Author: Noah Nielsen

A Day on the Lake in Bled, Slovenia

Posted by Noah Nielsen | Aug 26, 2009 | Europe, Slovenia, Spotlight |

"One more drink,"? says the Slovenian hockey player. I mumble an excuse about the lake, it's not even noon yet. "Lake later. Lake is there all day. One more drink now."? He shoves another full glass of...

Setting Sails with Barcolana in Italy

Posted by Noah Nielsen | Mar 26, 2009 | Italy, Spotlight |

I just witnessed the 40th Barcolana festival and sailing regatta, and I wish I could have been around for the previous thirty-nine. Barcolana is the largest such regatta in Southern Europe, drawing around two thousand sailboats...