Europe Hotels

Traveling for extended period of time, I yearn for some comforts of routines at home; getting take-outs from Tasty Curry, King of Thai, and Pasta Pomodoro, meeting friends and co-workers for lunches or dinners, going to Salsa parties, and many others. While I can easily deal with or find substitutes for the cravings above, I have one strong longing that could not be substituted; driving my car. I am suffering because of my strong attachment to the joy of driving, especially since most of my modes of transportation in the last two months are planes, buses, and trains. Buddhist philosophers say ...

As a crossroads of the financial world, Zurich sort of lived in my imagination as a glamorous setting for international intrigue and mystery. I pictured bankers, spies and various chic people all drinking red wine together and plotting... um...something... against the backdrop of a gilded European metropolis. However when I arrived late Sunday afternoon in advance of my Travel Channel shoot, I found what appeared to be a sleepy little medieval village. The shops close early on Sundays, and there were few people out on the street. Welcome to Zurich: population 370,000. Much smaller than I ...

Many people visit this Northern Italy region named Emilia-Romagna for many world-famed attractions. The genius of man and the mystery of nature gave birth to the Renaissance movement here. Legends such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Giovanni Da Verrazzano, Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli, Antonio Meucci, and Amerigo Vespucci shaped our sciences, peotries, arts, politics, and exploring spirits. For car enthusiasts, this region has another importance. Some say that the babies born here are very special. They are born with the need for speed. It is hard ...