Language & Luxury: A Oaxaca Sojourn

Anyone wanting to study or improve their Spanish in Latin America (or Spain, for that matter) knows that trying to sort through the myriad of options can be...

4 Reasons To Learn A Language

English is fast becoming the world's universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign...

History of French Food and Wine

French cuisine was added to the list of cultural objects that are called “intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO in 2010. French gastronomy has a very...

The History of Italian Food and Wine

Italian cuisine is the food typical of current-day Italy but has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, dating to antiquity, long before...

Life-Changing Moments and Lifelong Memories from Cultural Immersion

I often hear adults saying that they want to DISCOVER HIDDEN TREASURES, enjoy LIFE CHANGING MOMENTS, and “LIVE LIKE A LOCAL”. It’s only through true cultural...

The History of Mexican Food

You can't learn to speak Spanish without learning a bit about Mexican food. Mexican food has gained a great deal of popularity around the globe...

What Is A Polyglot & How Does One Become One?

“I guess we’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto!” I’m Richard Phelps, founder of Language & Luxury and responsible for the language learning element of the...