What about Pennsylvania’s other great city, the city of Pittsburgh? Is life in Pittsburgh better than life in Philadelphia? Is […]
Thom Nickels: Traveling in Romania in the shadow of the past
I almost canceled my trip to Romania several times. I wasn’t sure why I was feeling fearful. The rash of […]
Thom Nickels: The last Romanian princess
I’m on Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian traveling from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to check out the legacy of the last Romanian Princess. Arranging […]
Thom Nickels: First-world diets
While traveling with fellow journalists several years ago in the Middle East, one thing became apparent to me: most of […]
Thom Nickels: A Puritan’s Nightmare in Paradise
For years now I have heard stories about Key West. Key West, after all, is the land of Tennessee Williams […]
Thom Nickels: A trip to the top of the world
Notes from a visit to Finland in winter.
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Thom Nickels: The city of Mozart
Traveling in Vienna and beyond in the last year before the pandemic.
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: Health and wellness in the Holy Land
Seeing the new and the old in Israel.
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: An American in Florence
Recalling the sights and sounds of one of Europe’s great Renaissance cities.
By Thom Nickels