Night View of the Danube, Budapest, Hungary
As you walk around Budapest, you're confronted constantly with lovely Danube vistas, day and night. In fact, the buildings that line the river make up collectively a view that's been…
The Fantastic Painting of Matthias Church, Budapest
The Matthias Church at the top of the Buda castle hill has been through many iterations since the first church was built on the site in 1015. The first building…
The Circus, Budapest, Hungary
We sure do spend a lot of time in museums and churches and the like. So we thought we'd break up the week in Budapest with an old style–read Eastern…
Walking and Talking Budapest History
If a place is located between two powerful empires, situated on a major river, and at the crossroads of east-west and north-south trade, things are going to get complicated. It’s…
Danube and Parliament, Budapest, Hungary
Kris and I have been in Budapest for a week now, and we've spent much of that time walking along both sides of the Danube, crossing the bridges and strolling…
The Palace District Tour, Budapest Hungary
Editor's note: Do you want to learn more about Budapest…from home? As a result of the 2020 pandemic, Context Travel has introduced an excellent series of virtual seminars. These live,…
Oslo to Bergen and Back: Across Norway
In my continuing efforts to get all the goodie out of my Eurail Pass, I spent a week in Norway earlier this year, training from Oslo to Bergen and back…
The Man on Norway's Flåm Train
Long story short, I found myself in Oslo, Norway, with a Eurail pass and a week to spare before my flight back to the U.S. It was midsummer (June 27-July…
Four Fall Days in Breckenridge, Colorado
Biking and hiking, eating and imbibing are just means to an end: enjoying the scenic Breckenridge Colorado area, and breathing in the fresh mountain air.