VIENNA—THE MOST LIVABLE CITY IN THE WORLD PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE CELEBRATED WITH SMITHSONIAN magazine’s reporting the Economic Intelligence Unit’s choice of Vienna as the world’s most livable city. Today in Part 2, we travel back to old Austria, … Continue reading
VIENNA—THE MOST LIVABLE CITY IN THE WORLD PART 1
“FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, VIENNA has been named the most livable city in the world, Sara Kuta writes in Smithsonian magazine, June 27, 2023: “The Austrian capital … Continue reading
COOK’S TRAVELLER’S HANDBOOK HEALTH RESORTS PART 2
YESTERDAY WE PREPARED FOR (ARMCHAIR) TRAVEL to the South of France as described in Cook’s Handbook to the Health Resorts of the South of France, Riviera, and Pyrenees. Today in … Continue reading
COOK’S TRAVELLER’S HANDBOOK HEALTH RESORTS PART 1
MY 1905 COOK’S HEALTH RESORTS is in the worst condition of any of my traveler’s handbook collection. What can we learn from this? The red cover of my example shows … Continue reading
FLYING ENZED
“AIR NZ NAMED AIRLINE OF THE YEAR FOR 2023,” says AirlineRatings.com, as reported by Francesca Street at CNN Travel, May 30, 2023. She writes, “Its economy lie-flat seating concept is making … Continue reading
RESTORATION—IN MEDIEVAL STYLE
A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF RESTORATION: Jeffrey Schaeffer reports in AP News, May 30, 2023, “If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques … Continue reading
LAKE CHARGOGGAGOGGMANCHAUGGAGOGGCHAUBUN-AGUNGAMAUGG
A RECENT SAM SPADE REBROADCAST on SiriusXM “Radio Classics” reminded me of my undergraduate years at Worcester Poly in central Massachusetts. Nearby was the town of Webster, with its lake … Continue reading
TIMES SQUARE—1923
TIMES SQUARE IS THE GINZA CROSSING of New York City. I say this without pretension because, indeed, I’ve visited Ginza Crossing more often than this Big Apple landmark. On the … Continue reading
LORE FROM LRB LETTERS
THE LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS devotes a full page each issue to “Letters,” and a goodly number of these are as entertaining and informative as LRB articles. Here are tidbits … Continue reading
NORWAY—A BEV PARADISE PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, we learned what Ward, Lock & Co., c. 1930, had to say about Norway. Today, we discuss this Scandinavian country’s love affair with Battery Electric Vehicles. … Continue reading
