Above The USS Alstede AF48 in 1965 A Short History Lesson In the early days of WWII the British realized that logistics would ultimately be the biggest obstetrical to fighting and winning the war. To overcome this problem they came to the United States with a unique ship design that would allow for fast productionContinue reading “Visiting America’s WWII Liberty Ships”
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Image Of The Day • Flower Lady
Traveling up the Rhone River valley we visited a street market in Lyon and there was a young lady really into arranging flowers outside her shop. From her expressions it was obvious she was seriously invested in the job at hand, Random scenes from the Rhone Valley France Here Are A Few Our More RecentContinue reading “Image Of The Day • Flower Lady”
Todays Image • A Market In Budapest
Most European cities feature central markets, and some have several, but few rise to the level of being a major tourist attraction. The Great Market Hall in Budapest (in Hungarian Nagycsarnok) is one that rises to that status. It was built in 1897, and is the most beautiful and largest of Budapest markets. It’s difficult to describeContinue reading “Todays Image • A Market In Budapest”
Todays Image • A Prague Wedding
It is one of life’s major moments and nowhere is it celebrated better than in Europe. Imagine a beautiful bride in a stunning wedding gown with a handsome groom on her arm exiting a historic church. This photograph was taken in Prague’s historic quarter but we other similar scenes from Sicily to the Balkans, ParisContinue reading “Todays Image • A Prague Wedding”
Todays Image • The Hindu God Of Graffiti
Street art in the Azores is amazing. It’s fun, thoughtful, beautiful, political and literally everywhere, but it’s more street art than thoughtless graffiti. The image featured here was on a doorway near downtown Ponta Delgada and it seemed obvious that this was the Hindu god of graffiti. Ugly defacing graffiti is a growing blight inContinue reading “Todays Image • The Hindu God Of Graffiti”
Todays Image • A Fitting Memorial In Croatia
Storks still return each year to Vukovar to nest On the banks of the Danube in Croatia is the beautiful town of Vukovar. Walking its streets today you come across a number of odd structures that seem to have suffered a calamity. A riverside hotel, the towns water tower, a church and the building picturedContinue reading “Todays Image • A Fitting Memorial In Croatia”
The Intentional Travelers 