While planning a recent trip to Ireland, it was easy to find photos, maps, and long lists of things of interest to do, but often information on the cuisine was lacking. I had a few ideas of what to expect, …
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HIDDEN VENICE: THAT SINKING FEELING by John M.Edwards
Unfortunately, Venice is quite literally sinking into the sea. A 1966 project utilizing a series of moveable dams is just not quite enough to protect the city from floods, nor are its rotting pylons. When I arrived in the Piazza …
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Wines and Monuments of Languedoc, South of France by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov Ancient Romans are often brought to mind in the wine-producing region of AOP Costières de Nîmes. The city of Nîmes, a BCE colony of the Roman Empire, today maintains its rich heritage reflected in the majestic …
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Extreme Adventures in Extremadura by John M.Edwards
After a fiesta somewhere in Spain’s northern Rioja region, where the locals welcomed us with shotglass shouts of twenty-five-cent vino rosso, while Mecano’s “Hijo de la Luna” played sweetly in the background, followed by the raucous Gypsy Kings, we only …
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SOJOURN IN SOPRON: A User’s Guide to an Austro-Hungarian Border Town with Bite! by John M.Edwards
John M. Edwards finds post-communist Sopron now to be less about Habsburgian opulence and more about ubiquitous “discount dentistry.” Get a load of the new set of gleaming white chompers! During a week-long road trip from Budapest to Salzburg, I …
Potsdam 2012: A Birthday Bash for Frederick the Great by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov Enlightened despots of the 18th century are not the historical figures I typically turn to in search of enlightenment. However, during my recent trip to Potsdam, Frederick II (the Great) – who ruled Prussia from 1740 …
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Appolonia Bakery: Where History Never Tasted So Good by Fyllis Hockman
When most people think of Ancient Greece, they conjure up a civilization whose zenith dates back to the 4th Century B.C. when Greek culture and political advancement were pre-eminent in the Mediterranean. So when during a recent trip to the …
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It’s Savage Craic: Western Ireland by Richard Bangs
It begins, as all good Irish stories, in a pub. Sitting, Guinness in grip, with old friend Karen Coleman, a radio and television host in Dublin, she effluxes: “You’ve got to go to the west of Ireland. It’s good craic??” …
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Royal Treats of the Imperial City by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov Traveling to Vienna in spring is a double treat – the weather in this gorgeous European capital is balmy, and white asparagus is in season. Let me elaborate. I remember how I came to try white …
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The View from the Bridge by Kregg P.J. Jorgenson
Finding picture perfect postcard views on Prague’s Charles Bridge isn’t difficult, but during the peak hours of the tourist season you may need to check yourself and be a little patient. “Is it always this crowded?” I asked an arts …
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