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One of My Favorite Farmers’ Markets
Savoring summer when just about everything’s in season at Central Market in Lancaster, PA, billed as the oldest farmers’ market in the U.S. One of my favorite spots. The only place where you can have a lunch of African stew, … Continue reading
Posted in Eats, North America
Tagged Amish, Central Market, farmers markets, Lancaster, Middle Eastern food, Pennsylvania, travel, whoopie pies
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The Lost — and Found — Jews of Crete
My latest in Tablet magazine: A synagogue on the Greek isle of Crete, struggling to survive with no Jewish community. The Jews were wiped out in the Holocaust.
The Best Explanation for Why I Travel
It’s a very simple picture that paints a picture of why I travel. This was the view from the shower in my space at Nuits Saint-Pierre, a trés élégant hotel straight out of Paris. It’s in St. Pierre and Miquelon, a genuine … Continue reading
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Tagged Maritine Provinces, Nuits Saint-Pierre, St. Pierre and Miquelon, travel
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Brussels: Sad to See Dark Cloud Hanging Over Brilliant City
I really hate to see Brussels, Belgium, on lockdown, with the city bracing for a possible terror attack like the one that decimated Paris. When I went there last Easter in search of extraordinary chocolate, I also got a good taste … Continue reading
Posted in Europe
Tagged Belgium, Bruges, Brussels, flea markets, Ghent, Jewish museum Brussels, lockdown, travel
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70 years after Hiroshima, ‘secret’ survivor in unlikely place
Apparently there’s a survivor of the world’s first atomic attack — the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, living in, of all places, Washington, DC. It withstood the U.S. attack that led to the end of World War II 70 years ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, North America
Tagged bonsai tree, Hiroshima, nuclear survivors, travel, World War II
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Brussels: Not just a bunch of boring buildings
With my own personal Chocolatefest in Brussels out of the way, I set my sights on more substantive fare — the rest of the city. Including a trek to the European Parliament in Brussels, tasked with looking after the affairs of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrei Sakharov, Belgian chocolate, Belgium, Brussels, euro, European Parliament, European Union, Greece crisis
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NYC: Neiman-Marcus, and such a deal!
So I pack light to stay over in New York for a photography course I’m taking. It’s June and schvitzy in Pennsylvania. A little overcast, but I still figure I don’t need an umbrella. When I emerge from the train … Continue reading
Why you should visit a part of France you’ve never heard of
Thinking about going to France this summer? Or hiking the Appalachian trail? How about both? It’s possible in a real piece of France you’ve probably never heard of. And if you live in North America, you don’t need to cross an … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Titanic, travel
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Brussels: Is Belgian chocolate really worth the trip?
Computer problems on two continents here at Planet Lippstone. A story for another day. Meanwhile, it was the most indulgent reason I knew for going to Brussels: I was tired of mediocre chocolate. Spring had finally sprung; Easter was approaching; … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgian chocolate, Belgium Airbnb, Brussels, Easter chocolate, Pierre Marcolini, travel
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Ghent, Belgium: What they sell in a castle gift shop
Everything that’s positively Medieval for your Little Crusader. Castle of the Counts, Ghent, Belgium. 4.10.15 (Been a hectic week in Brussels. Doing regular news job in between all the running around, which included this day trip to Ghent, Belgium, a … Continue reading
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