(View of Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo) It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for an historic city than the heart of Tuscany; that’s where you’ll find Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and…
Chartres is a lovely medieval town an hour’s train ride from Paris (perfect day-trip destination), with a magnificent Cathedral.
(Mural of Pope John Paul II, St. Peter’s Square, The Vatican) When visiting the Vatican you leave Italy and enter another country, albeit a very small (110 acre) country with only a few hundred permanent residents. Yet the Vatican…
Winter skies create dramatic reflections on Reykjavik’s Tjornin (the name means “lake” or “pond.”) Tjornin is in the center of Reykjavik’s history and development with many government buildings around it, as well as…
(Overview of the city, viewed from “Rome from the Sky”) I’d previously discussed the old Roman Ruins, which you can read about here. After the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 A.D., Rome entered a dark age that lasted a thousand years. …
(Interior of the Colosseum, revealing tunnels below the floor) One of the challenges in crafting these blog posts is deciding how to best convey my impressions of a travel destination. How to best discuss a city as fascinating and historic as…
I’ve still got a pretty thick head of hair but nothing compares to the lush wind-blown mane of these Icelandic horses! V-e-r-y cool looking animals! Their hair is the envy of every 1960s Rock’n’Roll band I really enjoy seeing…
This is a continuation and conclusion of my blog on Prague.
http://www.frequentflier.com/blog/american-and-qatar-are-now-frequent-flyer-partners/
Amsterdam has the reputation, but Copenhagen has a real claim to being the city that most depends on bicycles for daily transportation. Every morning and evening you’ll see rush hour crowds of students, executives and older folks on the way to school and work.
(View of Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo) It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for an historic city than the heart of Tuscany; that’s where you’ll find Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and…
Chartres is a lovely medieval town an hour’s train ride from Paris (perfect day-trip destination), with a magnificent Cathedral.
(Mural of Pope John Paul II, St. Peter’s Square, The Vatican) When visiting the Vatican you leave Italy and enter another country, albeit a very small (110 acre) country with only a few hundred permanent residents. Yet the Vatican…
Winter skies create dramatic reflections on Reykjavik’s Tjornin (the name means “lake” or “pond.”) Tjornin is in the center of Reykjavik’s history and development with many government buildings around it, as well as…
(Overview of the city, viewed from “Rome from the Sky”) I’d previously discussed the old Roman Ruins, which you can read about here. After the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 A.D., Rome entered a dark age that lasted a thousand years. …
(Interior of the Colosseum, revealing tunnels below the floor) One of the challenges in crafting these blog posts is deciding how to best convey my impressions of a travel destination. How to best discuss a city as fascinating and historic as…
I’ve still got a pretty thick head of hair but nothing compares to the lush wind-blown mane of these Icelandic horses! V-e-r-y cool looking animals! Their hair is the envy of every 1960s Rock’n’Roll band I really enjoy seeing…
This is a continuation and conclusion of my blog on Prague.
http://www.frequentflier.com/blog/american-and-qatar-are-now-frequent-flyer-partners/
Amsterdam has the reputation, but Copenhagen has a real claim to being the city that most depends on bicycles for daily transportation. Every morning and evening you’ll see rush hour crowds of students, executives and older folks on the way to school and work.
