German beer: Sales and ranking drop
August 6, 2025
Politics and changing tastes have shuffled the ranks of beer-producing countries
Politics and changing tastes have shuffled the ranks of beer-producing countries
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
A huge Russian-owned AN-124 is stuck at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, grounded by Ukraine war sanctions and running up parking bills of over C$1000 a day.
Marilyn shares views of an amazing log church she visited while on a cruise; it is the centerpiece of a living history museum
French Champagne producers are facing loss of their treasured name on bottles destined for Russian celebrations.
A three-country border tempts visitors into surprisingly dangerous border behavior
Jonathan L found a new version of an old cathedral on a 2006 trip to Moscow.
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
Jonathan L continues to revisit his 2006 trip to Russia, today in St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Jonathan L revisits a walk he took along the Moskva River in 2006
Politics and changing tastes have shuffled the ranks of beer-producing countries
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
A huge Russian-owned AN-124 is stuck at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, grounded by Ukraine war sanctions and running up parking bills of over C$1000 a day.
Marilyn shares views of an amazing log church she visited while on a cruise; it is the centerpiece of a living history museum
French Champagne producers are facing loss of their treasured name on bottles destined for Russian celebrations.
A three-country border tempts visitors into surprisingly dangerous border behavior
Jonathan L found a new version of an old cathedral on a 2006 trip to Moscow.
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
Jonathan L continues to revisit his 2006 trip to Russia, today in St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Jonathan L revisits a walk he took along the Moskva River in 2006