Adventure is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe you need an adrenaline rush that scares the crap out of you. (Running with the Bulls) Maybe you desire a physical challenge like Hiking the Zugspitze. Or, possibly an adventure to you is simply doing something you love in a new and exciting place. I love golfing, but …
The first time I had a brotzeit platter was in a tent at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. But, as soon as the first delicious morsels of food passed into my gullet I was hooked. The French call this delicious snack a chacuterie plate, which just doesn’t fit a platter of meats, cheeses, bratwurst and even sometimes a …
“EIN PROSIT, G’SUFFA!” AND OTHER GERMAN WORDS I’VE LEARNED WHILE DRINKING. “Ein Prosit, ein Prosit Der Gemütlichkeit Ein Prosit, ein Prosit Der Gemütlichkeit. OANS ZWOA DREI! G’SUFFA! When I was living in Germany I tried to steal a beer mug from a beer fest on two separate occasions and got caught. The funny thing about it was that everyone …
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Ahhh…the European cafe, a focal point of any great Europe adventure. With nice weather you can sit outside on the patio and watch people walk through the town square while sipping a foofy latte of some sort. Or, you can proceed inside and stumble your way through the tables scattered like land mines in front …
A sunrise and sunset have one thing in common, nobody watches them anymore. We are too busy. Can you remember the last time you watched the sun crank itself into the sky and bring light to the world, or slip behind the horizon in a prism of color? I have seen sunrises and sunsets all …
I spent an hour in Paris once, driving around the sparkling Eiffel tower at midnight and then leaving town again. That was all I needed to see. It was the second time I had visited. The first time I officiated a wedding under that same metal wonder. You could say that by the second visit …
