocolate museum in Barcelona!) before leaving the city.
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Since the first time I read a book by Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist), I've been hooked — and The Spy does not disappoint.
The book is based on the life and death of the fascinating Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" MacLeod, also known as Mata Hari.
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