The Secret Language of Fans – Inside Rundale Palace
Rundale Manor – The Baltic Versailles Try to imagine living in a time when you’d arrive by horse & carriage to this magnificent palace. You’re there to see the Duke […]
Bog Hike & Sauna Tour in Estonia
One of my favorite adventures during our Baltics trip was taking a hike through an Estonian bog and then visiting a smokehouse sauna afterward. Both were so unique to the […]
A Medieval Feast at Olde Hansa
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States. Mouths and stomachs all over the nation are preparing to feast on turkey and gravy, stuffing, rolls, cranberry jelly, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, […]
The Devil Made Me Do It!
When a sneaky little voice whispered in my ear to drive to Kaunas, Lithuania to see the Devil Museum, I obeyed. How could I not? The museum contains more than […]
The Soft Bob Ride in Latvia
I don’t want to brag, but I just zoomed down the same luge and bobsled track that Olympians do. I wasn’t in a regular bobsled like they use, but it […]
Cabbie’s Choice – Cafe Leningrad
Cabs in Latvia I should begin by telling you that I landed in Riga at 11:00pm along with four other jets at the same time. The tiny airport was more […]
Manneken Pis – GardeRobe Museum
A Manneken Pis Museum -The GardeRobe If you’ve ever been to Brussels, you’ve probably gone to see Manneken Pis. This iconic statue of a peeing boy is symbolic of Brussels […]
Cincinnati’s Holocaust Museum
The Holocaust & Humanity Center Museum Many Holocaust museums are centered on the victims killed during this horrendous period in history, but the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Cincinnati’s Union Terminal […]
Hhmm… Where can I Find 7 Tons of Sauerkraut?
At Waynesville, Ohio’s Sauerkraut Festival, of course! The Sauerkraut Festival For such a small town, Waynesville knows how to draw a crowd. This year, 460 craft vendors from over 25 […]
iFly – Indoor Skydiving
When I was in my twenties, I thought I’d love to go skydiving. I wasn’t sure I could actually jump out of a plane, but I thought I’d like plummeting […]
