Charles de Gaulle once reputedly mused, “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” While we’re sure it’s difficult, we can’t help but point out that we never heard Queen Elizabeth or Churchill complaining a... Read More

London is one of our favorite cities to revisit. To crib from funnyman Stephen Fry, London actually contains a teeming multitude of cities—from barbaric to civilised, common to royal, vulgar to processional—there’s a flavor (or, ... Read More

The new year is a natural time of reflection, and one of last year’s events that we can’t quite shake is the acqua alta that devastated Venice in November. Like many, we watched the fifty year record-breaking flooding in Venice w... Read More

Well, it’s happened: another year (and, gulp, decade) has come and gone, with 2020 looming large ahead. While the changing of the calendar year is a natural time of reflection, we also believe—to borrow a phrase from T.S. Eliot—i... Read More

Pubs, brewpubs, microbreweries, bars – Amsterdam is exploding with options for a pint or two. Although neighboring beer giants Germany and Belgium have historically dominated brewing in this part of the world, the Netherlands has... Read More