Mediterranean reverie
By Anne Dowie
Nestled in the rugged mountains overlooking the Ligurian Sea, Cinque Terre is the source of endless scenic and culinary delights
(03/29/99)
"Don't shoot -- we're Americans!"
By Daniel Becker
A hike across the Macedonia-Albania border goes wrong
(03/18/99)
Original sin by Janis
Cooke Newman
A culinary pilgrim in Italy succumbs to temptations far more wicked than ripe produce.
(03/17/99)
Clash of the camels! By Laurie Udesky
On Turkey's Aegean coast, wrestling beasts relieve winter's monotony
(03/09/99)
The wizard of Oise By David Downie
Vincent van Gogh still draws painters and pilgrims to the Parisian suburb of Auvers-sur-Oise
(03/08/99)
The mystic-barber of Selçuk
By Gary Mex Glazner
How a tonsorial teen in Turkey helped me understand the revelations of Rumi
(03/04/99)
Special delivery by Lindsy van Gelder
Hand delivering a postcard from the Galapagos to Italy starts a string of delightful surprises
(03/03/99)
Captive in Kosovo by Susan Milligan
A journalist finds herself caught in the middle of the Drenica Mountains with a guerilla pressing a gun against her head
(02/17/99)
Escape from Tashkent
By Jeffrey Tayler
A Peace Corps volunteer unwittingly falls into a romantic adventure with a Russian waitress stranded in Uzbekistan
(02/25/99)
Dead ends in London By Laura Billings
Jack the Ripper returns to life on a grisly but gripping tour
(02/04/99)
A passion for Pelago By Tanya Shaffer
An unlikely village hosts a Rainbow Gathering meets Burning Man meets rave music festival in Italy
(01/25/99)
Cold front
By Mona R. Washington
An ugly encounter on a Viennese metro colors a winter's day
(01/12/99)
Vive la roller blade!
By Susan Hack
In Paris, Friday night has an all-new rite
(01/05/99)
Postmark: Christmas in Germany By Deanna Hodgin
A family visit to Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt turns into a lesson for adults and children alike
(12/17/98)
At home in Tuscany By Ferenc Máté
The slow-paced pleasures of rural Italy come to life for two new residents
(12/02/98)
Orchid ice cream? By Eric Hanse
An aficionado journeys to Turkey to discover the birthplace of this aphrodisiac treat
(11/17/98)
Death on Ios By Jeffrey Tayler
Could he recapture his youth with a passionate encounter on
Greece's most hedonistic island?
(11/02/98)
A tipsy tasting in Burgundy By The Surreal Gourmet
It's not easy sipping 200-300 great wines a day, but someone's got to do it
(10/27/98)
How Europe changed my life By Hank Hyena
A summer odyssey affects a young Republican in the most unexpected way
(10/21/98)
A two-wheel tour of Holland By Cynthia Gorney
A vacationing family finds pleasure and peril among a nation of bicyclers
(10/14/98)
An Italian romance: Chapter Two
By Laura Fraser
The first time, he had helped heal her heartbreak. Could their second fling be as good as the first?
(09/29/98)
Paris' cafe renaissance
By David Downie
From nouveau sleek to retro chic, there's a lively new scene in the City of Caffeine
(09/21/98)
No man is a garden
By Simon Firth
Treasures of the English gardener's art -- and the spirit at its heart
(09/15/98)
Chili con carne, anyone?
By Vijai Maheshwari
In Moscow, buyers are snapping up whatever's on the shelves
(09/14/98)
Oh when the gays come dancing in By Rebecca Bryant
The physical -- and emotional -- revelations of Amsterdam's Gay Games V
(08/21/98)
The view from Europe
Salon correspondents in Amsterdam, Paris and Munich report on the local reaction to President Clinton's speech,
the president's Achilles penis and other reactions
(08/19/98)
Insider's guide to Paris
By David Downie
Our man in Paris reveals the hottest places to eat, stay and play
(08/05/98)
England's decadent delights By Douglas Cruickshank
Our freelance freeloader samples the good life with Mariah Carey, clay
pigeons and single malt scotches at a luxurious castle hotel called
Stapleford Park
(07/29/98)
Homemade heaven in Italy
By David Downie
Wild boar stew and other delights in Italy
(07/21/98)
Tour en Irlande By David Moore
The Tour de France, the world's largest annual sporting event, begins with three days of pomp and pedaling -- in Ireland
(07/16/98)
Wimbledon's grand finale
By Simon Worrall
From Jack Nicholson to knicker shots, behind the scenes at the All England Club
(07/13/98)
Postmark: Dancing in the streets
By Ethan Zindler
Dancing in the streets -- Paris celebrates the World Cup
(07/13/98)
Letter from Wimbledon
By Simon Worrall
Mice and mist and mirthlessness mix at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
(07/08/98)
The Cup runneth over and over
By Ethan Zindler
World Cup scenes: Professional scalpers and amateur partyers converge in Marseille
(07/07/98)
World Cup scenes
By Matthew McAllester
Passion and indifference mix in rural France
(07/07/98)
Mondo Weirdo: Nude Beach of the Week
Readers bare all on an isolated Maui beach -- and in the heart of Munich
(07/03/98)
Among the hooligans
By Ethan Zindler
World Cup scenes: Threat and theft among the hooligans in Lens, France
(06/30/98)
Embraced in Spain By Barry Yeoman
Traveling solo in Spain, the writer is befriended by a group of macho local males. Can he tell them he is gay and still keep their friendship?
(06/23/98)
Postmark: Disco bouzouki takes Athens by storm By Kathleen Cromwell
For a crash course in Greek cultural history, go to the city's new nightlife hot spot, Gazi
(06/03/98)
Postmark: There'll always be a London By Douglas Cruickshank
A wandering wonderer ponders the passions of collectors and cabbies
(05/13/98)
Getting into Chechnya By Thomas Goltz
A journalist's heart-stopping adventure slipping by Russian border guards
(05/26/98)
The tomb of the unknown soldier By Roxanne Nelson
A traveler encounters a little-visited military cemetery -- and a poignant mourner -- in southern France
(05/18/98)
Insider's guide to Brussels By Brent Gregston
An expert advises on everything from out-of-the-way hotel treasures to the best bar for
Sudden Death beer
(05/11/98)
The best little pizzerias in Naples By David Downie
Where to savor Italy's best pizza
(04/14/98)
Encounter in Samarkand By Karl Taro Greenfeld
A traveler in Samarkand rescues his lover from the clutches of Russian soldiers
(04/29/98)
Absinthe makes the heart grow By Taras Grescoe
On a pilgrimage in Barcelona's bohemian barrio
(04/22/98)
Running with the bulls By Andrew Taber
Horny tradition: Dodging pissed-off bovines in southern France
(04/20/98)
Insider's guide to Frankfurt By Brent Gregston
Where to eat, stay and play
(04/17/98)
My grandfather's village By Amy Brill
Searching a Greek island for roots
(04/07/98)
The craziest road race of all
By Craig Bromberg
Deep dunes,wild wadis and grenade-wielding rebels enliven the Paris-Dakar Rally
(03/31/98)
Insider's guide to Amsterdam
By David Downie
The best places to eat, stay and play
(03/23/98)
A pan-Italian feast -- in Geneva
By David Downie
Chez Roberto's culinary delights -- and Swiss soul
(04/01/98)
Passionate and penniless in Paris By Maxine Rose Schur
A magical memory: lust and romance blossom when a young couple camps out in the City of Light
A romp in Rome
By Fiona Morgan
An American feminist is liberated by Italian men
(03/11/98)
History and hallucination By Jan Morris
Gdánsk stands as a symbol of enduring truth -- and stirring resurrection
(01/05/98)
The man who loved books in Turkey By Lisa Michaels
An encounter with a book-starved shopkeeper in Turkey provides a new perspective on literary packing
(12/03/97)
Italian affair By Laura Fraser
Laura Fraser finds a passionate healing on a post-breakup trip to Italy
(12/02/97)
Among the Gypsies of Spain By Curt Hopkins
Scenes from a passion-filled stay among the Gypsies of Granada
(11/19/97)
Passages By Mark Talpin
Forbidden Russia: A traveler takes the road less traveled into Russia's newly opened territories
(11/13/97)
Florence By Jan Morris
The most civilized city of all time
(10/21/97)
A week in Bosnia By Debbie Devoe
War lessons and legacies
(10/07/97)
How Zurich invented the modern world By Carlos Fuentes
The distinguished Mexican novelist reflects on Thomas Mann, Zurich and the imagination of Europe
(10/07/97)
Veritable Venice By John Krich
A summer resident savors the city's eternal spirit -- and
contemporary contradictions
(09/23/97)
Letter from Amsterdam By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Town of the Toke
(09/16/97)
Man is an island By Jan Morris
The Isle of Man is the last contented jewel in Britain's imperial crown
(08/19/97)
Passages: "Desiring Italy" By Mary Taylor Simeti
A young woman's Sicilian journal
(08/19/97)
Postmark: London, England By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Erotic design exhibits and a cappuccino craze signify the new face of old London
(08/05/97)
August advice By Peter Mayle
Oh to be in Paris -- now that the Parisians are gone
(07/29/97)
Postmark: Kassel, Germany By Brent Gregston
Is it brilliant? Is it bull? Whichever, the Documenta art exhibition has totally transformed the ugly duckling town of Kassel, Germany
(07/15/97)
Crime takes a holiday By David Corn
Cavorting with mystery writers at a conference-cum-carnival in northern Spain
(07/29/97)
Postmark: Brighton, England By Andrew Ross
Salon's managing editor sends a provocative Postmark about Tony Blair, monsoons and the British sense of the absurd from rain-soaked
Brighton, England
(07/08/97)
Postmark: Prague By Melissa Morrison
Slacker Central: Affordable Bohemia in the land of the Velvet Revolution
- Books on Prague
(06/24/97)
An idyll in Ireland By Patric Kuh
Two great Irish hotels warm a winter traveler
(06/03/97)
Postmark: Oxford, England
Village people By Amanda Castleman
Ye Olde Englande still exists in all its imagined splendor -- that is, if you overlook the busted pipes and bigoted redneck neighbors
-Getting there
(05/24/97)
Philosophy au lait By David Downie
Philosophers' cafes are all the rage in Paris
-Parisian philocafés
-Books on Paris
(05/13/97)
Postmark: Moscow By Arline Klatte
Every Man a Czar: In Moscow, even schmucks from Detroit can savor Cuban cigars and bed Slavic beauties
- Getting there
(05/06/97)
Romancing the Road By Jenn Shreve
First tango in Paris: Marriage and a small-town home are left behind on a liberating trip to
the city that's still haunted by Hemingway
- Books on Paris
-
Getting there
(04/29/97)
Giving good gnocchi By Linda Watanabe McFerrin
A five-course seduction at the Bai Barbacani restaurant in Venice
- Books
on Venice
- Getting there
(04/22/97)
Ibiza: A Navel Voyage By Karl Taro Greenfeld
If there was ever a place where a man may be tempted to bite an unknown
woman's navel, that place is Ibiza in August
- Books on the Mediterranean
- Getting there
(04/08/97)
Postmark: Paris By David Downie
Michelin's new restaurant ratings have raised a furor -- and brought into question the role of haute cuisine in French culture
(03/25/97)
The Dangers of Provence by Peter Mayle
The author of "A Year in Provence" details the shadowy side of life in sunny southern France -- the madcap driving, the seductive rosé, the immovable house guests
- Peter Mayle booklist
- Books on Provence
- Getting there
(03/25/97)
Two Sides of the Rhine by Jan Morris
Jan Morris explores the quirky contrasts of French and German hospitality during a stay on both sides of the Rhine River
- Jan Morris booklist
- Getting there
(03/25/97)
