Author Archives: jfdowshen

Those are questions we’ve had over the years about Scandinavia and Russia. Our Danish friends have been frustrated with us forever – trying to explain the etiquette of using either butter or lard as a base in building your own … Continue reading →

Back home, settled into the old, familiar routine (although nothing is ever “routine” or “familiar” around here) and just finished compiling and organizing our photos from the trip. We had some trouble uploading our daily pix while we were out…so…I’ve … Continue reading →

Three hours, a turn inland from the coast, and a couple of border crossings finds us in the midst of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the town of Mostar. It’s the best and worst of Tito’s old Yugoslavia. During Tito’s years Orthodox Serbs, Catholic … Continue reading →