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In Dresden’s historic Old Town, if the temperatures chill, if a cold wind blows, or if rain sweeps down from the skies, it’s a wonderful time to duck into the Camondas chocolate shop. I was [...]

I like quirky events—in any part of the world. They highlight lesser-known facets of our culture, reminding me that there’s so much diversity in any given country, state, or city. Denver, for [...]

Ask a Swiss person about the flavor of a cheese—especially the local specialty—and he or she will invariably say it depends on what the cow (or goat) is eating and where she’s eating it. Grass? [...]

In 2007, Ken and I spent two nights at the haunted Gwydir Castle in the foothills of Snowdonia, North Wales. Even though the place is called a castle, the Tudor-era structure feels more like a [...]