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If you have fixed dates and a specific location in Europe as your destination, then Google Flights is the best tool.

If you are not set on dates or destinations and price is a key factor, I recommend signing up for "Going" for a yearly fee (formerly Scott's Cheap Flights) to receive frequent cheap airfare notices.

Going sends you cheap fare email notifications for the US airports you select. It can be more than 1 airport located near you. I get great RT fares out of SEA (e.g., $450 plus seat fees to Gdansk, Poland last year) and have flown out of SFO to Milan for about the same price). Pre-Covid, I flew to LHR for $277 RT and CPH for $470 RT. Some of those flights involved longer layovers.

Going occasionally publishes "mistake fares" for international destinations (e.g., $200 RT to a place in Asia or Europe). But you have to jump on that fare or it is gone in a matter of hours.

8 to 9 months before your international trip is the best window for cheap fares. And the key with using Going for the maximum benefit is being flexible with your dates and destinations.

Good luck.

Drugstore - White Magic for Lovers

Another borderline, unheralded female-led 90s band. Massive in the UK, and very underplayed in the US.

Portishead - Glory Box

She got more exposure in the 90s, so I am including her.

Suzanne Vega - Blood Makes Noise

Mia Zapata of The Gits (RIP)

Second Skin

Beth Thompson/Medicine

Time Baby III

Maccheroni Republic for good Italian comfort food.

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The Innocence Mission - Bright As Yellow.

Mazzy Star - Halah

Saint Etienne with the 90s cover of Neil Young.

Only Love Can Break Your Heart

This one still gets my blood pumping.

50 Ft. Queenie

Yes. KROQ played them back in the day.

Crystal Clear

Stayed there for 2 nights just before Thanksgiving last year. Great location and Carousel bar.

Nothing else stood out, but I still enjoyed it.

He still has a lot of energy (and the swagger) considering his age. The Blues Explosion absence was noticeable, but it was still a great show.

I have only been to Corfu on an adult couples trip. Lots of flights there. Sarande, Albania is a short ferry ride away. (We went there first.) Here is what we did on Corfu --

Corfu Town tour, shopping, and dining
Theotaky Estates winery & olive olive oil tour/ tastings
White House dinner (The Durrells in Corfu-related)
Day cruise to Paxos and Antipaxos
Road trip to Kassiopi and Sidari

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I watched the Saints beat the Colts in the Super Bowl at this pub. It was the only place in town open that late and showing the game.

Don't know if they televise regular season college games, tho.

My wife and I traveled to Vienna and Prague for the Christmas Markets in early December last year. We enjoyed both cities a lot, but I dug Prague a little more because it was easier to see/more compact. Both cities are great - but a little crowded - for Christmas Markets.

On the train from Vienna to Prague, we met an American living in Spain. He was going to Brno with his Polish girlfriend for a more authentic (i.e., less touristy) Christmas Market and holiday experience. You may want to check that out for a day or two.