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Dresden, Germany

Mar 31, 2013 1 Comment by
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area with 2.4 million inhabitants. Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the [...]
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Görlitz, Germany – a journey through fotos

Mar 16, 2013 No Comments by
The city of Görlitz is one of those quintissential German cities filled with lots of history. It lies along the Neisse River, stradling the border with Poland. Just across the river from Görlitz lies the Polish city of Zgorzelec. The city has a very rich architectural heritage, with buildings in the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Historicist [...]
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Traveling Game: 26 Cities A to Z Challenge

Dec 17, 2012 No Comments by
Are you a BootsnAll member? For those who haven’t heard of it, it’s a traveling community with members from all over the world. There’s lots on the site, but the forums are the part that I frequently visit. Today, I encountered an interesting traveling game in the forum. It looked simple, but ended up being [...]
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My “Top 50″ List of Places to Visit

Nov 18, 2012 1 Comment
  Here is my list for the "Top 50 Places to Visit"..... Destination: Country: Date Visited: 1 Patagonia Argentina / Chile 12/2011 - 01/2012 2 Uluru Australia 09/2012 3 Kingdom of Bhutan Bhutan 4 Okavango Delta Botswana 04/2009 5 Iguaçu Falls Brazil / Argentina 01/2012 6 Angkor Wat Cambodia 02/2006 7 Niagara Falls Canada / [...]
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UNESCO Sites Visited

Jul 04, 2012 No Comments
Argentina:   Los Glaciares   Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini   Iguazu National Park       Australia:   Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park   Sydney Opera House         Austria:     Historic Center of the City of Salzburg           Bolivia:     City of Potosi [...]
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Where I’ve Been on the ’1,000 Places to See Before You Die” list

May 19, 2012 No Comments
From the list "1000 Places to See Before You Die" by Patricia Schultz, Here's a list of the places from this list that I have been too. Count to date: 87 174 The Alpine Road and Zugspitze Germany 178 Coaching in Bavaria and Neuschwanstein Castle Germany 189 The Zwinger Germany 203 Rhodes Greece 205 The [...]
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Plane Spotting: Schiphol Airport

Jun 08, 2011 No Comments
Every time that I am back in the Netherlands I always find some time to do one of my favorite things in the world. Spotting. Schiphol is one of the most friendly airports in the world for this to do. There are several places around the airport perimeter (along runways, taxiways) and also there is [...]
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Destination 2012: Results

May 20, 2011 No Comments
After the success of the 2010 poll for where I should after Turkey, I thought I would put together another survey for readers for my trusty followers to help me select where I should go next. Why am I starting this before I even leave for my trip to Chile & Easter Island? Well, the [...]
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Where Should I Go After Turkey?

Apr 20, 2010 Comments Off

Update: 20-April-2010: And the winner is: Chile & Easter Island The trip will most likely be in the winter of 2011-2012 — though anything can change. Help me decide where to go after Turkey. Last time Russia won…. now, where is the next place that I should go. The rule is that it should not [...]

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