Pivovarsky Dum: A Micro-Brew Pub that Serves Up Great Beer and Great Czech Cuisine

If you're in Prague and you want to go just a little bit off the beaten path and experience a little bit of the local culture without getting completely lost in it, I would suggest visiting a place called Pivovarsky Dum. (It doesn't translate well, it's something like The Brewery House.) The beer is unique, but the food is purely Czech. It's conveniently located in the Nove Mesto section of Prague, one block from Karlovo Namesti (Charles Square).

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10 Things You Should Know Before Visiting Prague

Here are 10 things that any foreign visitor should know before visiting the Czech Republic.

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Drinking in Prague

No visit to the Czech Republic is complete without a visit to a traditional Czech pub, arguably the center of Czech social life. And to find out what you should know before sitting down in a pub in Prague, . . . click HERE>>>

History & More in Philadelphia

Founded by William Penn in 1660, Philadelphia is one of the oldest cities in America. Known as the "City of Brotherly Love," Philadelphia has a long history of promoting personal freedom and is well known as a center of the American Revolution, having played host to many significant moments in the history American independence. Today, the city offers the visitor many opportunities to experience this history as well as providing a wealth of 19th history, sports, and contemporary food and drink.

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Milwaukee, More than Beer & Brats

Milwaukee, a city of 1.7 million inhabitants, is a moderately large city that offers more than its fair share in regards to high quality tourist attractions, but at the same time, it can somehow maintain the regional charm of a small city. From its world class museums, to its Flemish Renaissance architecture and German heritage, Milwaukee is a city that likes its culture, but above all, likes its fun. You can read more HERE>>>

Famous People from Oak Park

The village of Oak Park, Illinois has been the home to some of America's most successful people. Sharing a border with the city of Chicago, Oak Park was one of America's first fully developed suburbs, and historically has been considered one of the most beautiful suburbs in America. To find out who they are, read HERE>>>

Tucson, History in the Desert

Tucson, located in the heart of Arizona's Sonora Desert is a surprising gem for any visitor, offering much more than its average of 350 days of annual sunshine. A city of about half million people, Tucson seamlessly blends its historic Spanish Colonial heritage with the modernity of the 20th Century. Home to the University of Arizona, Tucson is a much more cosmopolitan city than its size might indicate, offering a vast array of entertainments. You can read more HERE>>>

Music and History Meet in Austin

Despite being the most interesting center of live music in the American southwest, as well as a being center of government, technology and education in Texas, the city of Austin seems to get easily forgotten by traveler. This mid-sized city (population: 1.2 million) per capita probably offers more culture and entertainment than any other city in Texas. You can read more HERE>>>

Texas Beyond the Travel Guide

Texas is, of course, big and is home to countless of interesting and entertaining sites for the visitor. And nearly all of these sites have been admirably covered in tourist guidebooks and travel websites. But there is even more to Texas. Much more, but for now, we'll have to settle on this list of ten interesting sites that most Texas travel guides miss. You can see more HERE >>>

10 Things to Do in Boston for Free

Boston is known as one of the most expensive cities in America and for good reason. But there is still a lot a traveler can do in Boston without spending a single dollar. For all the details, look HERE >>>

Boston's Freedom Trail

There are many imitators in many cities all around the world, but Boston's Freedom Trail is the original. Created in 1951, it has evolved from crude signage leaned up again wooden horses to a line on the sidewalk painted red to what it is today, a red brick line. Contrary to popular belief, the Freedom Trail is not an historic path that some historic person traveled. It is instead merely a line on the sidewalks of Boston meant to guide visitors through the city's sometimes confusing streets. The Freedom Trail has sixteen official sites and is two and half miles long. You can read more HERE >>>

Zürich: Swiss Charm and History

Zurich is a city of about 370,000 (there are approximately 1.3 million inhabitants in the canton of Zurich) and is the largest city in Switzerland. An internationally known world center of finance, Zurich is also a cultural hub, providing the nearly one million visitors who come to Zurich annually a unique combination of old world charm and new world sophistication.
Perhaps the first thing a visitor should know about Zurich is that the tram system is probably the best way to get around. There are nearly two dozen lines, and they overlap quite a bit, especially in the historic center, but they are clean, convenient, and punctual. If you remember the Matt Damon film, The Bourne Identity, Zurich's blue trams were featured in the movie. You can read more HERE >>>

Vienna: the Art, the Music, the Romance

For the traveler looking for a crossroads of old world charm and 20th Century modernity, one need look no further than the Austrian capitol of Vienna. Today a cosmopolitan city of 1.7 million inhabitants, Vienna was, for four centuries, the capitol of the Hapsburg Dynasty or what some call the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Situated along the banks of the Danube river, Vienna is probably most famous for its musical heritage (the famous waltz The Blue Danube was named for Vienna's largest river) having been home to musical geniuses like Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Strauss, among many others. Vienna is also well known for being a center of the Jugendstil movement of the early 20th Century, best exemplified by the art of Gustav Klimt and architecture of Otto Wagner. You can read more HERE >>>

How to Get a TEFL Job

Have you ever wanted to get away for a while? I mean, really away . . . a foreign country, for example. Have you ever wanted to live there and get a chance to meet the local people? Teaching English as a foreign language is a way to live abroad, pay your bills, and meet local people in a comfortable English speaking environment. It will never make you rich, but it's an experience that you'll never forget. You can read more about it HERE >>>

Interview With A Pub Manager In Prague

Francis Foley is a manager at U Draka, a pub in the center of Prague, and I recently sat down with him over a beer to ask him twenty questions about what it's like being a pub manager in Prague. You can read the complete interview HERE >>>

Boston's Modern Skyscrapers

The modern skyscrapers of Boston, Massachusetts are not the tallest, nor are they the most beautiful. But their stories do say a lot about the modern history of Boston, as well as America. You can read an interesting article about them HERE >>>

Boston's Early Skyscrapers

Boston, Massachusetts, unlike New York or Chicago, is not a city well known for its skyscrapers, which unfortunately means that Boston's skyscrapers go largely unnoticed by both the casual observer and architectural expert. But if one were to take a little time to note some of Boston's early taller buildings, they would be pleasantly surprised by both their architecture and their history. Read more HERE >>>

Restaurace U Bulinu in Prague

If you're in Prague, and you're looking for an authentic Czech dining experience at real Czech prices, in a conveniently located area, and free from the throng of tourists, you really can't go wrong with a restaurant called Restaurace U Bulinu in the Vinohrady section of Prague. I love their potato dishes, and a half liter of beer is only $1. A complete review is here.

King's Chapel in Boston

The King’s Chapel is my favorite site on the Freedom Trail in Boston for several reasons. First of all, understanding the conflict surrounding the origins of the church helps one to understand that the American Revolution did not happen as a result of the Boston Tea Party. The divisions within American colonial society were more than a hundred years old before the tea was poured into Boston Harbor. Secondly, I like the King’s Chapel because it was able to rebound after the Revolutionary War and reinvent itself as America’s very first Unitarian Church. Third, I like the church because it was never finished. There’s no steeple on the tower. It’s a perpetual work in progress, much like America. Fourth, I firmly hold that its interior is the most elegant extant colonial era interior in New England. Fifth, the lunch time concert series that the church hosts is wonderful. And sixth, I like the fact that they’ve maintained their Anglican liturgy while pursuing a Christian Unitarian theology.

I’ve written a detailed article about the interior of the King's Chapel here