A Pilgrimage to the Andechs Monastery in Germany
The sound of Benedictine monks singing could be heard high on the Andechs Hill above the German countryside: “Veritas mea, et misericordia mea, cum ipso: …
The sound of Benedictine monks singing could be heard high on the Andechs Hill above the German countryside: “Veritas mea, et misericordia mea, cum ipso: …
We’ve been told by fellow travelers that Prague has a reputation as a culinary wasteland – heavy Eastern European food that is poorly prepared. We …
One of my colleagues is fond of saying that Las Vegas exists solely to part you with your money. And it does that with surprising …
While this is a company town in the Franconia Valley, Erlangen is also home to an important University. Students gather on the lawns to read or play sports (soccer and a form of tight-rope walking between trees seem to be the favorites). Despite being a workaday factory town that was essentially obliterated in World War II, there is still a charm here. Days are filled with the tranquil atmosphere of a slower life.
Urban artists craft huge murals welcoming locals and visitors in Rush Lane and Chinatown – the graffiti alley of Toronto. We found an honest beauty and satisfaction in exploring the underbelly of the street art scene in the graffiti alley of Toronto.
Vienna has a fantastic restaurant scene! Leading up to our trip, we read that until about a decade ago, Austrian cuisine hadn’t innovated in generations. However, we …
Bratislava. The capital of the Slovak Republic is less than 60 miles (100km) from Vienna, making them the two closet capital cities in the world. Bratislava …
The Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) is the largest castle complex in the world and was the first European castle I ever visited during my first …
Even if you only travel to Europe once, you will undoubtedly spend a fair amount of time in big, opulent houses of some kind—houses that …
The south rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the great wonders of the nature and a top tourist destination. The canyon, carved by the …