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Golden Strauss Monument, Vienna, Austria
Hotel Ostel, a Little Nostalgia in the Former East Berlin
New Hotel in Berlin Attempts to Recreate Life Under CommunismThere's a new hotel in Berlin, Germany that not only offers the traveler a bed for the night, but a chance to experience a little time traveling. The Ostel is the latest effort by some former residents of the collapsed German Democratic Republic to take a nostalgic look at the Communist era and recapture some of the benign elements of life in communist East Germany. READ MORE HERE>>>
Is Moscow Really the Most Expensive City in the World?
Recent Expatriate Survey is DeceptiveWhen I saw the headline I couldn't believe it. "Moscow Ranks As World's Priciest City." The AP dispatch begins like this, "Moscow is the world's most expensive city for the second year in a row, thanks to an appreciating ruble and rising housing costs, a new survey reports." I have yet to travel to Moscow, and while I have known that things are changing in Moscow, from what I've been reading, I would have never imagined that it could possibly be more expensive than New York or London or Tokyo. READ MORE HERE>>>
Venice, Italy: A Travel Guide
St. Mark's Square and MoreAs a travel destination, the first thing to say about Venice is that it truly lives up to the hype surrounding its romance and history. The city really is one of a kind, and it should not be missed by any traveler in the region. That said, it is recommended to visit during the off-season, and that is because Venice can become nearly impossible to navigate during peak periods because of the high density of tourists. At its best, it's a challenge, at its worst, it's unbearably bad. So, considered yourself forewarned. READ MORE HERE>>>
Vienna: A Visitor's Guide
The Music, the Art, the RomanceFor the traveler looking for a crossroads of old world charm and 20th Century modernity, one need look no further than the Austrian capitol of Vienna. Today a cosmopolitan city of 1.7 million inhabitants, Vienna was, for four centuries, the capitol of the Hapsburg Dynasty or what some call the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Situated along the banks of the Danube river, Vienna is probably most famous for its musical heritage (the famous waltz The Blue Danube was named for Vienna's largest river) having been home to musical geniuses like Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Strauss, among many others. Vienna is also well known for being a center of the Jugendstil movement of the early 20th Century, best exemplified by the art of Gustav Klimt and architecture of Otto Wagner. READ MORE HERE>>>
Zurich: a Visitor's Guide
Swiss Charm and HistoryZurich is a city of about 370,000 (there are approximately 1.3 million inhabitants in the canton of Zurich) and is the largest city in Switzerland. An internationally known world center of finance, Zurich is also a cultural hub, providing the nearly one million visitors who come to Zurich annually a unique combination of old world charm and new world sophistication. READ MORE HERE>>>
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