Vienna Opera House

Vienna, Austria: Swan Lake, Schnitzel and Strudel

Vienna, Austria: Schnitzel, Strudel, and Schwanensee By Olga Volobuyeva It all started as a familiar feeling, universally known by travelers as we-need-to-go-somewhere-new yearning. And travelers know: there’s no remedy for that other than giving in to it. There were some restrictions though: it had to be in Europe; we were…

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Angelina: From Italy to New Zealand

An Italian family emigrates to another New World Gerard Hindmarsh has written a “true tale” of his grandparents who, in the early 1900s immigrated to New Zealand from southern Italy. Part history, part embellishment, he recounts the experiences of his grandmother, Angelina, as she adjusts to life in this beautiful,…

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In the Footsteps of Dracula: Romania

New Travel Books: In the Footsteps of Count Dracula CHAPTER 1 BRAM STOKER’S TRANSYLVANIA: THE FIRST CIRCLE OF OTHERNESS By Steve P. Unger Transylvania! To really be there at the top of the Borgo Pass, the site where Bram Stoker placed Count Dracula’s “vast ruined castle,” was the realization of…

The famous Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, Switzerrland, decorated for the holidays. Photos by Sony Stark.

Christmas in the Alps

Holiday Getaways in Austria and Switzerland By Sonja Stark Christmas in Europe is special, it’s the time that most cities set up Christmas markets to provide local hand made goods and foods for sale during the holidays. Traveling by Train from Innsbruck to Zurich Rather than buying several tickets for…

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