Real people. Real insights. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:06:26 CST http://www.we8there.com SOS Some columns back, I wrote about my eating experiences in the Cinque Terre, the “five lands” on the western coast of Italy that feature stunning v... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:06:26 CST http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=72 Isn’t It Romantic?This is how it’s supposed to go in Europe: you’re in a smoky café. It’s raining outside, where the cares of the world coincidentally... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:51:58 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=71 “Off the Coast of Belize”For this column we’re going someplace completely different, someplace noteven in Europe.An island off the coast of Belize.I s... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:07:53 CST http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=65 The Worst Breakfast on the ContinentSince we were children we’ve been told breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Too bad so many of us (me ... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:49:53 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=70 An American in Europe
“Timing Is Everything”By John GrabowskiIt’s true with everything: timing is everything. Even in Europe, even when doing so... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:30:46 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=69 An American in EuropeThe Grass is Always GreenerBy John GrabowskiMy wife and I were in Paris and on one of the last nights went to a concert at the Sa... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:12:43 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=66 The Unbearable Heaviness of BeingEuropeans are catching up to Americans in a dubious area: they’re getting fatter. The latest from the European Commi... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:05:53 CST http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=62 An American in Europe Breakfast by John Grabowski I’m divided about hotels that give you free breakfast with your stay. A lot of the hotels in Europe ... Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:55:50 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=67 “Very Fast Food”By John Grabowski“Can I take that plate from you?” the waiter at the American restaurant asked my South African friend, who looked a l... Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:06:57 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=60 Go Fish by John Grabowski This is my view of seafood: Yes! If it swims, I’ll eat it. And so in Italy’s Cinque Terra, off the Mediterranean coast, I... Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:33:39 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=59 “The Tipping Point”by John GrabowskiEuropeans must find it mind-boggling to come to America and eat in restaurants that instruct them how much they sh... Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:32:12 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=58 by John Grabowski Sometimes businesses, at least in America, can try to please so hard that it ruins an evening. Multiple times. This was driven home... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:17:36 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=57 Beethoven was here. It’s a sign I almost expected to see the first time I toured the 19th district of Vienna, Heiligenstadt, which used to be a distan... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:44:06 CST http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=55 Exotica by John Grabowski We know the culinary rules, right? When in Germany or Austria you eat ham or sausage or wiener schnitzels and strudel, righ... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:28:11 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=56 “The Perfect Cup”by John GrabowskiWhy is it that the United States, the country that once put astronauts on the moon, cannot seem to brew the sort of ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:58:19 CST http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=54 Junk food is better in Europe. You probably didn’t need to hear that. I know I sure don’t. But seriously, candy bars, sodas and the like are better ... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:26:21 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=53 We were already more than halfway into our European trip, and we’d just arrived at Haarlem, where we were staying for several days during which time ... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:29:54 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=52 I’m always amused by the eating scene early in The Sound of Music. Christopher Plummer, who plays Baron von Trapp, is seen holding his fork…well, the ... Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:37:14 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=51 There’s a saying that in Europe a hundred miles is a long way and in America a hundred years is a long time.I grew up in Philadelphia, near Bucks Coun... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:23:32 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=50 The first time I ate in Europe, I experienced cultural shock, of the extremely pleasant kind.It’s not simply a matter of different menu items or the h... Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:46:25 CDT http://www.we8there.com/travel.php?rss=49