by Penny Zibula | Nov 7, 2014 | Europe, Weekly Wow!
Want to Take a Dip? Come on in, the Chocolate’s Fine If you only have one breakfast in Madrid, make it chocolate con churros at Chocolateria San Ginés. The café, which was opened in 1894, is located in a passageway near the San Ginés Church. But the café’s close... by Penny Zibula | Oct 30, 2014 | Middle East, Weekly Wow!
Geological Wonder in Israel’s Negev Desert Think of an enormous asymmetrical hole in a desert that looks less desert-like with every passing year, and you’ve got a geological WOW called the Ramon Crater. When Simon, Otto and I visited my family in Israel in 2013 we... by Penny Zibula | Oct 23, 2014 | Food & Beverage, North America, Weekly Wow!
Small-Town Sunshine Trumps Moonshine Any Day We were in The N.E.W. A-Ville Inn, in search of a lead to some good Pennsylvania moonshine, but what we found was a WOW of a different kind. On our last full day in Gettysburg, PA, Simon, Otto and I found ourselves in an... by Penny Zibula | Oct 21, 2014 | Road Reads
Me Before You ~ by JoJo Moyes “Me Before You” is a novel about a young man who has everything until he finds himself paralyzed from the neck down. Enter his new female caregiver. Now, just forget everything you’ve ever read about battered boy meets gutsy girl –... by Penny Zibula | Oct 16, 2014 | Europe, Weekly Wow!
Modern Artisans Use Ancient Techniques to Create Timeless Beauty Toledo, 45 miles south of Madrid, is a town of many WOW’s. The only way to describe this Castilian gem is “magical”. The perfect fusion of Christian, Jewish and Muslim cultures can be seen everywhere,... by Penny Zibula | Oct 10, 2014 | Europe, Weekly Wow!
A WOW of a Whisper So there I was, sitting on a bench, minding my own business, when I heard a voice whispering to me from behind my head. Normally, this would have given me a start, since the only thing behind me was a solid wall, but I had been forewarned. The voice... by Penny Zibula | Oct 3, 2014 | Food & Beverage, North America
A Day’s Worth of Meals from Three World-Renowned Casual Eateries Montreal, Quebec is a captivating city. It has a charming historic district, a vibrant downtown area, a mountain in the middle and some of the finest restaurants in North America. But the foods with... by Penny Zibula | Oct 2, 2014 | Europe, Weekly Wow!
Where “Fine” applies to more than art A rainy morning in Florence had given way to a brilliant blue sky and warming sun. Simon, C.J. and I had made the most of the day, and by the time we left the magnificent Cathedral of Florence – a WOW in its own right... by Penny Zibula | Sep 25, 2014 | Middle East, Weekly Wow!
The History of a People Runs Deep The ancient stone beneath my fingertips was cool and surprisingly smooth. Moving slowly over the surface, my fingers encountered other similar stones, held together by nothing other their own weight. This was a small section of the... by Penny Zibula | Sep 19, 2014 | Europe
If you Like Your History with a Hefty Dose of Goosebumps, the Criminal London Night Walking Tour Will Fit You Like a Shroud Standing at the site where Scottish hero, William Wallace was executed was enough to give me a chill in and of itself, but when Robert, our...