We are invited by a friend to spend a few days at his place in Altheim, near Frankfurt, Germany. Where to go, what to visit? We suggest Rüd...

What was this? Yes, it was a bear, or at least a representation of one. The "logo," of New Bern is the bear, Ann explains a...

What was this? Yes, it was the first aeroplane, the first vessel that would lift off, fly, and land entirely on its own power. The Wright Br...

Waiting to be seated for brunch at Jestine's in Charleston (@ a cool 95° F (34° C))

It's a pity that our host had already left when the Republican Club of Rehoboth started to erect an enormous statue right between Rehob...

We had barely arrived in the North-East Kingdom, or Perry would haul us off to visit an old friend, Big Al, in Burlington. Burlington is i...

We had been invited by Lesley and Cory---not for the first time, we should add, they had invited us to a place in the Alpilles in the Pr...

Located on Congaree River's fall line from the Appalachian Mountains (fall line: the spot where rivers become unnavigable for vessels ...

We arrive at the Hyatt Harborside next to Boston's Logan airport at 3:30 in the morning (our time). With a valet parking price tag of US...

"Voltaire is a village in Switzerland," the Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander once helpfully explained to his fiancéeeee, the ...

Jacky, the other famous film producer, left the hill and returned to Hollywood, but on the way back she dropped by at Buckingham palace, whe...

While we were strolling on the Croisette in Cannes the other day, a man approached us right in front of Hotel Martinez, a huge stack of manu...

We had met him the day before at dinner with Cliona, our neighbor, and Yael, a friend of Cliona. We are all invited over for drinks at his p...

She had been told the password had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital.

The 7ème grand prix historique of Monaco is still on, while I am introduced to Alastair, the master of the black holes. Yes, he is a co...