These interactive Google maps can be enlarged, reduced and the location moved in real time like most Google interactive map formats. Many of our destination and cruise port articles incorporate interactive maps using Google My Maps. After a number of inquiries it seemed people might like some information on how these maps work. We’ve beenContinue reading “Using Google Maps In Web Articles”
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Those Incredible Glacial Lakes
Pictured above is an image of Mendenhall Glacier and it’s only a bus ride out of Juneau Alaska. Managed by the National Park Service it features numerous hiking trails and a great Visitor’s Center. Glacial lakes like Mendenhall Glacier’s lake above, are a special feature of many glaciers and most offer a unique ecosystem. FormedContinue reading “Those Incredible Glacial Lakes”
Going To Pegasus Bridge
There is an odd looking aircraft sitting in a park in Normandy, France. It’s a large aircraft and the first thing that strikes you is it doesn’t have any engines or propellors. It sits just 25 yards from a bridge over the Caen Canal and it turns out that it has a remarkable story. PegasusContinue reading “Going To Pegasus Bridge”
Image Of The Day • A Fairy Tales End
The End Of A Hollywood Fairy Tale In an alcove in Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Monaco known as the Chapel of the Princes, is the casket of the American actress, Grace Kelly. Grace Kelly was a highly acclaimed Hollywood actress in the 1950s. She starred in several classic films such as Rear Window, To CatchContinue reading “Image Of The Day • A Fairy Tales End”
Todays Image • Lunch In Budapest
Summer in Budapest is normally a great time and what better way to take advantage of the fantastic weather than to dine el fresco. Budapest is famous for its restaurants and you’ll find opportunities for outdoors dining in dozens of locations. Bon Appétit! Mathyas Church stands behind chef Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant in the BudaContinue reading “Todays Image • Lunch In Budapest”
A Simple Grave Marker In Alaska
A Short Story While hiking up to Skagway Falls in Alaska we passed through the Gold Rush Cemetery where there are numerous headstones and markers with many well over a hundred years old. The cemetery is located on a slope with graves spaced at random, many markers are difficult to read and some contain littleContinue reading “A Simple Grave Marker In Alaska”
