We are dedicated Christmas market fans. Nothing beats sipping hot wine or munching on sugary treats in the winter chill of some exotic, fairy-tale destination. Yes, there are many Christmas markets around the globe competing for the attention of holiday revelers. But when it comes to fairy-tale atmospheres, Prague is unsurpassed. Continue…

For 28 years, the stark cement blocks of the notorious Berlin Wall reminded Germans and travelers to Germany that they were on the front lines of the Cold War. As the western city rebuilt into its cement cage, a traumatized population began to express their anger in paint.

What started out as graffiti on an architectural scar grew into extended visual commentaries on a divided nation caught up in the ultimate ideological battle. And then, the battle ended. As Germans rushed to tear Continue…