Orlando is old news. The lake has lost its luster. Puerto Rico? Please. With the recession officially over (haven’t you heard?), it’s time to start planning your big 2011 getaway. For people who have… Read more >>

In Europe, late autumn sees stores stocking bottles of gluhwein (mulled wine), or, Swedish glogg (red wine and spices). Since it’s already prepared, all you’ve got to do is apply gentle... Read more >>

Recently, we buzzed up to Wels, Austria to do a little city shopping. I ordered my new specs and we dropped in to an attractive old apoteke to pick up some more of an excellent homeopathic goop for... Read more >>

Here’s the thing about Innsbruck. If you’re just passing through, you’re going to have to choose: the mountains or the city. The city is full of diversions—museums, shopping,... Read more >>

Day Tripping in Austria’s Wachau Valley I didn’t study literature, so I don’t remember much about Shakespeare. And I don’t really know much history, though now I am feeling... Read more >>

We may have immaculate cows and a landscape that looks, in today’s rain and mist, like a Japanese painting. But I would trade the soft brown eyes of the sheep for the surprising blue eyes of the... Read more >>

Wilderness in Austria is relative. It seems that at no matter what altitude you are standing or how far you have walked, there is a “hutte” somewhere very nearby where you can get anything... Read more >>