Air conditioning is not common in Northern Europe. It’s probably a combination of normally cooler weather and a cultural attitude, but when it gets really warm you’ll hear a lot of complaining. Last summer there was an unusual hot spell in Amsterdam and a lot of people trying to deal with the heat. This wasContinue reading “Todays Image • Hot Day In Amsterdam”
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Todays Image • Oh The Indignity Of It
You see them all the time and everywhere – statues created to celebrate a person or event. Inevitably pigeons find them a great place to land or even roost and there doesn’t seem to be anything to effectively prevent it from happening. This one sits in a park in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. MoreContinue reading “Todays Image • Oh The Indignity Of It”
Abandoned, Derelict and Thrown Away Ships
What To Do With Ships And Boats That Nobody Wants? What do you do with hundreds of tons of useless ships that are too costly to have moved and have nothing of value onboard to salvage? Even the scrap steel isn’t worth the cost of moving. If you travel a lot, especially if youContinue reading “Abandoned, Derelict and Thrown Away Ships”
McDonalds, Internationally A Name To Depend On
International Travel And Finding Refuge In McDonalds Love it or hate it, McDonalds has a huge international presence. There are few places internationally where you cannot find the “Golden Arches” and regionally some McDonalds have improved on the brand beyond what you find in the United States. As you travel there are a number ofContinue reading “McDonalds, Internationally A Name To Depend On”
Todays Image • Artists Riding In A Convertible
On a street in Malaga, Spain we passed a cafe with a large roll-down door that was decorated with a mural showing four people riding in a convertible. Painted by Leah Bedford, it was an impressive piece of art deserving of some attention. Three of the featured artists we knew: The forth we couldn’t placeContinue reading “Todays Image • Artists Riding In A Convertible”
Cruise Port Of Call Gdańsk, Poland
Gdańsk (Eng. spelling Gdansk) is located on the coast of theBaltic Sea and is noted for beautiful beaches and waterfrontactivities along with Old Town Gdańsk featuring stunning Gothicand Renaissance buildings, including the famous St. Mary’s Church andthe medieval Gdańsk Crane. Gdańsk/Gdynia are also famous as the place where the revoltstarted that brought down the SovietContinue reading “Cruise Port Of Call Gdańsk, Poland”
The Intentional Travelers 