Zeitgeist of Germany, circa 2006
By Michael Beadle
Editor’s note: Smoky Mountain News Writer Michael Beadle recently traveled to Europe. The following is the second of two stories about his experiences abroad.
Life in the (really) fast lane
By Michael Beadle
Welcome to the Autobahn: land of the speedy, home of the brave.
You have to be brave if you want to pass a car going a mere 80 miles an hour and not end up as the hood ornament on a BMW.
The Swiss experience
By Michael Beadle
Editor’s note: Smoky Mountain News Writer Michael Beadle recently traveled to Europe. The following is the first of two stories about his experiences abroad.
You can’t go home again.
More than years after Asheville literary giant Thomas Wolfe gave us this immortal expression, his words echo with the love and longing that a place gives us.
Achtung Elf! Lessons in learning a foreign language
By Michael Beadle
One thing that paralyzes American tourists about visiting foreign countries is the language barrier.
