What is so alluring about big cities? One person might say it is the shopping and the people; another will swear by the food and the transportation; still another will be drawn by the opportunity to escape the ordinary, maybe …
Category: Europe
Oh, To Be in Obidos by Sarah Fogarty
Clack, clack, clack, clack, clack. The wheels of my rolling luggage bounced off the cobblestones and made a plastic racket that reverberated through the narrow alleyways. Folks relaxing quietly at a street side cafe looked up from their beers and …
Maulbronn Monastery by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We had a 45-minute drive through a quiet little highway in the Bavarian countryside to reach Maulbronn, the site of the best preserved 12th century monastery north of the Alps in all of Europe. In 1991 this was made a …
Bargains in the City of Light by Victoria L. Cooksey
Paris, the very mention of the city of light conjures up visions of glorious gluttony, but just because it is Paris does not mean you cannot come home with some money in your pocket. One of the most well recognized …
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The Region The World Forgot by Ron Kapon
It was two months since my heart operation; 1 ½ months after I returned from South Africa. I got a phone call from someone I did not know and who seemed to know me solely by reputation. What are you …
Lasting Impressions of Malta by Barry Napier
It was our third trip to Malta – said to be the hottest part of the Med – and the first few days sent us variable weather, just like a UK Spring. After that, we got the sun and heat …
Scotland:A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST by Mary McIntosh
I stood on a grassy slope in Scotland and gazed down at Skara Brae, the village occupied by prehistoric people for six hundred years before the Romans occupied the British Isles. Included in a tour of Scotland was a visit …
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Try Dublin – It’s a Riot!
We were to go to Dublin in February 2006. My eldest son (`BJ’) and his wife, Jo, are rugby football fanatics and wanted to see the international game between Wales and Ireland. We have not had many times together, so …
Two-Day Berlin On Foot by Barry Napier
My wife, Diane, and I have got just two days to explore central Berlin. After leaving our Hotel, the Relexa in Anhalterstrasse, we quickly find the only remaining stretch of the infamous Berlin Wall, alongside the original old cobbled street. …
TREASURES OF THE RHINE by Linda Fasteson
One of the most fascinating ways to explore our world is by its rivers, and the most leisurely way is from the comfort of a river ship that becomes a floating hotel. Our choice was Viking River Cruises’ new state-of-the-art …
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