Heidelberg

rentalcar.leochaNewspapers and magazines are howling about how expensive travel in Europe is these days. However, driving — even with gasoline at $8 a gallon — can be a bargain. Charlie Leocha describes a recent driving trip in Germany and France.

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heidelberg.gifIn Europe, the Best Western collection of hotels is a series of hotels that would bear three- and four-star status, not the Best Western motel experience we know in the U.S.

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Remember when you saw graffiti everywhere across our country? New York was covered with it, especially the subways. Even in the hinterland, highway walls and bridges were spray-painted in bright, primary colors with that distinctive aerosol art motif. Well, sadly, this vulgar piece of American pop culture has gone global. Charlie Leocha has some theories why.

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