When you are out west in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region, be sure to check out some or all of the Virginia Lakes. This collection of eight lakes in Mono County, California is located just a few miles from U.S. Highway 395. The Virginia Lakes is a resort town for the most part (although it…
It seems like every week I come across new routes debuting soon at an airline. So I figured why not throw up some of the more noteworthy offerings that might be coming to your area airport in the near future. Alaska Airlines: *Austin (AUS) and San Diego (SAN) starts September 2, 2009 *Seattle (SEA) and…
#1: Prague, Czech Republic – Old Town Square (26% of the vote) Lonely Planet review of Old Town Square One of Europe’s biggest and most beautiful urban spaces, the Old Town Square has been Prague’s principal public square since the 10th century, and was its main marketplace until the beginning of the 20th century. Despite…
#9: San Francisco, California – Union Square (2% of the vote). Similarly to Seville’s Plaza de Espana, San Francisco’s Union Square floundered throughout the voting between 9th and 10th place. I was surprised by the low amount of votes since many of my readers are from California. However, I received more than one e-mail stating…
The voting for the “Best Town Square” poll has been so tight. I can not predict a winner at this point since six of the contenders have all been in first place at one point during the last few days. Heavy favorite Brussels’ Grand Place, which one round 1 and 2 in the voting, has…
It started with 50…it is now down to 10. Quick update before I head off to do some drinking and barbecuing with friends and family. The results of round two are in and to be honest they kind of shocked me. Heavy favorites last week, Prague’s Old Town Square and Krakow’s Rynek Glowny, both barely…
In 18 days I will be leaving the country for a three week trip to Poland. You may ask, why Poland? Well that is where my wife was born. She moved to the United States with her parents at a young age and last visited her hometown of Raciborz (about two hours outside of Krakow)…