Alighting off the bus at the Floriana terminus, I walk across the small bridge spanning the deep ditch and pass through the city gate. The city immediately opens up before me as I walk down the main thoroughfare of Republic Street. Valletta , the…
The French national rail operator SNCF, which dropped out of Eurail’s “Select Pass” program last year, will be back “in the house” starting April 1st.
Whitby Abbey, in England, was founded in the year 657. Abandoned in 867 after a Viking attack. It was rebuilt in 1220 in its current Gothic style. Then in 1540 it was attacked by soldiers from the army of Henry VIII (8th).
Austin, TX is getting more connected, this time with a non-stop daily flight to Heathrow on British Airways’ new 787 Dreamliner. Five times a week until May, and every day thereafter.
Vienna’s Karlskirche, arguably the city’s finest Baroque building, was built starting in 1716 under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles (Karl) VI—but it’s not actually named for him.
Throughout Andalucia, in Southern Spain, every tour and every site tells some part of a story of conquest and reconquest, of Moors driving out Visigoths, and falling in turn over centuries to Christian kingdoms. And yet, when one of those Christian…
Berlin’s Tegel Airport (TXL) which was supposed to be replaced two years ago by the new Berlin-Brandenburg complex, is hanging on and growing fast. It’s still open because of technical and construction problems with the new field, and Berlin’s growth…
As a visitor to Naples, Italy and the surrounding countryside, it’s hard to disregard the presence of Mt. Vesuvius looming everywhere one goes. For example, should one forget for a moment, we have only to step onto the…
Beautiful Tower Bridge over the River Thames is one of the iconic symbols of London, and one of the world’s most recognized bridges. Tower Bridge was built (in a “Victorian Gothic” style) to harmonize with the nearby Tower of London.
Situated on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, across the canal from Piazza San Marco, sits this beautiful cathedral, one of the iconic symbols of Venice. The church was built by the Benedictine order between 1566 and 1610….
Alighting off the bus at the Floriana terminus, I walk across the small bridge spanning the deep ditch and pass through the city gate. The city immediately opens up before me as I walk down the main thoroughfare of Republic Street. Valletta , the…
The French national rail operator SNCF, which dropped out of Eurail’s “Select Pass” program last year, will be back “in the house” starting April 1st.
Whitby Abbey, in England, was founded in the year 657. Abandoned in 867 after a Viking attack. It was rebuilt in 1220 in its current Gothic style. Then in 1540 it was attacked by soldiers from the army of Henry VIII (8th).
Austin, TX is getting more connected, this time with a non-stop daily flight to Heathrow on British Airways’ new 787 Dreamliner. Five times a week until May, and every day thereafter.
Vienna’s Karlskirche, arguably the city’s finest Baroque building, was built starting in 1716 under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles (Karl) VI—but it’s not actually named for him.
Throughout Andalucia, in Southern Spain, every tour and every site tells some part of a story of conquest and reconquest, of Moors driving out Visigoths, and falling in turn over centuries to Christian kingdoms. And yet, when one of those Christian…
Berlin’s Tegel Airport (TXL) which was supposed to be replaced two years ago by the new Berlin-Brandenburg complex, is hanging on and growing fast. It’s still open because of technical and construction problems with the new field, and Berlin’s growth…
As a visitor to Naples, Italy and the surrounding countryside, it’s hard to disregard the presence of Mt. Vesuvius looming everywhere one goes. For example, should one forget for a moment, we have only to step onto the…
Beautiful Tower Bridge over the River Thames is one of the iconic symbols of London, and one of the world’s most recognized bridges. Tower Bridge was built (in a “Victorian Gothic” style) to harmonize with the nearby Tower of London.
Situated on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, across the canal from Piazza San Marco, sits this beautiful cathedral, one of the iconic symbols of Venice. The church was built by the Benedictine order between 1566 and 1610….
