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Where In The World #4?

What country claims this baked treat as its own? This is a traditional European pastry made from sweet yeast dough. This unique treat is crafted by wrapping strips of the dough around a conical baking tube, which is then grilled usual over coals till it achieves a golden brown color and crispy exterior. Answer •Continue reading “Where In The World #4?”

Our Free Emergency Travel ID Card

YOU REALLY NEED THIS CARD! In an uncertain world you can never be too prepared.and that goes double for international travel. Will your health insurance cover you overseas? In an emergency how will foriegn officials know who to contact and how? In addition to your passport you really need to cary an additional emergency IDContinue reading “Our Free Emergency Travel ID Card”

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Oh My, The Indignity!

You see them all the time and everywhere – statues erected to celebrate a person of importance. 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. andContinue reading “Oh My, The Indignity!”

A Fitting Memorial In Croatia

Storks still return each year to Vukovar to nest On the banks of the Danube in Croatia is the beautiful town of Vukovar. Walking its streets today you come across a number of odd structures that seem to have suffered a calamity. A riverside hotel with a facade full of holes, the towns water towerContinue reading “A Fitting Memorial In Croatia”