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Classic American Cars #1

On my last vacation to Cuba I found classic American cars all over the island.Absolutely beautiful works of art – but I have no idea what the make and model are! Maybe you could add a few words to help me out ! The year would help too. Maybe…

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Where Gumbo Was #2: Kaliningrad Cathedral

Most people seeing this picture of the Old Cathedral in Kaliningrad, Russia, assume they’re looking at the 19th-century because of the red-brick construction. But they’re wrong! The cathedral was begun in 1333 and nearly finished by 1380,…

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Buddhas of Bagan

Bagan is not a single place but a string of settlements on a bend of the Irrawaddy River with a plain stretching eastward for many miles.  It’s on the western edge of the tourist track, an oval-shaped circuit of the country with Yangon…

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A visit to Great Basin National Park

In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada.  Great…

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Lisbon: Architecture and Empire

Dusk on the Tagus River, looking toward April 25th Bridge Every city’s history is reflected in its neighborhoods and its architecture, but in Lisbon’s case two important factors add to the picture. One is the incredible wealth that came to…

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Cruisers: American Cars in Stockholm

 Remember those great, big, American cars of the 50s and 60s, and maybe even 70s? You don’t get much chance to see them unless you’re near a movie shoot…so imagine my surprise, on my first day in Stockholm, when I turned the…

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Lisbon: Lunch on the “Other Side”

 There are two sides to every story, and to every river—including the broad Tagus River that flows past Lisbon and out to the Atlantic. Almost half the population of the metropolitan area lives south of the river, connected to the city by a…

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Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart

My good friends took me to the Mercedes-Benz Museum this past June and I was quite impressed. Not only are the cars great and in superb condition, but the design of the building is pretty cool. It overlooks their factory and test track which was in…

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Classic American Cars #1

On my last vacation to Cuba I found classic American cars all over the island.Absolutely beautiful works of art – but I have no idea what the make and model are! Maybe you could add a few words to help me out ! The year would help too. Maybe…

Read More

Where Gumbo Was #2: Kaliningrad Cathedral

Most people seeing this picture of the Old Cathedral in Kaliningrad, Russia, assume they’re looking at the 19th-century because of the red-brick construction. But they’re wrong! The cathedral was begun in 1333 and nearly finished by 1380,…

Read More

Buddhas of Bagan

Bagan is not a single place but a string of settlements on a bend of the Irrawaddy River with a plain stretching eastward for many miles.  It’s on the western edge of the tourist track, an oval-shaped circuit of the country with Yangon…

Read More

A visit to Great Basin National Park

In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada.  Great…

Read More

Lisbon: Architecture and Empire

Dusk on the Tagus River, looking toward April 25th Bridge Every city’s history is reflected in its neighborhoods and its architecture, but in Lisbon’s case two important factors add to the picture. One is the incredible wealth that came to…

Read More

Cruisers: American Cars in Stockholm

 Remember those great, big, American cars of the 50s and 60s, and maybe even 70s? You don’t get much chance to see them unless you’re near a movie shoot…so imagine my surprise, on my first day in Stockholm, when I turned the…

Read More

Lisbon: Lunch on the “Other Side”

 There are two sides to every story, and to every river—including the broad Tagus River that flows past Lisbon and out to the Atlantic. Almost half the population of the metropolitan area lives south of the river, connected to the city by a…

Read More

Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart

My good friends took me to the Mercedes-Benz Museum this past June and I was quite impressed. Not only are the cars great and in superb condition, but the design of the building is pretty cool. It overlooks their factory and test track which was in…

Read More