Where to stay in Merida – The Best Place Isn’t a Hotel – It’s This Unique Villa
I’ve always said, people don’t typically travel to places for a hotel or lodging. Normally it is a culture or an experience in a destination…
A New Look in Liege
The first time I passed through the Liege train station, I was stunned. I looked out my train window and saw curved iron beams, symmetry,…
A Mosque of Grand Proportions
I stood staring upwards at the chandelier in the dome of the Saltan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat Oman admiring its soft glow. I was…
Transparent Politics in Berlin
Politics are normally conducted behind closed doors – seedy deals, negotiations, handshakes, promises, and sometimes even sexual favors (aka – the blue dress). But in…
Vienna Opera House in Photos
Some people drink a Diet Coke a day, or have a daily piece of chocolate, or a daily route they take to work – daily…
Vienna Travel Tips
I had never really considered Vienna before, however upon reading an article by Andrew McCarthy in National Geographic last fall, it came onto my radar….
A Dying Market
I walked past the old stone steps and suddenly stopped. Nothing stopped me physically, but I was stopped mentally. I turned and looked at the…
Walls Made of Rubble in Malta
I looked out of the van window and had this deja-vu feeling. I saw the wall sections spread across the Malta country-side as if it…
Maltese Balcony Mystery: What is the Origin of this Architecture
The first thing I noticed in Valletta were the Maltese balconies; colorful, enclosed, wooden, and on every single home. How could you not notice them,…
Numbers Into Beauty – Valencia
How many times have kids, teenagers, and college students sat through a calculus or science class and thought, “When will I ever use this in…