Tony Bulmer at the Faculty of History, Oxford University, England History has to be the snooziest lesson that the compulsory world of schooling ever forces us into. As a result the mere mention of the past gives us all a cold shudder as our date-crammed heads get turned around all over again. Here’s the big secret though, history is absolutely fascinating . As a writer and culture vulture I am absolutely obsessed with history of all types, so I figured I would give you so

Tony Bulmer, Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, Paris is one of my favorite places to be. Montmatre holds a special place in my heart , not only was it the first place I stayed when I first visited Paris , it is also the go to neighborhood for artists poets and writers of every description. Picasso, Modigliani, Monet and Van Gogh lived and worked here, as did Émile Zola, Guillaume Apollinaire, Alexandre Dumas, Verlaine, and Louis-Ferdinand Céline. The view across the ci