Born Spectator

About 30 planes descend into Vienna every hour. Each of these metal birds cruises through the air, seemingly by magic, carrying human lives ...

"Das war ein Vorspiel nur, dort wo man Bücher Verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen" (That was but a prelude; where th...

"It's interesting how we use the land, you see", continued Loco, my host at Vilnius who is a seafarer working as a salvage m...

Today, let me start with making a case for potatoes. The beloved staple of my childhood, the humble tuber, the vegetable of euphoria. Bad...

Here is a small exercise: search the Internet for "Prague quotes". Chances are, you will end up with praises of the city from F...

"Viisakas Linn" - Estonian for "Polite City" - is how the Mayor of the town likes to promote Pärnu. And for good reas...

When there are about 5 hours between a sunset and a sunrise, the term 'nightlife' essentially loses its relevance. Thus happens wi...

"Enormous portions" is what got my attention. A cheap-looking food place, not so far from the old town square, ragged looking ...

"Grande pescado!" — he whistles to me, and makes a calling gesture. It's midnight, and we are sitting at the base of the ligh...

The first thing that a solo traveller will notice about Prague is beer. A beer bottle for 29 crowns is cheaper than water, and says a lot a...

Doe gewoon, dan doe je gek genoeg. (Just act normally, that's crazy enough.) - Dutch saying Amsterdam is a quintessential Dut...

Sticking out as a rather imposing and easily identifiable landmass in the northern hemisphere on a world map is the amazing country of Nor...

Straight from the blistering 42 degrees May heat of New Delhi, landing at Oslo several latitudes up on the globe can cause a steep, unexpe...