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



Wednesday’s Wonder: I Stepped on It

This Wednesday’s Wonder: A Sarajevo Rose in Bosnia There’s a slab of concrete in my grandparent’s backyard that was defiled…all the way back in 1973. … 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



Wednesday’s Wonder: Love

This Wednesday’s Wonder: The John Lennon Wall in Prague. Right around the time of John Lennon’s death, the Czech Republic was undergoing a change. That … 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



Vancouver: a Photo Journey of Ironies

Vancouver was an amazing weekend trip. The city has so much to offer and we got to sample a tiny piece of it; like the … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Colorama in Serbia

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Colorama in Belgrade, Serbia. “I dunno,” I said, staring at my shoes, “I just like Serbia” I said in response to my … Read the rest



Ever Seen a Grown Man Act Like a Kid?

Remember that excitement of doing something new when you were a kid? How you would get so anxious for the experience that falling asleep the … Read the rest