Wednesday’s Wonder: Does Not Compute

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Roaming the near empty streets of Salzburg, suddenly surrounded by robots, panic does not ensue. It was a very cold, very crisp Christmas … Read the rest



What Travel is About: That “Wow” Moment

“Wow.” It’s a word that’s said often for many reasons: “Wow … what a beautiful sunset.” “Wow … that pizza was good.” “Wow … that … Read the rest



Haus der Musik is Haus der Awesome

When I was about three years old, my dad asked me if I wanted to take dance lessons. “No,” I said in a squeaky three-year-old … Read the rest



My Love, Where Have You Been All My Life?

One hour. One hour of sleep is all I got the night before we found our love. One full hour and the rest of the … Read the rest



Demel: A Tale of Two Sweets

“There’s a different layer in the stomach,” my brother said. “One’s for food, it gets full quickly, the other is for dessert. You’re never too … Read the rest



Vienna’s Music Film Festival is All About the Wiener

I can count, on one hand, the number of times I’ve seen an opera. The first one was on public access television, which aired shortly … Read the rest



Eastern Europe Loves Mexicans

“Pretty sure I’m the only Mexican in Eastern – Is that a mariachi band?!” Walking through the streets of Prague, we stumbled on live music … Read the rest



Guide to Buying Noncarbonated Water in Europe

“Ohmygod,” said one American who walked into an aisle of the grocery store. The other, slowly grew wide-eyed: “which one is it?” “Remember the problem … Read the rest