Odds n’ Ends – Page 12 – The Intentional Travelers

Surfs Up In Rotterdam

On a recent morning in Rotterdam we set out walking with our first destination being the city market*. Only two blocks from the market we stumbled across people actually surfing in the middle of the city. Welcome to Urban Surf Rotterdam – RiF010 is the worlds firsts surf pool in the middle of a city!Continue reading “Surfs Up In Rotterdam”

Todays Image • A Little Necessity

While spending a day in Warnemünde, Germany we kept finding these portable WCs around the town. Our first reaction was these were new permanent additions added to fix a shortcoming in this beach resort town. After a while we found a large lot where carnival rides were being taken down and realized that Warnemünde mustContinue reading “Todays Image • A Little Necessity”

Todays Image – The Stellenbosch Mandela

Stellenbosch is the heart of South Africa’s acclaimed wine region and in this South African college town is a unique memorial to the country’s most highly regarded leader. It’s a intriguing design by local artist Strijdom van der Merwe, which sits in front of the Town Hall on Plein Street. Unveiled in October 2013, theContinue reading “Todays Image – The Stellenbosch Mandela”

The Amazing Museum of Vasa

Unarguably, Stockholm Sweden’s number one attraction is a remarkable failure of incredible proportions and still a place not to be missed by anyone visiting Stockholm. It is the Vasa Museum and it’s the final resting place of a 17th-century Swedish warship. The ship is without a doubt the best preserved and most complete 17th-century shipContinue reading “The Amazing Museum of Vasa”

A Small Jungle Miracle

My image of a jungle Shaman A Short Story – Experiencing A Miracle In The Ecuadorean Amazon A year age on a trip to South America we spent a few days at a Ecuadorean Amazon camp. One morning there was an organized walk through the rain forest with a guide, who was a young localContinue reading “A Small Jungle Miracle”

New Pickpocket Scam In Barcelona

A Recent Incident In Barcelona We’ve visited Barcelona almost a dozen times over the years without any real incidents, but a recent visit got off to a bad start. At 7:30 AM we grabbed a taxi from the airport to our rental apartment just outside the “Old Quarter”. During the taxi ride our driver, aContinue reading “New Pickpocket Scam In Barcelona”