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Category Archives: Tourism
Drive Time Radio
Drive and Listen is a terrific mashup of city driving videos with the same city’s local radio stations. Pick a city and cruise the streets to tunes, news and talk that you can’t hear at home. Each time you select … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Film, Photography, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Paris, Seoul, Tokyo
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Just One of the Reasons We Love Iceland
According to the 2020 Global Peace Index, Iceland is the most peaceful nation on the planet. Since 2008, the Institute for Economics and Peace has ranked Iceland first. This year, it is followed by New Zealand, Austria, Portugal and Denmark on the … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Freedom of Speech, Tourism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Denmark, Iceland, New Zealand, Peace, Travel and Tourism
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“From these garish lights I vanish now for evermore…”
Yesterday marked the 150th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens. Among the commemorations, there was this stunning sound and light installation which was projected onto Westminster Abbey’s iconic West Towers last weekend. The projection was created by light and … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, History, Tech, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Charles Dickens, London, Westminster Abbey
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Beautiful Amsterdam
Over the years I have spent more time in Amsterdam than any other city outside of the United States. It was one of the first European cities that I visited and captured my imagination from the very first time that … Continue reading
To be named the Westeros Railway ?
Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin is purchasing a historic railway in New Mexico along with two others in the hopes of revitalizing it with entertainment options and cultural events.The rail line currently runs from Santa Fe , New Mexico … Continue reading
Posted in History, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Atchison, George R. R. Martin, railways, Topeka and Santa Fee
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Parked at Home
Here in the United States some of our most popular National Parks are starting to re-open. Yellowstone National Park re-opened last week, so did Grand Teton and Grand Canyon National Parks, along with a dozen or so others. The National … Continue reading
Vienna is like…
I don’t know anything about the short film below titled Vienna is like… except that it was directed by the award winning Argentine filmmaker Fernando Livschitz. But if love Wien half as much as I do, you will adore this very clever, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Freedom of Speech, Tourism
Tagged Austria, Film, Vienna, Wien
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Discovering the Lost Generation in Paris
Decades ago, I made my first biblio-pilgrimage to the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. These days it’s not quite the same place now that it has an adjoining café that serves American bagels and brownies. And then there are the … Continue reading
Virtually Macabre in Philly
Like many folks self-isolating these days, I have been spending way too much time on virtual video tours. I have taken train rides through the Swiss Alps, long car journeys around New Zealand, hikes in Icelands, and much more. Some … Continue reading
Posted in History, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged Mutter Museum, Philadelphia, Science
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Plague Dreams
Being an insomniac is not pleasant during the best of times, but during this bizarre pandemic it’s especially challenging. One of the ways that I soothe myself when I am unable to sleep is to recall some of the wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, Museums, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Copernicus, Prague, Praha
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