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Burnishing a jewel of Canadian rail

Burnishing a jewel of Canadian rail

TORONTO — While New York-area railways are still struggling to get the ball rolling on a long-overdue overhaul of Manhattan’s depressing, decrepit Pennsylvania Station, Canadian national railway VIA Rail Canada, meanwhile, is busy putting the finishing touches of a complete revamp of Toronto’s historical Union Station. In March, VIA unveiled one of the first fruits [...]

July 25, 2012No CommentRead More

Hidden Rio: Artsy Santa Teresa beckons

Hidden Rio: Artsy Santa Teresa beckons

RIO DE JANEIRO — When people refer to Rio de Janeiro as Cidade Maravilhosa, or the “Marvelous City,” they usually have in mind the bikinis, bossa nova and beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana — not to mention churrascaria barbecue and caipirinha cocktails — but there’s a lot more to this amazing Brazilian city that just food, [...]

June 27, 2012No CommentRead More

Slideshow: Warsaw rising

Slideshow: Warsaw rising

WARSAW — All eyes were on Warsaw June 8 as the Euro 2012 soccer championships, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, kicked off with an opening match at the Polish capital’s brand-new, ultramodern National Stadium. The venue is the latest architectural and cultural tour de force in a wave of construction and reconstruction that’s reshaping the [...]

June 23, 20121 CommentRead More

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Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]

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