Why I am crazy about Croatia

I am not crazy about Croatia, I am ga-ga about the place, I am hooked on it, I am addicted to this land. She is under my skin. I dream about her day and night. No sooner am I back when I start thinking about next year’s visit. From all the places that I have [...]

Meet Jesus

On May 15, the Passion Play will open in Oberammergau. This will be start of opening the floodgates to more than 500K people coming from all over the world to attend this spectacle that is staged once every ten years. Only people who were born in the village, or have lived there for at least [...]

The Czech Republic

Many years ago, a friend called me when he got back from a visit to Prague. He swooned about how beautiful the place was. My response? “Once you have visited the REAL Europe, talk to me!” (I was, of course, referring to Western Europe). When I eventually made my way to Prague, I was so [...]

The Netherlands

I have visited the Netherlands many times and enjoy every visit. It seems like I discover new things every time. Be it my South African background, but I really like the place. The FOOD. The PEOPLE. Just every thing. The Dutch are very hospitable people and their food incredible. A huge variety, well prepared and [...]

Italy

What can I say? Unparalleled beauty. Incredible food. HUGE country. Craziest drivers one will ever encounter. Visit Italy and be prepared to be homesick for a very, very long time once you get back. OK, let’s get the touristy stuff out of the way.
Venice … I suppose one has to visit this city. The old [...]

Croatia

NOTE OF INTEREST:
The former Yugoslavia, was split into seven countries (capital in parentheses): Bosnia & Herzegovina (Sarajevo); Croatia (Zagreb); Kosovo (Pristina); Macedonia (Skopje); Montenegro (Podgoria); Serbia (Belgrade) and Slovenia (Ljubjana).
A few years ago I was in my hostel in Budapest when the door opened and this young man, Dominic, walked in. We started talking … [...]

Austria

My favorite country in the whole world. Why? Simply because I have never experienced such beauty. Wherever one goes, one is always surrounded by mountainous greenery and sophisticated people. Austrians are well educated and traveled people. Friendly, for most part, and proud of their country. Austria is very similar to Virginia. Approximately the same size [...]

Salzburg

Oberammergau

This is where I will be on May 22, 2010 (DV) … watch this video, and tell me why anyone in his/her right mind would not want to go here? And, I don’t even do church, but I cannot wait. Granted, I had to take out second mortgages to pay for the tickets, but an [...]