Glass of Riesling at the Rheingau Wine Festival Wiesbaden, Germany

The Rheingau Wine Festival in Wiesbaden

"Wine--enjoyed in moderation--heals and comforts with its strength and warmth." These words from the 11th-century Benedictine nun Hildegard von Bingen ring true year-round in Germany's...
Buildings with blue and green light show at night

The World of Wine in Porto, Portugal

Vila Nova de Gaia, across the Douro River from Porto, Portugal, houses dozens of historic port wine lodges and warehouses. Since moving to Portugal...
Basler Herbstmesse

Sampling Herbstmesse in Basel, Switzerland

In October, autumn leaves paint the streets of Basel, Switzerland, in hues of bright yellow and burnt orange. The colorful show is a sure...

Christmas memories for a pandemic year

Most Decembers, the impressive tree at Aliados attracts triperos (as the residents of Porto call themselves) and visitors alike to celebrate the season with...
Swiss cows

Alpabzug or Désalpe? Swiss cows come home

Every autumn, Swiss cows in their droves leave the high pastures of summer to return to the valleys, collared with bells and with bouquets...
Women cooking pongal over small fires

Celebrating Pongal in Tamil Nadu, India

 “Please join us!” the woman in a gold-trimmed green sari exclaimed, waving a wooden spoon in our direction. Sweet smoke wafted from hundreds of...
Vogel Gryff

In Basel, Switzerland, the antics of Vogel Gryff

A resounding boom from a raft on the Rhine, and the “only in (Klein)basel” ritual known as Vogel Gryff is underway. When Tom and...
FAmily standing near a kolan

Tamil Nadu’s kolam art tradition

One of India’s most distinctive art forms is that of rangoli, in which patterns are created on the floor or the ground using materials...
Grandmother and child

Educating girls in Solukhumbu, Nepal

The young girl appeared as if in a dream, walking uphill through dense fog. She stopped to watch as our group made its slow...
Roasting chestnuts in Ascona

Ascona, Switzerland celebrates the chestnut

I love one-trick food festivals. They bring out my penchant for taking a single food ingredient to levels I would never envision on my...
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