International Train Travel

When you step onto a train, time slows down. Things are more relaxed. The constant clack-clack of the wheels on the rails lulls you to sleep at night. The countryside slips by steadily and you wake...

Snow Days in Minnesota

Temperature is relative. As our plane descended into through the morning sky into Minneapolis, the pilot announced that the local temperature was a "brisk" 28° Fahrenheit. Actually, he didn't even...