
According to the Vereniging Officiele Coffeeshops Maastricht (VOCM), there were 31 coffee shops in Maastricht in 1993, a population that dropped to 16 in 2006. A law that went into effect this past spring in three southern border provinces — including Limburg where Maastricht is located — has essentially closed all of the coffee houses […]

On our last night in Tours, before returning to Paris and our flight back home to Somewhere-in-the-Middle-of-the-USA, my Beloved and I enjoyed one final meal at an outdoor cafe in downtown Tours not too far from the Town Hall. You Might Also Enjoy: One Thing, Three Ways: Town Hall in Tours, France Paris Posts

As a teenager living in Europe, I had an opportunity to learn about World War II firsthand, from a tour of Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam to standing among thousands of white crosses overlooking the beaches of Normandy. But the most human experience of all was visiting the Dachau Concentration Camp near Munich, Germany where […]

When we take a road trip, we put as much effort into researching the coffee shops, diners, and restaurants we plan to visit for our meals as we do our route, hotels, and sights. With an 83-year-old history broken into two chapters, the Old Mill Tasty Shop is Wichita’s oldest downtown restaurant. This was our […]