Category: Travel

At Shooters Bar and Grill, a super size gun is used to smoke prime rib and other meats. Every Thursday, it’s fired up and used to prepare the specialty of the day.

Disclaimer: Yes, there is only one Eiffel, and it is in Paris, and it is not obscure. And yes, there are many replicas around the world, most of them being approximations that come in a variety of sizes and structural modifications.  Given the more than 50 replicas worldwide, what is special about the Eiffel Tower of […]

If you’re interested in mining or historical ruins, this is a must-see. But don’t wait too long. The only structure still standing, the giant ore bin that once fed the stamp mill, looks like it’s barely holding together. From the area in front, where the old concrete foundations once held machinery, you’ll see five or […]

The Ortsspitze is a small park at the eastern end of Passau in Lower Bavaria. At its tip lies the Dreiflüsseeck, where Passau’s three rivers–Inn, Ilz, and Danube–conjoin. For the next twenty kilometers, the Danube straddles the German-Austrian border before it becomes a completely Austrian river at Engelhartszell. The rivers’ personalities are apparent from both […]