Bringing in the New Year in Austria: New Year’s 2022
For the past couple of years, Lisa and I have been primarily based in Austria (and Germany). We have been using Austria as our launching point for different areas of Europe. That is when we are able to travel. It’s been great! However, we have celebrated the New Year in Austria for those years. Due […]
Hurricane Hostel: A Nomadic Inscriptions Hostel Review
When travelling one of the main experiences and expenses we all encounter is the place we are staying. A bad hotel or hostel can really sour an otherwise good trip. Especially since the human brain has a tendency to more vividly remember negative events. Every traveller I know has a horror story about a place […]
Origin of Remembrance Day (and a Few Places to Commemorate it)
October is slowly coming to a close. As the Halloween decorations accumulate to their inevitable climax you may notice something else occurring in certain countries around the world. Starting near the end of this month in many of the former allied countries a poppy, real or fake, can be found upon the left breast of […]
Celebrations of the Dead: From Halloween to Hungry Ghost Festival
Halloween is once again upon us. That day (or month for some people) where people dress up in costume to prance around town and get candy from strangers. Most people don’t think of Halloween as a celebration of the dead as over time the way it has been celebrated has changed. The Origins of Halloween […]
Dinner in the Dark: The Experience of Being Blind
This past Saturday (Oct. 2nd) my wife, Lisa, took me to Vienna to go to the museum “Dialog im Dunkeln” for my birthday. She went all out, vying for the full dinner in the dark. She wanted us to have the full experience of being blind and did we ever! It was an incredible experience […]