Monthly Archives: May 2013

“How can anyone govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?”                  Charles de Gaulle   The travails of intra-European mood-busting air travel are behind us. Our Easyjet flight … Continue reading →

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was one of the world’s great powers from 1861-1918, the second largest country in Europe. Today, Vienna and Budapest remain as bookends to the Habsburg legacy. Arriving from the Danube’s tranquil banks in Durnstein, imposing Vienna evokes a formality … Continue reading →