Sharon White's Articles in Destinations

  • The Big Apple
    The most famous bargain in American history was the native North American’s sale of Manhattan Island in 1626 to Peter Minuit, of the Dutch West India Company, for a sack of beads, cloth and ironware worth 60 guilders, or about $24 by that time. The entire island, which lies next to the most highly populated city in the United States, cost just 41 cents per square kilometer, about $1.06 per square mile. Nowadays, its 58 square kilometers of real estate are worth over $945 thousand million.
  • The Spirit of London
    London often gives the impression of being more comfortable with its past than its present. From the world-famous landmarks of St Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London to the traditional and well-loved double-decker buses, the theatres and the many grand hotels, England capital offers visitors a journey through centuries of history.

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