The end of May arrived. 
It was time for my yearly visit to Belgium, to see friends and family.  We were on the road, not knowing where we’d
be next, when I needed to book the flight.  I had to pick a destination to fly out of and
chose New...

note: File this under "failed article submissions". After numerous publications came back and said "Focus on one area," this piece fell into the pit of unused writing. "P-shaw!" I said, "People need the whole of Europe to be summed into useful stereotypes! What do you know, National Geographic...