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Cheat Sheet: What’s Happening In Spain

That awkward moment – you know the one – when everybody at the dinner table knows all about the current economic or political climate in some foreign country except you. Lately it’s Spain. Everyone nods knowingly and murmurs assent when its simply referred to as, what’s going on in Spain these days. Look, there are a lot of countries in this world and subsequently a lot of political, economic and social movement to keep track of. As a traveler, one of the worst things you can do is arrive to a new country with no idea about the general state…

The Best of the Wursts in Germany

H. L. Mencken once wrote, “…there are more different sausages in Germany than there are breakfast foods in America, and if there is a bad one among them then I have never heard of it.” With over 1,500 different kinds of sausages – called wursts – Germany puts the American hotdog to shame. If you’re headed that way, here are a few of the best wursts Germany has to offer. Bratwurst Bratwurst is Germany’s closest equivalent to the old fashioned American hotdog, and can be made using veal, pork or beef. As Germany’s most classic wurst, the bratwurst boasts over…