The Berlin Wall: Visiting the East Side Gallery
West Berliners crowd in front of the Berlin Wall on November 11, 1989, as they watch East German border guards demolishing a section of the wall in order to open a new crossing point between East and West Berlin. Nearly thirty years, the Berlin Wall aka the most famous—or better stated as infamous—edifice of the […]
Castle Shopping with Daniela the Flight Girl
Okay, so where am I? There’s no truth that I am in Romania looking at the Bran Castle looking at a way to make Dracula’s home a summer retreat if I am ever allowed back into the former Communist state. In 1897, Bram Stoker’s described a dream vacation house—a historic castle that offers 360-degree views […]
Summer Travel: airberlin to Germany
[October 27, 2017]….NOTE TO READERS: airberlin has ceased flying. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Okay, so where am I? Have you ever been in the middle of a fairly tale? Where can you plan a trip that could indulge you in ways you never thought is possible? There’s a place on earth that […]
Godzilla and His Loose Connection to Azerbaijan: Me
Okay, so where am I? There’s no truth that I was able to secure a plum seat ringside for the Mayweather v. Pacquiao at the MGM this weekend in Las Vegas…yeah, uh, $4,000 for a ticket just to get in is a bit too much. And, I may or may not be in Azerbaijan looking […]