Browsing Posts by 2017

6 Can’t Miss Things in Sao Miguel, Azores

 Azores, Portugal   Jan 13, 2017   By

“And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels fought against the dragon…and the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the [...]

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How to Celebrate Christmas in Austria

 Salzburg, Vienna, Austria, Christmas   Jan 10, 2017   By

“I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and [...]

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Moving Pictures – Prague, Czech Republic

 Prague, Czech Republic, destinations   Jan 3, 2017   By

Prague is one of those amazing cities with so much to do, but all condensed into a very manageable area. I was talking with a [...]

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A Tale of Two Markets – Verona and Bolzano, Italy

 Christmas, festival, Italy   Dec 31, 2016   By

“A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every [...]

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How to Spend a December Weekend in Sorrento, Italy

 Christmas, eurotrip, Italy   Dec 14, 2016   By

December is a tricky time to visit Europe. Days are overcast and short, and the weather isn’t typically that great outside of far south. This [...]

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Yesteryear Europe, December – Remembering Lennon

 Liverpool, history, United Kingdom   Dec 2, 2016   By

Mark David Chapman…what a dick. He got into some cool music early on in life, before discovering extremist religion which led him to turn on [...]

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11 Things to Know When Visiting the Azores

 Azores, Portugal, Travel Advice, wanderlust   Nov 30, 2016   By

Before my trip, the Azores islands were a mystery to me. This collection of nine volcanic islands sits in the center of the Atlantic, allowing [...]

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5 Thoughts on the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

 history   Nov 18, 2016   By

The plane took off for Italy in the midst of the U.S. presidential election, thus robbing me of a chance to see this political drama [...]

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