September 10, 2018
Great Walls: Playing Mahjong in China
Mahjong is China’s national pastime, and passion: a four-person game of skill, strategy, cunning, some luck, and the occasional sneaky maneuver.
September 8, 2018
5 Great Daily News Podcasts under 30 minutes
There is a knack to the daily news program — you have to keep it fresh and exciting, but you must also follow some kind of formulaic structure so that…
September 5, 2018
Tomato-Infused Bulgur Wheat Salad with Feta and Arugula
Tomatoes are in the magnificent zenith of their brief season, and I’m on a mission to enjoy them almost every way I know how, including with grains in the large,…
September 4, 2018
Mostar’s Old Bridge: Bosnia’s Bridge of Sighs
Jennifer Eremeeva on the inspiring story of the Old Bridge in Mostar Bosnia Herzegovina: a restoration project that rebuilt a community.
September 1, 2018
The Podcast Review: Getting Started
The best podcasts inform, entertain, and educate. They are available when you are: the perfect companion when your hands are occupied but your mind needs attention. Here are my Top…
August 29, 2018
A Reading List for the Balkans
The Balkans are a feast for the imagination with their soaring scenery, diverse population and colorful history filled with larger-than-life legends, myths, monsters, and heroines. Begin your journey with Jennifer…
August 21, 2018
Vienna’s Venerable Coffeehouse Tradition
Vienna’s Venerable Coffeehouse Tradition Discover the elegant world of the Viennese Coffeehouse, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage that is synonymous with the history of the Austrian empire and its dynamic…
July 19, 2018
On Sissi’s Trail in Vienna
On Sissi's Trail in Vienna Follow in the footsteps of Sissi, Austria's beloved Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emporer Franz Josef. Beautiful, enigmatic, and passionate, Elisabeth's life was captured in sumptuous Technicolor…
