I first visited Milan’s Monumental cemetery, or Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, as it’s called in Italian, about five years ago. It’s a fascinating place that I revisited recently. Since 1866 the cemetery has been […]
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When it was time to leave Olomouc, an under-appreciated city in eastern Czech Republic, I had an idea. Instead of going directly to Prague, why not take advantage of our Eurail passes and detour to
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When travel seems to go wrong It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. We were supposed to stop in a small town in the foothills of the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia, rest for few days,
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I’ve long considered Yorkshire one of the best destinations in England. Besides the obvious cities: York, Leeds, Hull, and Whitby, the Yorkshire coast and countryside is some of the most beautiful in Great Britain.
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Snorkeling is one of my favorite things to do. It gives you an up close and exclusive look into a whole different world. This underwater realm is all yours for observing. I like snorkeling even
Snorkeling in Indonesia Read More »
I had a great opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at local food preparation on a recent trip to Indonesia. The city was Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta is generally considered to be a center of culture on
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Throughout my travels, I occasionally bump into fanatical surfers. They travel the world, occasionally for travels sake, but usually a deserted beach with the right waves is the only thing on their mind. Nearly every
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Bali Indonesia: An Intro to the Island of Gods Bali is an anomaly: a Hindu island in a majority Muslim nation (the most populous on earth, in fact, is Indonesia). It is an island so
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My chance to meet the Komodo Dragon Face-to-Face I had great anticipation for my visit to Komodo Island. Earlier in the week, our expedition to see the orangutan of Kalimantan had exceeded expectations.
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Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono’s palace in Yogyakarta, Indonesia is also known as Kraton Ngayogyakarta. It is the primary kraton, or royal palace (in Javanese language), of the Yogyakarta Sultanate. Here, the sultan and the royal court
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When I was younger, I always wondered what it would be like to look inside of a volcano. Well, in Indonesia, at Mt. Bromo, I found out. But first, I would see the sunrise illuminating
Sunrise over Mt. Bromo Indonesia Read More »
Our flight landed in the central Java city of Semarang. Java is the world’s most populated island and is home to nearly 60% of Indonesia’s 238 million people. Consequently, it is one of the most
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To the world it is known simply as Borneo. The third biggest island in the world. Home to the famous gentle man of the jungle—the orangutan. To Indonesians, it is Kalimantan—the Indonesian part which
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It wasn’t supposed to be like this. We were supposed to be in Paris yesterday afternoon, not riding this slower-than-TGV regional train with two transfers after a series of follies yesterday. I’ll take you back
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My Favorite Paris Photos I’ve always said that I travel to see how people are living. I’m curious to see what places are like and what people do there. I want to feel the
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There are few signs in Bordeaux that would lead you to believe that you are in sacred wine territory. There are the typical number of wine shops and wine bars visible to the visitor
14 Hours in Bordeaux Read More »
My Europe Trip is being put on temporary hold—and for good reason. I’ve been invited to join a group of international travel bloggers for a two-week trip sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative
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The road to Can Rigall twists and turns its way 800 meters up from the valley floor and the village of Arles-sur-Tech. It had been a long journey up to this point. Our bus from
My three days on top of the Pyrenees at Can Rigall Read More »
One of the novelties of traveling in Europe is the density of small countries and the ability to pass through most of them with absolutely no border controls. The small size of the countries
Three Countries in One Day [Leaving Poland] Read More »
We were recommended to stop in Wroclaw Poland by several people. These recommendations were based on the notion that we’d enjoy a pleasant city with nice architecture and an interesting history with a near-absence of
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I mentioned before in a post about Tampere, Finland that I’m inspired by industrial landscapes. Rail yards definitely fit that bill. When we pulled out of Wroclaw Main I had my camera ready. Although the
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From Vilnius, Lithuania, an eight hour bus ride got us to Warsaw Poland. I thought I would be overwhelmed and intimidated by the Polish capital, but I can say that neither was true. Our time
Introduction to Warsaw Poland Read More »
Paris, Barcelona, Vienna, and Riga, Latvia. What do all these cities have in common? They are all world centers of Art Nouveau architecture. In the late 19th and early 20th when the architectural period blossomed,
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As I walked the cobbled-stone streets of old Tallinn, Estonia, I couldn’t help but notice the colorful and sometimes decorative front doors. Many were painted multiple bright colors, some just featured wooden patters, and others
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