HURRAH FOR HOJO’S
LET’S CELEBRATE ORANGE roofs, fried clams, onion rings and developing one’s 1950s avatar. These first three clues may be a giveaway that I’m referring to Howard Johnson’s restaurants. The avatar … Continue reading
PIPE ME A BREW, DUDE
I ALREADY KNEW BRUGES had the prettiest girls in Belgium. See formosis Bruga puellis here at SimanaitisSays. New, however, is a 2-mile underground pipeline of beer, a 21st-century approach to … Continue reading
PREPARE FOR EUROPE ’06
WHY CONSULT A TRAVEL BOOK that’s already 10 years old? No, make that 110. I’ve just been armchair traveling with a woman named H.A. Guerber and I’m having a ball. … Continue reading
GLASTONBURY–MORE THAN ENGLAND’S WOODSTOCK
GLASTONBURY IS KNOWN to many for its annual pop music festival, sort of Woodstock in the west of England. I confess, my appreciation of rock reached its zenith in Elton … Continue reading
BELGIUM AND HOLLAND, C. 1905
I’VE NOT OFTEN VISITED the Low Countries, as the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are sometimes called. On the other hand, my infrequent visits have been enhanced by armchair travel provided … Continue reading
FRIENDLY BORDERS
LIZ ALDERMAN’S STORY in The New York Times, August 8, 2016, is titled “Put One Foot Wrong in This Town and You’ve Left the Country.” She was writing about Baarle, … Continue reading
THE MATHEMATICAL BRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE
PLACE YOURSELF AT 52.2022 N, 0.1150E (for armchair travellers, Google Maps will help). Good, you’re now on the River Cam in Cambridge, England, 60 miles north of London. I like … Continue reading
THE VILLAGE OF PETER FRITZ
PETER FRITZ did more than sell insurance in Vienna, Austria. In the 1950s and 1960s, during his spare time Fritz built architectural models. Indeed, he left more than enough structures … Continue reading
JET LAGS I HAVE KNOWN
IN CASE YOU EVER wondered, Joanna Klein explained, “Why Jet Lag Can Feel Worse When You Travel From West to East,” in The New York Times, July 15, 2016. Klein … Continue reading
A DUO OF JULY 4TH CELEBRATIONS
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! I recognize that about half of SimanaitisSays readers live elsewhere around the world. Nevertheless, do join us in celebrating the 240th anniversary of the signing of the … Continue reading
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