Frankfurt & Lufthansa A380

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I left off last week from Paris. From there I made the mistake of taking a taxi to the CDG airport–can you believe it cost 72 euros (US$104)?! Next time I will take the train. CDG Airport It seems everyone is always throwing the Charles de Gaulle Airport (website under the bus, but I love [...]

Beauty Flows in Zurich’s Waters

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Switzerland’s largest city finds a home for everyone, from outdoorsmen to shopaholics. By: Ben Brown ZURICH IN A NUTSHELL The crisp air blows by as I bike along the lake. The path borders a park where people are lying in the sun, children are playing games and groups are barbecuing on portable grills. Others are [...]

Living in a Jail Cell, Tobogganing Down A Mountain in Lucerne, Switzerland: Part 2

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By: Ben Brown A 10-minute walk from the train station, this place was actually a prison until 1998. So what better to do now than allow guests to lock up for the night? There are no keys, only codes to the locks on the wood and metal doors. The bars are even still attached to [...]