Town of Cards
The table is filled with drinks: pints of beer, German diesel (beer and coke), and glasses of wine. There’s music in the background; it sounds…
The Best of the Wurst and the History of the German Bratwurst
I drove into the little hamlet of Holzhausen Germany, nestled in the rolling hills and blanketed in morning fog; it seemed like a German fairy…
Why are We Still Cuckoo for Clocks
Time flies. Time travel. Time to go. What time is it? Have you ever thought about the origin of time? When did we start to…
A Story About Love and Bells
This Valentine’s day, skip the flowers and chocolates and why don’t you travel to hear and see a great story about love in Saxony Germany….
What It’s Like to Live in the Russian Far East
I zipped my jacket, trying to stave off the chill in the air blowing off the Bering Sea. It was a dismal gray day. I…
Time Travel to Anadyr Russia
We gathered around Richard listening intently to his instructions about the Anadyr Russia immigration process, “Russians don’t smile much, so you shouldn’t either. When you…
How Germany Stolle Christmas
No, Germany didn’t sneak into Whoville and actually steal Christmas, but if the Grinch had wandered into Annaberg, Germany, to steal Christmas, his bag of…
How German Christmas Ornaments Went Viral
You put them on your tree every year, but have you ever wondered – why? Why do we hang glass balls on a tree? It’s…
What to do in Cartagena Colombia
Surprisingly this was my first trip to Colombia. I was eager to leave the cold December in NYC behind to land in hot, steamy Cartagena….
Travel By Sense at the Bazurto Market Cartagena
This is the stuff that is normally kept far away from most American’s eyesight; the carnage that happens before that lovely piece of prime rib…