Category Archives: Europe

Sweden…It’s more than just porno, ABBA and IKEA. Continue reading →

Spain is essentially a nation of gentlemen, which for three centuries has lived by doing nothing at the expense of the Indies and America…In Spain they used to await the galleon as, in France, they would vote the budget. (Victor Hugo) Continue reading →

“They Examine passports on the Italian frontier for fear an honest man may slip in.”

Mark Twain October 1878 Continue reading →

“A Frenchman’s home is where another man’s wife is.”

Mark Twain, 1879 Continue reading →

“The Germans are exceedingly fond of Rhine wines; they are put up in tall slender bottles, and are considered a pleasant beverage. One tells them from vinegar by the label.” Continue reading →

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” This is as true today as it was in Samuel Johnson’s time. Continue reading →