Europe (2015)

If I were chosen to be the Italian Minister of Tourism, I would surely show this poster of my wet back all over the world to sell Cinque Terre.  Sells the location and uses a fabulous male model who is likely not asking for a fee.  It’s a lovely campaign.  Look at the water in the […]

Not sure if you’ve ever seen sweat from someones back drop down to the seat of a chair.  Well, it happened to me.  I have not seen that before either.  It was so hot in Florence, Italy — like over 100 degrees and probably 90 percent humidity. Worse, I was on a city tour bus

Given my poor command of the English language, I can only say one thing about Barcelona, Spain — Fucking INSANITY.  Sorry for those poor choice of words.  But its true.  This place is insane, lively, active, youthful, growing, fun, historical, unsafe, safe, and a hundred more adjectives.  Said another way…  It’s a great town.  Won’t

You can’t go to Switzerland for a week and not eat chocolate — or you know what?  Don’t come.  Just don’t come.  Your missing the point that Swiss make the best chocolates and have the biggest brands in the world.   In fact, the Swiss eat more chocolate per capita than any other country in

I’m going to give you all a lesson on how to rate what I will call a very good hotel.  After traveling around the world for years, I am pretty good at scoping out decent hotels.  Certainly we can assume that having air conditioning is a good thing.  A clean bathroom, bed and dust free room

Ok, lets play the game — Who likes chocolate better, you or me?  Don’t even bother, lets agree to disagree.  My mind gets messed up when I am around chocolate.  In fact, often, its my dinner along with ice cream (frozen yogurt).  Love the shit.  And I represent one of the 20% of superior intelligence

We had decided to take a long bike ride today instead of hiking.  Choosing a bike route from Interlaken to the Capital of Switzerland, Bern.  Government in this region has built a whole network of paths dodging through farmers fields, shores of glacier lake, shoulder of river with great rapids, through towns and even forests with

This character is the real deal.  Serious.  Paula and I went for a 6.5 hour trek around one of the most beautiful scenes on earth — the Swiss Alps.  Anyway…  our travels took us through this breathtaking area where these BASE jumpers call home in the cliffs which are no less than a 2,000 – 3,000

Ok men, this post is only for you.  Can we talk one-on-one, man-to-man, bro-to-bro?  Lets say your married, in a long term relationship or have a secret love which you need to show true intent.  How best to share your love with that significant other?  That is the age old question. Now if you’re bleeding

I know, I know, I said that I would not spend any time at one of those boring big-ass old European buildings which house some kind of extinguished  Monarchy.  Well, ok, when in Rome…  Sorry, I broke down.  I’ll make it quick. This picture on the left look familiar?  Well, its the Summer Palace for

First things first, I have zero DNA for Culture.  Like Zero-point-Zero.  I just don’t give a shit. I happened to get a call from the Professor, Dr Jeffrey Habert who told me that his absolute worst place to visit is Vienna.  I asked him why this is the case Doctor?  What do you think of when

Nie Vergessen or, “Never Forget”.  I think this headline for this post says it all. So it would be unconscionable not to share the feeling I had when visiting the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin.  Now I am not one to have a religious overtone.  I am non-secular by in large.  But

So if you were to ask me what is the most significant event in the past century for Berlin, or Germany for that matter, I would have to take a good month to noodle on that one.  Wow, so many events have occurred that are so outrageous and over the top. Think of your home

I know, I know, I can hear it now — did you go to the Berlin wall?  Checkpoint Charlie?  Tons of facinating museums?  Maybe the Philharmonic?  Some Jewish historical site? Possibly visit Angela for dinner? Yah, yah, yah…  Sure.   I’ve got days to do that stuff.   Sorry folks, no pictures of me in front of

I will say the following with Peace and Love — Peace and Love This message is directed to the large lady with the bowl haircut in the pod next to mine on the Air Canada flight from Toronto to Frankfurt, Germany. Next time you travel, if you feel the pressure, would you please consider relieving yourself in the lavatory at

It’s now time to get ready for our next journey to Europe.  Leave tomorrow in afternoon.  Today is packing day. New backpack in hand, packed and ready to go. Its also Puppet and Woody wash day so they are clean for Camp Paige. This oral herpes transmission blog is now ready and setup. Oh, got