Postcard from Baden-Baden

BADEN-BADEN – What words can describe such a magical place? Part of its charm lies in the realism that one is confronted with when visiting Baden-Baden for the first time. The town feels lived in, but also has a quality of vacationer’s realm. The Black Forest borders Baden-Baden. Windmills populate most of Southwestern Germany, but …

Postcard from Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – The flatness of the desert landscape can catch you off guard if you are not expecting it. And how could you? America described as “For purple mountain majesties” eludes this region of flat terrain, this platitude of stuccoed dirt travails. Howard Hughes’ name is seen in various deserted locales. The street sign …