Four wedding-dress fashion shows, this year set to Vivaldi, are the highlight of the wedding weekend. Despite the age of austerity, spending on weddings has been largely immune to cutbacks, and wedding fairs are increasingly in vogue in Prague with more than a dozen such events slated for this year. [read more]

The revelry of Carnival begins this weekend in Prague, a colorful event with medieval roots influenced by the Italian Renaissance and its love of masks and the Baroque era’s emphasis on the dramatic. [read more]

Christopher Warren-Green, who conducted the British royal wedding last spring, is visiting Portland. [read more]

KITCHENER – For more than 20 years, Jirina Kepka baked almost 270 wedding cakes a year in her Kitchener shop. [read more]

It is the country’s most smelly specialty – Olomoucké tvarůžky – dubbed by foreign visitors as “the stinky cheese of Olomouc” is not something you can easily overlook. Its pungent odor hits you the minute you open the fridge and will render you a social outcast several hours after consuming it. However many consider it to be one of the country’s biggest delicacies and the Czech Republic fought ... [read more]

Good morning . It's Thursday, Feb. 9. 2012 . And it feels like winter this morning , although it should moderate after the sun gets in gear. Be careful on the side roads. [read more]

The Queen is not the first Elizabeth to wear the crown, but she has paved the way in lots of other "firsts". [read more]

The past two nights, I've spent my dinnertime with my Italian grandmother, the Nonna, because Daniela and Lucrezia haven't been home. [read more]

A group of 60 distinguished Canadians was saluted in Ottawa on Monday as Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 60 years on the throne. [read more]

The Holy Child Jesus is believed around the world to be a miracle worker, and devotees can be found in many places. In the Philippines, the year begins with a month-long tribute to the Holy Child Jesus. [read more]