What a time it was: Gustav Klimt was painting The Kiss, while Freud was exploring the subconscious. Mahler was composing his heart-breaking music (and lying on Freud’s couch while he anguished over his wife Alma’s infidelity). From…
Vienna has transformed itself into a city humming with creative energy. The grand l9th century buildings that so define the city, now feature street level stores and boutiques with cutting edge…
Posted on East West News Service Peles Castle near the village of Sinaia 77 miles from Bucharest is considered one of Europe’s most beautiful 19th century castles Romania conjures mysterious…
Returning to Athens after more than a dozen years seemed to me like an emotional Odyssey, full of unknowns. Would it still be the city I knew so well over…
THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT THE LUBERON (appeared in Travel World International) 2017 The Luberon area of Provence is known for its hilltop towns, lavender fields and its colorful bounty - …
This article originally appeared in the 2016 Winter Issue of Dreamscapes Magazine. Click here to see the original version I am here for the waters, but everywhere I turn, this…
How many travelers would guess that Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany, and one of the most affluent, with the second largest port in Europe, after Rotterdam. Unlike…
Overshadowed by nearby Covent Garden and the theatre district, London’s Seven Dials never became a tourist destination. Yet the seven cobblestoned streets that radiate from a central square with a…
In France writer Pierre Assouline is a literary star. He has a weekly column in the daily paper, LeMonde where he also writes the most popular literary blog in France. He has published…