Tuesday, November 5, 2024
A solitary car on the road

HOMETOWN MEMORIES

If there is a place that has a certain hold on everyone, it's called hometown. Whether we love it or loathe it, and no matter how much we try to run away from it,...
A metro stop in Hamburg

HAMBURG’s Very Own Cosmopolitan Cool

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...
Spanish Language poster

In SPAIN, Let Your FEELINGS Do The TALKING

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...
A street scene in Paris

A Visual Guide To Learning French

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...
Great mountain views seen from one of the rooms at Miramonte Bad Gastein

THE ALPINE CURE

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...
Viennese cityscape

MY VIENNESE RITUAL

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,...
Talking Mouths

ME Talk Pretty “SPANISH” One Day

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...
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