Hamburg is a city of contrast. An old soul with a new spirit, open yet reserved, and there's more to it than meets the eye.
On the rooftop of The George Hotel in Hamburg on Barcastraße 3, there is a...
Heading to Spain soon? The chances of coming across some common local expressions are inevitable as soaking oneself in the glorious Spanish sunshine.
The Spanish have long convinced themselves that they love nothing more than life itself.As an all too...
Complain like the French, but first learn some phrases.
The French are creatures obsessed with their food.So much so that they invoke them comme d’hatibute in their non-chalant quotidien. They refer to food when talking about something or someone, nourish...
While the temptation of regenerative treatments flow abundantly in the Austrian Alps, visitors look the other way and seek out a new kind of healing.
At age 68, with a voluminous coif in a shade reminiscent of a melting snow,...
In travel, there is foreignness and familiarity. It's like flipping a coin, you get one or the other. The most fascinating part? The sense of wonder and surprise.
Every so often, when the occasion arises, I would find myself traveling...
If old dogs can learn new tricks, what are the chances of an aging Asian auntie learning to speak a foreign language?
By the time I reached the part where a woman starts to lie about her age, I decided...
Vienna was Freud's perfect place for his theories on the human psyche. Austria's pulsating capital can also be every traveler's waking dream and art aficionado's nirvana.
Otto Ernst Wiesenthal does not need a palace. He is happy in his thriving...
Throw a cat in the air, it will always land on its feet. But what happens when a cat lands in water? I’m that cat in the water. I’ve realized since moving to Spain, no amount of freestyle will...
Love it or loathe it, Malate is a kind of place that lives up to its legendary reputation and the best way to know it is to embrace it.
Between the patchy phone line and the tropical downpour brought on...
Travel Hack 101 - know a city and make it fall in love with you.
How to know a city? Let me count the ways.
There are only two things that one should always remember. FIRST is to learn about the...
