Lisbon: Saving the Most Exotic for Last
Weekend in Lisbon reveals a dry city shaped by earthquakes, maritime exploration, hilltop castles, great explorers, and global history
Barcelona: Picasso, Gaudí and a Missed Flight
A 2001 weekend in Barcelona becomes an immersion in Picasso, Gaudí, Modernisme and a city on the Mediterranean reinventing itself
Northern Ireland: The Giant’s Causeway
A weekend road trip through Northern Ireland takes in Derry, the Giant’s Causeway, historic castles, coastal roads, and an unexpected wedding
Prague: Traveling Again
A weekend in Prague after 9/11, exploring Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Kafka, and a society emerging from Communism
Paris: First Visit
Two Guides, One Paris Paris has been sitting there just across the Channel since I moved to London, but somehow I’m only now getting there. This will be my first visit as an adult, and I should be spending the … Continued
Stockholm: Simplicity at a Price
A weekend in Stockholm by boat and bicycle reveals Scandinavian design, island life, art, royal guards, meatballs, exchange rate lessons
Brussels: Living European
A weekend in Brussels becomes a lesson in living European: high-speed trains, medieval guilds, and a very different kind of car “race.”
Florence: Art, Desire and the Renaissance
Florence may be the most beautiful city in the most beautiful region I have ever experienced. Now several months into living in London, where sunshine feels more like a rumor than a weather pattern, Florence sunshine is shocking. Terracotta roofs, … Continued