From the exploits of Marco Polo to the empire-building of Alexander the Great, the Silk Road connected the Western world’s explorers and traders with the East’s richness of goods. Chief among those products were salt, sugar, teas and spices, but that ancient network of trade routes also introduced Iranian, Indian and Chinese culture to countries […]
Tag: Appreciating
Sunday Drive: Appreciating the finer things in life
They say the best things in life are free. And, while we don’t quite know who “they” are, we’re not going to argue. Still, there are lots of things in life that are both expensive and very, very desirable. Take the Rolls-Royce Phantom, for example. It’s about as far from free as you can get, […]