Days of Art & Imagination at Burg Wildegg
When I was offered the chance to spend a weekend modeling for artists at a castle, I didn’t need details. I couldn’t help imagining Neuschwanstein, although the organiser warned not to get too excited: “This is a small castle.” Coming from a castle-free country like America (excepting Disneyland), how could I not be thrilled to [...]
Luring la Vida Loca
From the outside it didn’t look like much – I desperately searched the door for some indication of Latin America. Nothing. Not knowing what to…
Restaurant Review: Particularly Persian
For insiders, Pars is old news. It’s long been the go-to place for Persian expats. When he began working at his parents’ small establishment in…
Ray Monk first public appearance in Vienna
Wittgenstein is considered the most influential philosopher of the 20th century and Prize-winning biographer Ray Monk will discuss the philosopher’s life-shaping studies at Cambridge University from 1911…
Cathedral Curiosities History Lines St. Stephen’s
Visitors seem well-versed in the lore of the Stephansdom. They know roughly where and what it is: a 900-year-old cathedral in the city centre dedicated…
11 Women & Their Wines
I will side-step the many clichés in introducing a piece on women in wine – overalls and calloused…
Romeo & Juliet: Twice Told Tale in Bratislava
Spring has finally arrived and with it romance. In years past, Slovak boys would build a symbolic tree,…
The Collector: Dungeons and Drama
To say that John Fowles’ book The Collector is controversial is something of an understatement. First published in…
Pratercottage – Secret Suburb Downtown
On a thin strip of land, sandwiched between the Prater greenery and the Danube Canal, is a unique…