Albania: What I didn’t know I didn’t know
Mary Murphy
June 9, 2023
With Ireland, for the most part, enjoying a stellar reputation abroad, I find it difficult to imagine what it must be like to see and
With Ireland, for the most part, enjoying a stellar reputation abroad, I find it difficult to imagine what it must be like to see and
I forget sometimes that planes and trains aren’t the only way to travel. There are ferries, too. We were heading to southern Albania and had
I wasn’t in Hamburg long enough to do it justice. I literally had a few hours to get a taste of what seems to be
In the German hamlet of Neuengamme, a short drive from Hamburg and Geesthacht sits a sobering reminder of man’s inhumanity to man – a concentration
When a change in the course of a river splits a town in two, it leaves something special behind. No one told me that. I
Watching the Netflix series Transatlantic I was surprised to hear someone say that they hadn’t met since Geesthacht. Until recently, I’d never heard of this
I’m easily distracted. Especially if I don’t have a deadline. Driving to Graz, Austria, we watched the slow metamorphosis of the villages as we moved
Ah, the number of times we’ve driven through Nagykapornak on our way to and from the county seat of Zalaegerszeg. We’d spot the twin domes
There’s an earthiness about the Italian city of Genoa (Genova) that appeals to me. Perhaps it’s because it’s a port city. Maybe it’s because of
For someone so attached to old stuff, I’m enjoying whatever detour it is that I’m on. I’m a huge fan of tradition and have, on
