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The Risiera de San Sabba was one of 4 Italian concentrations camps, the only one with its own crematorium. According to the Italian…

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Trieste has a long and checkered history, a unique blend of ethnicities, cultures, religions and political systems. For centuries it was part…

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I can never remember if it’s today or tomorrow that a young friend of mine celebrates his birthday. To err on the…

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Scores of people come to this ancient seaport town each year to pay homage to James Joyce, who wrote his Ulysses   here….

Vienna (4)

Ever heard of the Austrian Friedrich Stowasser? Yes, you have. You just know him under the name Hundertwasser, the short form of…

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“We rarely see tourists here,” said the friendly woman at the neighboring table at a cafe.  “Are you looking for something specific?…

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As if their litte-red-riding-hood outfits aren’t torture enough, the flight attendants at Austrian Airlines have to listen constantly to Johann Strauss waltzes…

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Dear vicarious travelers:

As promised, here are some observations from the next leg of my trip, a stay in Vienna.

(Internet is infernally slow…