Columns
Advice from a longtime travel insurance columnist
In my column this month, I will first answer a subscriber’s specific questions regarding purchasing travel insurance, then I will provide some thoughts and recommendations on the general subject.
Europe’s moveable feasts
In my quest to experience Europe as the locals do — intimately and on all fronts — I make it a point to eat well. My trip is always the better for it. (My challenge is broadening my perspective while leaving my waistline unchanged.)
A Picasso pilgrimage
Pablo Picasso was the most famous and — OK, I’ll say it — greatest artist of the 20th century. Before he was 30, Picasso had revolutionized the art world. And that was just the beginning.
Breakfast musings — Breakfasts around the world (2 of 2)
(Second of two parts) Last month, I compared European breakfasts to American breakfasts. In this issue, I present an outline of different breakfast offerings in selected countries. Breakfasts around the world
What’s new in the Eastern Mediterranean
In the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Croatia and Turkey remain popular with tourists and present some important transportation and sightseeing changes for 2016. •
Breakfast musings — comparing European breakfasts (mostly in France) to American breakfasts (1 of 2)
Satillieu, Ardèche, France (May 2002) — I felt heavenly as I ate the buttery croissant slathered with butter and strawberry jam.
What’s new in France and Italy for 2016
FRANCE has brought us so much culture and art and, at the same time, has championed the modern concept of a vacation. To get the most out of your next visit, be mindful of these changes and developments for 2016.