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”
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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”
The Story Of St. Petka, Belgrade
Christianity In Serbia And The Balkans Above is St. Petka’s Church is a Serbian Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Petka of Bulgaria and is also known as the Church of the Holy Petka. It is located inside the Belgrade Fortress and dates back to the 13th century. The church has been destroyed and rebuilt numerousContinue reading “The Story Of St. Petka, Belgrade”
The Intentional Travelers 