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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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Moving Pictures – Universal Studios, California

 California, destinations   Nov 16, 2016   By

There aren’t a lot of ‘European’ sights in Southern California, but they do have a huge Harry Potter exhibit at Universal Studios in Hollywood. The [...]

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Apteka – A European Foodie Gem in Pittsburgh

 Poland, restaurant, United States, wanderlust   Nov 10, 2016   By

“Pittsburgh entered the core of my heart when I was a boy and cannot be torn out.” – Andrew Carnegie I’m lucky to have grown [...]

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