28.08.2008 08:00 The first auto race I attended happened to be in north Holland, at Zandvoort. It was a club race, nothing like Formula One--meaning the racing was close, spirited and interesting...
28.08.2008 08:00 Giverny is famous for the gardens that Claude Monet spent so much time painting. Following the old chestnut "April showers bring May flowers," the annual pilgrimage to Giverny starts in...
25.08.2008 04:00 Just as you think the summer's almost over, you realize that if you were in Florence you could be enjoying all sorts of music in historic venues through the end...
22.08.2008 02:00 Yes indeed, with the Euro losing strength against the dismal dollar, maybe it's time for a little splurge. We've written before about leasing a car on your European vacation. But...
22.08.2008 02:00 If you're getting excited by running now that you've seen Jamaica's Usain "Lightning" Bolt make a mockery of every "runner" that came before him looking for Olympic sprinting gold, you'll...
22.08.2008 02:00 With the withering dollar, why would anyone go to Europe these days? Yes, that's the question on everyone's lips and I wish they'd wipe it off. I go to Europe...
18.08.2008 23:00 Pilgrimage is a great way to get your thoughts together while exploring a country in a way that most tourists will never experience. Ancient pilgrimage paths take you through towns...
17.08.2008 10:00 One of the things I really like about going to Europe are the abundant opportunities for taking interesting walks. Rural places like the Lunigiana, where I will be heading to...
14.08.2008 03:00 It's hard to believe it's been thirteen centuries since the archangel Michael appeared to St. Aubert, bishop of Avranches in Normandy and instructed him to build a church on...
12.08.2008 12:00 The 3rd Opera Festival of BASEL/Riehen presents Gioacchino Rossinis's "Il Turco in Italia" in the Reithalle Wenkenhof, Riehen near Basel from 30th August to 6th September 2008. Switzerland's largest Roman festival...
10.08.2008 23:00 Yes, I know, the world is getting weirder day by day all by itself. But Europeans have spent centuries celebrating what looks like weirdness to the flummoxed tourist. It's not...
09.08.2008 09:00 East Germany's dreaded Stasi secret police have been "satirized" at a new bar called Zur Firma, ("the Company", a slang reference to the Stasi) in Berlin's eastern Lichtenberg neighborhood, not...
09.08.2008 09:00 Ryanair intends to annul all bookings made through third party websites in the following days, according to the Independent: Ryanair travellers may lose bookings. Ryanair will give refunds to all of...
01.08.2008 11:00 Despite the ever rising cost of fuel, the automotive world--at least in Germany--is in good shape for your visit. First off, the BMW Museum in Munich reopened in June after...
29.07.2008 10:00 This headline popped out at me this morning. The Pope is in Bressanone in the South Tirol, which was part of Austria until after World War I. While my memories...
27.07.2008 12:00 I'm not a "cheap stuff" sorta guy. When I buy a bag or travel accessory, I want to make sure the design and manufacturing folks have thought things out. I...
26.07.2008 00:00 Ok, so the forth of July is over. If you're looking for more fireworks you could do worse than going to Switzerland and watching them there. August 1 is the...
22.07.2008 22:00 The first time I landed in Villach, Austria, I went to Postillion restaurant and tried a couple of Austria wines. Amazing. One could only come to the conclusion that there...