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Sweden: A capital location

Stockholm has lots of islands and lots of enticing museums. This past summer a travel companion and I spent a few days getting acquainted with a few of each. Parts of Sweden's capital were built on 14 islands, located on the east coast of Sweden. Most tourist visits center on

2023-10-09T17:36:57-04:00October 9th, 2023|My Travel Corner|

Anywhere: Of festivals and war zones

It was my first trip to Asia and my first day in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. After hotel check-in, I made a beeline to the traditional market area. I walked among temples, big sculptures, numerous ceremonial sites — and an awfully lot of people. The crowds kept growing with folks gathering

2023-09-27T12:56:13-04:00September 27th, 2023|My Travel Corner, Uncategorized|

Norway: Following the fjords

The dictionary defines a fjord as “a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes.” That’s a precise but inadequate collection of words when measured against the real thing on the west coast of Norway. The numerous fjords that turn Norway’s coast into a jagged line are routinely,

2023-09-16T23:13:36-04:00September 16th, 2023|My Travel Corner|

Norway: Bergen and Bryggen

Our tour guide said that Bergen, a port city on the west coast of Norway, has attracted outsiders for centuries, both as traders and settlers. Then she made the point with her own story: Although our guide was born and raised in Bergen of Norwegian forebears, she said DNA

2023-09-13T09:52:21-04:00September 10th, 2023|My Travel Corner|

Czech Republic: Karlovy Vary’s grande dame

The Grandhotel Pupp, in the Czech Republic’s Karlovy Vary, dates to 1701; however, the two main buildings that one sees, and sleeps in, date from the late-19th century heyday of Czech spa towns — and a time when Karlovy Vary was called Carlsbad. The hotel section now referred to as

2022-06-21T20:49:49-04:00June 17th, 2022|My Travel Corner|

Prague: Hotels quirky, fun — and practical

My recent itinerary to the Czech Republic opened and closed with stays in Prague, in two hotels opened just this spring and located across a tiny square from one another. Further, they are only a couple of blocks from the Powder Gate Tower and a short additional walk away from

2022-07-03T19:58:49-04:00June 17th, 2022|My Travel Corner|

Rio de Janeiro: Carnival town, Olympic city

In September 2020, organizers of Rio de Janeiro’s official carnival parade canceled the annual event, set for February 2021, leaving the nature of the carnival itself in flux. The parade will be back (like my travel plans), but no one knows when. As it happens, I was in Rio in

2021-06-08T13:21:52-04:00December 31st, 2020|My Travel Corner|

France: Strasbourg at Christmas

This past December (2019), I arrived in Strasbourg, France, almost exactly 20 years after my first and only other visit. There have been changes — new construction and the like — but the historic center is reassuringly much the same. Indeed, I can offer a few old photos below (scanners

2021-04-06T21:26:24-04:00February 27th, 2020|My Travel Corner|
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