Tag Archives: Germany

Photo of the Day: Cute Kid (Germany)

Tweet From Various old how cute is this kid??!! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my feed.

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Photo of the Day: Brandenburg Gate

Tweet From Berlin In Berlin. Heard great things about Berlin before I went. Everyone was right. A wonderful town to go hang out in, and tons of stuff to see. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my feed.

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Photo of the Day: Oktoberfest Beers

Tweet I am a big fan of Germany and love pretty much every part of it I have been to, from Oktoberfest in Munich to Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. I love the people, the sights… and the beer. From Munich Beer please! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my feed.

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Photo of the Day: Dresden, Germany

Tweet From Dresden A town almost entirely destroyed by some massive fire bombing in WWII (and made famous by Kurt Vonegut). It is an incredibly beautiful city. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my feed.

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Photo of the Day: Statue of Eating the Babies

Tweet From Bern, Switzerland. I probably should look up the meaning behind it, but I sort of prefer not knowing at all. And laughing…. What it particularly odd is how “civilized” Switzerland is perceived to be. Such an odd place to see something like this. Europe does provide some occasionally truly strange items. If you [...]

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Germany to Vietnam overland — a lot of miles

I calculate it at approximately 7,300 miles (or 13,000 kilometers). Some perspective. That is L.A. to New York City. Three times. For my European friends, it is London to Cape Town. . . then back up to Harare, Zimbabwe.

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Notes from a French Cafe from Berlin

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Tweet “Drunk in a French café. My ipod. Great music – as well all think. Elvis Costello. Remembering san juan del sur, Nicaragua. Powerless nights. Ipod dj’s. then the disco” So, I was recently getting fairly drunk on some pretty good red wine in French café in Berlin and the note above was what I [...]

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Germany summed up in one picture

Tweet OK — two pictures, but one is just a cropped close up. There aren’t many countries where you can summarize the nation’s personality in one picture, but I think this does a pretty good job for Germany. Simply put, Germany is a country of rule followers. This is no better shown that at any [...]

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Street art with meaning

Graffiti and I have a true love/hate relationship. Although I love Italy dearly, each and every time I go back, [...]

Dog Sledding in Finland

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I absolutely love dogs, but I never would have guessed how much I’d immediately take to dog sledding during my [...]

A big day for someone and my serendipity

Resting my feet after an afternoon’s worth of walking the hills of Girona in the middle of one of my [...]

A quick guide to tapas

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If you are headed to Spain, get your taste buds ready to enjoy one of the great culinary treats in [...]

Instagram Favorites, Alex Ogle, a.k.a. @Alex_Ogle

I am thinking about possibly adding a new feature to this site — great Instagram photographers that I like and [...]

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