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Life on the Vltava: Where Gumbo Was (#49)

 Gumbo likes the idea that there are many places that look alike, and yet have some “feel” of their own that sets them apart.  Experienced travelers looked and placed it in several different locations…none of them bad guesses.

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Madrid’s Atocha Station: Where Gumbo Was (#43)

No, not a king’s arboretum, or the Budapest palm house. And not in the Mid-Atlantic region. PortMoresby came closest when she suggested an airport, possibly in southern Spain. It’s actually the main long-distance waiting room of Madrid’s Atocha…

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Life on the Vltava: Where Gumbo Was (#49)

 Gumbo likes the idea that there are many places that look alike, and yet have some “feel” of their own that sets them apart.  Experienced travelers looked and placed it in several different locations…none of them bad guesses.

Read More

Madrid’s Atocha Station: Where Gumbo Was (#43)

No, not a king’s arboretum, or the Budapest palm house. And not in the Mid-Atlantic region. PortMoresby came closest when she suggested an airport, possibly in southern Spain. It’s actually the main long-distance waiting room of Madrid’s Atocha…

Read More