by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 12, 2013 | Destinations, Library, Travel Well, United States
February 12, 1809. In celebration of what would have been Abraham Lincoln’s 204th birthday, I’ve gathered my top 5 favorite movies that channel my inner history and film buffs and that depict the raw realities–the devastation, the glory, the...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 2, 2013 | Destinations, North America, Travel Well, United States
February 2 marks Groundhog Day in the United States and parts of Canada. Origins of the day date back to 1841 in southern Pennsylvania, in the town of Punxsutawney to be exact. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this...