What a journey! In 2001, German comedian and entertainer Hape Kerkeling, trekked 500 miles on foot through the Pyrenees of northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela. Legend has it that apostle St. James walked the same route and is buried in the ancient town. The trek is a thousand-year-old tradition. Hape (a derivation of his birth name, Hans Peter) documented his travels in the delightfully engaging book, I’m Off Then. He also recalls his visits to an AIDS ward in the early days of the [...]

I can’t get enough of the ever-radiant, unrivaled Salzburg. While hopping about Europe, the AIDS-Hilfe (AIDS Help) organization invited me to present my seminar, “Condom Capers: How to Have Rubber Fun,” in Salzburg. Enthusiastically I trotted back to my favorite Alpine village.