A Global History Geek-Out
Looking for ideas for an epic history travel inspired adventure? Wondering what kinds of historical sites people are visiting after hitting the squest famous spots like the Roman Forum and the Acropolis? Here’s a giant list of 101 ideas for your next history-inspired trip. (Looking for more history travel inspiration? Check […]
As a history and travel lover, there’s no kind of building in the world that perks my interest more than a castle. Whether it’s learning about the history of Windsor Castle, comparing the summer and winter palaces of the Shaki Khans while traveling Azerbaijan, or sleeping in a castle in […]
For this episode of Rick Steves Over Brunch, Chris Mitchell (travelingmitch) and I chat about the 2006 Rick Steve’s Europe episode “Vienna.” We see Rick Steves’ Vienna – one of sauerkraut, sachertorte, and apple tart – but he leaves a bit of room for the sites. We’re not loving the cold open […]
Never heard of the Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape? How about the much friendlier and more marketable Austrian Lake District? Still no? Don’t worry-I hadn’t either. My Visit I spent the first half of December ping-ponging between two equally powerful childhood fantasies: pretending to be an Austrian princess and pretending […]
What I Got Up To I spent the first part of the month wrapping up my time in Sofia, Bulgaria, which I was very sad to leave. Then moved onto two weeks of classical music and decadent desserts in Austria before heading back to the USA to spend the holidays […]
Round-up posts: either you love them or you hate them, right? They’re kind of like that sitcom episode where everyone just sits on the couch and remembers the cool shit that happened in earlier episodes, but they don’t move the story forward, and if you’re up-to-date on the show, you’ve […]
My Visit I’ve only ever imagined visiting Schoenbrunn in summer. I pictured walking dreamily through the gardens, touching the flowers wistfully with the tips of my fingers, while pretending I’m the empress and I was about to commission a really awesome portrait of myself before going horseback riding and […]
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