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Bottles And Breasts

By Craig Altschul Look, whoever said “getting there is half the fun” never flew there. It’s not half the fun. It’s no fun at all Maybe it was fun in the day

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Follow The New Rules

By Craig Altschul I promised to tell you about going to Vienna sans skis in the dead of winter or the heat of Christmas season however one likes to describe it. But, I lied. It wil

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Wien In Winter

By Craig Altschul I found a neat trick to keep Peggi’s credit card in her purse as while strolling the Kartnerstrasse in Vienna. OK, so it wasn’t intentional, but it wa

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A Bad Day On the Beach

By Craig Altschul My friend, the late irascible ski writer I. William Berry, hated to fly. To him, being aboard a silver bullet in the sky was tantamount to being shot from cannon.

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A Good Day At The Beach

By Craig Altschul I suppose if you’re going to travel with me through this column you’ll get used to a serious flaw in my travel-writing character. I have a major leagu

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Summer in the Skies

By Craig Altschul I can tell summer is here. Remember how much fun airline travel isn’t in winter? De-icing planes making you wonder if they could fly at all. Taking off laye

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One Thing At A Time

By Craig Altschul I made a discovery recently. You probably have already made it. I can be slow on the uptake. The last few months have found me in faraway places a few times. The

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Travel: Weather or Not

By Craig Altschul Years ago, I told the late and irascible ski journalist, I. William Berry, that the article he wrote in SKI magazine about his trip to Austria was the least help

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A Vacation to Where?

By Craig Altschul Have you ever had one of those moments when the question is so stunning that you stammer an answer and then, hours later,think of a snappy comeback? I did recentl

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The Road to Bormio

By Craig Altschul Travel is a funny thing. The memories we pack away to pull out at special times are never about the usual touristy things. Look, a museum is a museum. The Mona Li

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Deep in the Heart of Texas; Too Deep

By Craig Altschul Go figure. There I was in Baton Rouge, La., on business. I can’t think of many other reasons to visit. OK, nice town, bulging like a whale after the hurricanes,

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But, Don’t You Live Here?

By Craig Altschul There’s something you should know if you plan to visit our nation’s capital anytime soon. All of the roadways are brand new. I know it for a fact. You

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A Dusty Bucket List

By Craig Altschul “I’m an old cowhand from the Rio Grande, But my legs ain’t bowed, and my cheeks ain’t tanned… Yippi-i-o-ki-ay” The conventional wisdom is that a so-ca

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The Queen Sends Her Best

Had she known we were in town, no doubt the Queen would have invited us over to the palace for a spot of afternoon tea. But, we didn’t want to bother her highness, so we never to

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When a Rose is a Thorn

It was probably inevitable. I’d held out for years and years, but I finally caved this New Year’s. New Year’s Day, to me, has long meant a fresh pot of coffee, a pastry or tw

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Germany

By Bob Enzel So Many Festivals… These are just a couple so have a look at the bottom of the page for a more complete listing. Berlin. June 26, 2011 The FIFA Women’s World Cup (

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Switzerland Spoofs Itself

By Bob Enzel Die Schweiz – Chur die Alpenstadt City Breaks Swiss Tourism Preparations Switzerland Walking Holidays A visit to Zürich means you will experience the finest cul

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BMW Munich

Opening in Spring 2008 the new BMW showcase museum will have on hand over 120 exhibits in 26 sections bringing to life the brand’s history. You will need the better part of a day

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SHOP THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS OF EUROPE . . . But Hurry!

By Bob Enzel If you happen to be in Europe this holiday season a visit to the Christmas market(s) should be a must on your to do list. Here are a few of Europe’s most famous.

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Swiss Mountain Biking Marathon

Start training now for one of the most spectacular bike marathons: The National Park Bike Marathon. On August 29th, 2009 over 2000 participants will get ready for a tough course ar

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Europe’s Leading Airline Announced Swiss International Air Lines

By Bob Enzel For the second year in a row “SWISS was voted Europe’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards based on the vote of 150,000 travel agents. As if to underline th

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Zurich Downtown

By Bob Enzel The recently published book on Zurich hotels covers 222 hotels in and around Zurich. It is definitive in that it covers pretty much everything from boutique hotels to

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Annapolis Boat Show

By Dick Healy It required a lot of planning and intricate handling to place nearly 200 boats in Annapolis, Maryland for the 37th annual United States Sailboat Show. Nevertheless, b

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Greenland Kicks Off Inaugural Flight

By Bob Enzel Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen and Deputy Prime Minister Josef Motzfeldt of Greenland Home Rule Government hosted dignitaries, press and friends at the elegant

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Greenland Kicks Off Inaugural Flight

By Bob Enzel Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen and Deputy Prime Minister Josef Motzfeldt of Greenland Home Rule Government hosted dignitaries, press and friends at the elegant

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Holiday Time in Switzerland

By Bob Enzel Visiting Lucerne It’s too late to see Claudio Abbado and his world renowned Lucerne Festival Orchestra at the Summer Festival and also too late for the Fall Worl

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Sailboats and Powerboats, Annapolis Style

By Dick Healy Aside from its early American historical significance, Annapolis, Maryland is known the world over for sailing and power boating. The hundreds of sailing yachts comin

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Zurich on the Move 1

By Bob Enzel Rodin exhibit at the Kunsthaus Zürich and Kannon exhibit at the Rietberg Museum. Two of the many exhibition highlights in the upcoming Zürich art scene will feature

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Shopping Portugal

By Bob Enzel From January 7th through February 28th the boutiques and stores in Portugal mark down fine crafted items by 80% making it worth the five-hour flight from the U.S. to s

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Cezanne

By Bob Enzel It’s been many years since I visited Aix en Provence and drank the refreshing wine of Provence while sitting at a sidewalk café and staring at the natives and admir

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe

By Bob Enzel Ongoing in Munich through July 30, 2006 visitors may see the Bavarian Kingdom Exhibit celebrating the 200 year Anniversary of its founding as a Kingdom. The Heritage T

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Hans Holbein the Younger in Basel and London

By Bob Enzel Following Europe’s recognition of Cezanne, Rembrandt and Mozart, we now we have Hans Holbein the Younger being honored at Basel’s Kunstmuseum from April 1 through

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Jewish Culture Festival

By Bob Enzel Krakow, Poland – July 1 – 9 In the Old Jewish Quarter previously devastated by WWII there will be many events to celebrate the rebirth of the Jewish Quarter an

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Leonardo da Vinci

By Bob Enzel And now we have da Vinci on display. What a great summer for art enthusiasts. The Exhibit will be at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and is one element of the

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Quebec City Summer Festival

By Bob Enzel The Festival runs from July 7-17, 2006 featuring the Grand Theatre de Quebec which presents a broad selection of classical and popular concerts; story telling by Fred

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Rembrandt

By Bob Enzel Amsterdam — All of 2006 Not to be outdone by Cezanne and Mozart, Rembrandt’s 400th anniversary of his birth will be celebrated throughout the country. Museums,

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Pok-Ta-Pok Golf Course

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ZÜRICH – Forty years is a long time

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Palm Springs Revisited

By Bob Enzel Life in Palm Springs is good …very...

Excellent Golf Courses in Cancun

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Iberostar Golf Club Cancun

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The Zillertal Valley

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Cancun Golf Courses

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Golfing With Haydn

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Are Golfing Amenities Important? – Yes or No

By Bob Enzel We were sitting around one evening–my golf...

Enticing Davos

By Bob Enzel Forty-two years ago we drove from Lech,...

Malaysia Golf Round One

By Bob Enzel A number of writers from the United...

Malaysia Golf – The Second Round

By Bob Enzel Round two of the Malaysian golf courses...

Malaysia Golf – Round Three

By Bob Enzel On tap today was the conclusion of...

Kebab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Course Clubhouse

An Unusual Day in St. Moritz

By Bob Enzel. Photos by Fred McKinney We skied less...

The Rookery at Marco

By Bob Enzel A large group of ski industry people...

Plunk!

By Bob Enzel The August issue of GOLF Magazine had...

The Mont Blanc Glacier – Over, Under, and On Top

By Bob Enzel “Why have they taken down the ropes?”...

Atlantic Golf – South River Course

By Bob Enzel There are three courses under Atlantic Golf....

Renditions Revisited

By Bob Enzel I don’t believe that Renditions is a...

Renditions

By Bob Enzel My golfing buddy Joe called and asked...

Sestriere – Winter Olympics 2006

By Bob Enzel The crowds of yesteryear have disappeared. The...

Triple Trouble In Williamsburg

By Bob Enzel The FORD’S COLONY COUNTRY CLUB sports three...

The Osprey’s Golf Club

By Bob Enzel Second visit… It was about a year...

Vignette on Wine and Cheese So Many Wines. So Much Cheese. So Little Time.

By Bob Enzel The one thing I knew before hand...

Military Golf Courses – Oahu Hawaii

By Bob Enzel Oahu offers a good variety of military...

A World Famous Resort with No Americans? Impossible!

By Bob Enzel All skiers have heard of the Pyrénées...

Greenland – Hands On or Hands Off

By Bob Enzel High winds delayed our scheduled afternoon departure...

Greenland – American’s Next Destination

By Bob Enzel The Airbus A330 owned by Air Greenland...

Adventure Andorra

By Bob Enzel It was almost 40 years ago that...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Part 2)

By Bob Enzel But at this moment I’m now in...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Part 1)

By Bob Enzel Malaysia! The exotic name itself conjures up...

Golfing Okinawa

By Bob Enzel Situated between the East China Sea and...

The Capital City of Bern – An ideal place for an Add-on

By Bob Enzel As an inveterate traveler I am conscious...

Martinique – The Isle of Flowers

By Bob Enzel If perhaps you are bored with Cancun...

Lake Tahoe Golf

By Bob Enzel It was mid-August in Lake Tahoe where...

Golf Pass Provence

Sixteen golf courses in the picturesque region of Provence have...

Golf In Atlantic Canada

The four provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland/Labrador, Nova Scotia and...

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