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”
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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”
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”
