Monday, April 29, 2024
Hamburg - part grit and part chic, why this German city of the north keeps on surprising.  It was August, and the world smelled of roses – of dreams – of summer.When Ted Macauley first visited Hamburg in 1970, a...
 At magic hour, when cotton clouds roll in and drape a cool shade over the land below, a girl lights a candle at the St. Nedelya Cathedral. Military officers, anchored for several hours at the Office of the President...
   Upon reading this, I would probably be at 36,000 feet in a triple 7 Air France jet liner 12-time zones away from you.  Somehow I won't have to press the arret button as many times, as I did during the...
W  hat does a wayfarer see when she climbs the 183 step-bell tower of Saint Domnius Cathedral in the old town of Split? In this thriving city in Central Dalmatia, amidst its well preserved medieval walls and Roman temples, between its...
What can a landscape teach a traveler? In Andalusia, it’s as simple as living like a local and embracing its transportive landscape.  T  o live in southern Spain on the coast of Andalusia - where the occasional sand laden wind blows,...
 Travelers have been talking in reverent tones about a number of encouraging sights they noticed in Lisbon. It seemed it was all people could talk about lately. It hadn’t been long since the conversation shifted from austerity, youth unemployment...
With its mild Mediterranean winter climate, Spain's largest island in the Balearics is a travel secret hiding in plain sight. Overflowing with an endless array of galleries, restaurants, baroque churches and medieval streets, Palma is a winter city to...
To experience a different side of Bangkok, hop on a river taxi and sail through its ancient Siamese wonders.  From a distance, the pavements shone like fresh galvanized iron sheets straight out from the nearby factory. Last night’s tropical rain...
 The capital city of Spain invites you to play a part. Take a stroll. Linger in the park. Kiss under a lamp post. Have a smoke. Head over to a bodega. Lock eyes with a stranger. Flash a coquettish smile....
K uala Lumpur is going through an identity crisis.For visitors, it is a place that embraces idle wanderers. For locals, they see it as a restless teenager in tattered-jeans and piercings clamoring for justice whilst trying to get drunk on teh-tarik.To...

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