Paris, France

By MRNY on August 2, 2011

As Hemingway wrote, “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” … Read More

Open: Montpellier, France Redux

Montpellier, France Redux

By MRNY on July 19, 2011

As Thomas Wolfe knew, it’s sometimes difficult to return to a place that you once called home – and way back in the Eighties, Montpellier had been our home. … Read More

Open: Nothing Nicer Than Nice

Nothing Nicer Than Nice

By MRNY on July 16, 2011

Ever since F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald landed in the south of France during the Roaring Twenties, the Cote d’Azur has been imbued with romantic visions of a glamorous life along the shores of the Mediterranean. … Read More

Open: Ze Good Life in Zurich

Ze Good Life in Zurich

By MRNY on July 4, 2011

Currently, the largest city in Switzerland (with nearly 400,000 people), Zurich has been designated the city with the best quality of life in the world – for seven years in a row. … Read More

Open: Basel, Switzerland

Basel, Switzerland

By MRNY on June 8, 2011

With suburbs in three countries (and that airport on French soil), Basel represents a kind of postmodern EU, where ideas and cultures are as fluid as Schengen Area border crossings.
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Open: Bern Switzerland

Bern Switzerland

By MRNY on May 28, 2011

Consistently ranked among the world’s top ten cities for quality of life, Bern was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. … Read More

Open: Iguazú Falls, Argentina

Iguazú Falls, Argentina

By MRNY on May 10, 2011

“Iguazú” means “big water” in the language of the ancients – and apparently, when First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt glimpsed the massive Argentine waterfalls, she murmured, “Oh, poor Niagara.” … Read More

Open: Lima, Peru

Lima, Peru

By MRNY on April 28, 2011

As the second largest desert city on the planet (after Cairo, Egypt), Lima has a subtropical climate but is mild and comfortable, thanks to its proximity to the ocean. … Read More