Tag: #germany

  • Blast from the past: Ancient Aachen

    Blast from the past: Ancient Aachen

    I’m looking through some of my old travel writing — stuff I wrote when I was living in Germany. I’m sharing this article about Aachen, a place I visited frequently. This was a commissioned piece, though it was never published. Long story. I must confess that I just did some copyediting on this. I wrote…

  • Sheep Shit Shirt: An Oktoberfest Story

    Sheep Shit Shirt: An Oktoberfest Story

    As I glanced at the empty seat next to me on the luxury coach and then gazed out the window, I knew without a doubt that the man exiting the hotel was going to be my seatmate. The first thing I noticed was his t-shirt, which advertised sheep manure. A minute later, he slid into…