Shore Excursion to Picturesque Mykonos

MYKONOS, Greece — I had been in Athens a couple of times but had had no real experience of the Greek… [more]

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‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ on Broadway, A Review

One Man, Two Guvnors, currently packing them in at the Music Box, is billed as “based on” The Servant… [more]

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Bayreuth: Not a One-Note Town

BAYREUTH, Germany – Bayreuth is often called Richard Wagner’s city. After all, the composer lived… [more]

Bayreuth: Not a One-Note Town Bayreuth: Not a One-Note Town

Weimar: Square by Square

WEIMAR, Germany — Weimar, a city of 64,000 in the former East Germany, is home to two types of UNESCO… [more]

Weimar: Square by Square Weimar: Square by Square

Boring Bonn? Think Again

BONN, Germany — The former capital of Germany, Bonn, sits on the west-southwest bank of the Rhine about… [more]

Boring Bonn? Think Again Boring Bonn? Think Again

Costa Rica: For the Birds

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — I recently participated in a weeklong press trip to Costa Rica that highlighted… [more]

Costa Rica: For the Birds Costa Rica: For the Birds

Buenos Aires For the First-Time Visitor

BUENOS AIRES — It may be a commonplace, that Argentina’s capital is South America’s most European… [more]

Buenos Aires For the First-Time Visitor Buenos Aires For the First-Time Visitor

Looking at Jordan in difficult times

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s location, squarely at the heart of the Middle East, is a problem these days… [more]

Looking at Jordan in difficult times Looking at Jordan in difficult times

Cologne is Worth a Second Look

  COLOGNE, Germany — I have visited Cologne twice in the last 12 months, which sounds… [more]

Cologne is Worth a Second Look Cologne is Worth a Second Look

Pristina: A messy city, a happenin’ place

PRISTINA, Kosovo - Not too many Americans are very familiar with Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. In… [more]

Pristina: A messy city, a happenin’ place Pristina: A messy city, a happenin' place

Albania: Europe’s Last Secret

The following article appeared in February 2011 in Travel Weekly, a national travel trade journal. It… [more]

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