Historical Places

Where the past refuses to fade,

Some places you visit.
Others stay with you.

Castles, ruins, battlefields, forgotten monasteries.
Places where history is not a date… but a presence.

Do you know what connects Dallas, Houston, and the Yucatan Peninsula? If you'd like to hear our thoughts and understand the context of our visit—a very surprising one, by the way—visit the website "From Dealey Plaza to the Mayan Pyramids." Discover the Mystery of the Maya, according to the Northern Vagabonds.

King John's Castle didn't grow out of a romantic tale of knights. Its history began with Vikings, Normans, and people who decided that the best way to settle disputes was to build a truly large castle. Northern Vagabonds

“The Templars did not leave behind an empire. They left something far more enduring – questions that people have been trying to answer in their own way for over seven hundred years.”