Mostar: what happened?
As many, if not most of you know, my visit to Mostar during the summer of 2010 was a very emotional one… [more]
Faces of Piran
I lived in Piran for a month. I got to know the people of this quaint medieval village of 4,000 souls.… [more]
My favorite European places (2010)
Not wanting to sound like Julie Andrews, but it's a year later, and time to update my list of favorite… [more]
Beautiful Croatia
I am not crazy about Croatia, I am ga-ga about the place, I am hooked on it, I am addicted to this land.… [more]
The Adriatic Sea
The first time I encountered the Croatian coastline, and therefore the Adriatic Sea, was on a bus ride… [more]
Summer 2010: Croatia, The Islands
The gravatar depicts a calla lilly ... what the hell has that got to do with Croatia, and in particular,… [more]
All the Rivieras
Those of you who had read Ms Janoski’s piece on Malta, may have noticed that she wrote: Why Malta? … [more]
The Czech Republic
Many years ago, a friend called me when he got back from a visit to Prague. He swooned about how beautiful… [more]
The Netherlands
I have visited the Netherlands many times and enjoy every visit. It seems like I discover new things… [more]
Italy
What can I say? Unparalleled beauty. Incredible food. HUGE country. Craziest drivers one will ever encounter.… [more]
Beds
Top notch places to stay
AMSTERDAM Bostel Amsterdamse Bos is a campsite outside Amsterdam with great chalets and excellent … [Read More...]
Food
Pizza in Piran
I have always said that we, the US of A, make the best pizza in the world and I stand by that. The pizza crust in South … [Read More...]
Front Page
Man’s best friend(s)
I saw him the first time I was sitting on the square in Piran. He had style. He had “tude,” I liked him. He held his head up high and had a F.U attitude. I called him; he did not even bother to look in my direction. I thought: screw you buddy, and moved on. Low and behold, I saw him later that … [Read More...]
Faces of Piran
I lived in Piran for a month. I got to know the people of this quaint medieval village of 4,000 souls. They got to know me (“The American who is here for a month and works at Bonazza every day”). I felt so at home that in no time I greeted them by saying “ciao” and said my goodbyes via … [Read More...]
Children of Piran
Those of you, who know me, will know that I have very little, if any, time for children (or snot noses as I so un-affectionately refer to them). I blame parents for this, as I firmly believe that present-day parents are the WORST ever. They are so into their kids, kissing their butts, making sure … [Read More...]
My Office in Piran
As most, if not all of you know by now, this year’s trip was different as I came to Europe to WORK. I left Pittsburgh on May 10, arrived the following day in Zurich and traveled some the first week en route to Salzburg where I intended to conduct my work. But, it was not meant to be. When I got … [Read More...]
Piran, alley town
Life in Piran offers an unusual way of living as the houses are connected by alley after alley after alley and although rooms have windows, one has no idea what the weather is like. When I woke up after my first night, I thought it was a dreary day and made sure that I packed my umbrella when … [Read More...]
