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Graz, Austria

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Admin of TBJ

The area of Europe known as Styria is rich with history and natural beauty; this are of the Austro-Hungarian empire and Holy Roman Empire once contained bits of Slovenia and Germany. Now an Austrian state, Styria and its capital, Graz, are wonderful places to stop by when poking around Europe. Graz is Austria’s second biggest [...]

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Maribor, Slovenia

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Admin of TBJ

Nestled in the Pohorje Mountains in the mysterious Styria region of Europe is the charming city of Maribor, Slovenia. It’s becoming a semi-popular European skiing and winter-sports destination, and the city, which is home to a the University of Maribor and thus a large academic and student population, is rife with fun things to do [...]

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Barcelona, Spain

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

Two strange things happened to me as soon as I arrived in Barcelona: 1) I saw the city’s old bull fighting ring in Placa Espanya being turned into a mall and 2) three guys attempted to rob me in a crowded Metro station. The juxtaposition was interesting; Barcelona is undoubtedly an interesting experience – it’s [...]

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Great Eat: Cafe Campanilla, Madrid, Spain

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

If you have the pleasure of staying outside of Madrid proper and closer to the airport – cheaper prices, harder to get in town – you may also have the pleasant surprise of a really fabulous, tasty dinner at Cafe Campanilla! When circumstances dictated that we stay another night in Madrid (and be up really [...]

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Great Eat: La Bombeta, Barcelona, Spain

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

While you’re poking around in the Barceloneta area of Barcelona, you might as well veer off the beaten path (perhaps even with a newly-minted sorta-local, like your Barcelona-dwelling sibling) and take in some tapas, one of the few “Spanish” cultural things the prideful Catalan region of Spain still keeps (along with their lispy Castellano Spanish, [...]

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Great Eat: De’ Coltelli, Pisa, Italy

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

Of course, you’re in Italy and you’re eating gelato. It’s pretty unavoidable, and, when it’s hot, everybody – locals, tourists, etc. – is eating it. While I didn’t get to Pisa (of the Leaning Tower fame) the first time I visited Italy, I have to say it’s an Italian town worth checking out – it’s [...]

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Great Eats: Murphy’s Ice Cream, Dingle, Ireland

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Admin of TBJ

If you’re going to Dingle, Ireland (and you should), you must make sure to go to Murphy’s Ice Cream shop on the main street (the Strand). You’ll probably be served by one of the nicest people you’ve met in your life, and there will be a line and people inside no matter how gusty or [...]

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JR: Bled, Slovenia

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Admin of TBJ

There is something almost incomprehensible about sitting on a park bench, looking out over a green lake pebbled by a slight breeze at a castle twice as old as your country. As the morning sun echoes off mossy stones, you see into the past and realize the great Hapsburg ruling dynasty of Europe vacationed here. Yes, Hapsburgs drank, cried, laughed, [...]

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Graz, Austria

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Great Eat: Cafe Campanilla, Madrid, Spain

Great Eat: La Bombeta, Barcelona, Spain

Great Eat: De’ Coltelli, Pisa, Italy

Great Eats: Murphy’s Ice Cream, Dingle, Ireland

JR: Bled, Slovenia

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