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One of the places we were most excited about visiting on our 2-week trip through Switzerland was Zermatt. Zermatt boasts, of course, the Matterhorn, in all its huge rockface glory. I’ve seen many pictures, but when you’re in that tiny ski town with the Matterhorn hovering over you all day, you realize just how much …
A long, fabulous boat ride, a blood curdling funicular, one thrilling gondola ride, one relaxing gondola ride and a bus through town…this is The Golden Round Trip from Luzern to Mt. Pilatus and back via Kierns. And it is a MUST DO. When we look back on our two-week trip to Switzerland, The Golden Round …
by Hanif Abdurraqib I know that I stopped thinking about extreme grief as the sole vehicle for great art when the grief started to take people with it. They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us is a collection of essays by an author who grounds his memories and insights into life and race/religion relations in …
If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you know we just got back from an amazing, long, wonderful 2-week vacation in Switzerland. The country is full of incredible alpine views, livestock roaming everywhere, cheese and chocolate, and a diverse tourist population. Though we like a certain level of spontaneity in our trips, we did …
Lake Louise is a gorgeous must-see in the Banff area. A lot of people come to the lake to see it’s blue milky beauty – a result of runoff water from glaciers. There are a lot of easy hikes in the area that are quick in-and-outs and you get the full flavor of the lake. …
Not every president can be Abraham Lincoln. Sometimes you’re James Buchanan and everyone has to have a mnemonic device to remember you existed. Klein does a great job laying out Buchanan’s rise and fall as the 15th President.
Okay, picture this: Thor, who will always be Chris Hemsworth in my mind, loses his hammer to a giant who has stolen it and who will only give it back if Freya, another god, marries him. Freya won’t marry him, so Loki dreams up a new plan to help Thor get his hammer back, but …
My love of cellphone cameras Cell phone cameras have ruined me. The Google Pixel 3 has an impressive camera and I don’t know how, but Google knows exactly how to correct every photo I take. It knows I shake a little. And that I’m not always good at choosing the right lighting for a photo. …
Tokyo Record Bar is a cool cellar restaurant modeled after restaurants in Tokyo. It seats just 18 and you have to get a reservation a fair bit in advance. Like the owner’s other restaurant, Niche Niche (see our review here), they serve a tasting menu and everyone eats the same thing. The main themes of …
