September 2014

A cat’s life in Amsterdam

If you’ve spent any time in the Netherlands, you’ll notice that the Dutch love cats.  Nearly every household has a cat or two, (or three).  You’ll often [...]

Design on a budget at Motel One

I love staying in a nice hotel, and when I opened the door to my room at Motel One in Munich,  I knew right away I was going to enjoy the time I spent there.  First [...]

The potato is not your enemy

Food and diet trends come and go, and recently potatoes have been placed in an “off-limits” category by some low-carb diets.  But the potato has sustained [...]

Berlin Wall Gallery

In 1990, after the fall of the Berlin wall, a group of artists from around the world collaborated on a memorial to peace, painting murals on a remaining 1.3 kilometer section [...]