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The Summer 2019 Grand Adventure is Planned!
My special friends: Summer 2019 is on the docket! My wife and I, still counting as newlyweds I think, are headed for the Continent for a two-week honeymoon – much delayed and much anticipated. It’s a different experience for me … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2019, Travels
Tagged aegean, aegean sea, Alps, Amsterdam, Berlin, bern, Braubach, castle, Castles, cave house, europe, european tour, european travel, european trip, first time visit to europe, germany, going abroad, greece, Hamburg, honeymoon, leaving the country, romantic, romantic travel, santorini, switzerland, train, train travel, trains, travel, traveling, traveling by train, trip
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Summer 2017: By the Numbers
Here’s the 2017 Summer trip by the numbers: 54 days, thirteen cities, thirteen airports, two ferries, three islands, one new mountain range, five new countries, two train rides, and two times across the Atlantic. 16,765 miles (26,980 km) flown. 791 … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged Adriatic, aegean, air travel, airports, American abroad, backpacking, Berlin, boat travel, europe, european travel, ferries, ferry travel, France, georgia, germany, norway, Paris, rome, Slow Travel, tbilisi, train stations, train travel, trains, traveling. travel, travels
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Rail Travel in Europe
I get a kick out of train rides. We’re really missing out in the U.S., I can tell you. Some of us have ridden the Amtrak trains – I have on four occasions for somewhat lengthy trips and once more … Continue reading
Das ist Berlin
Berlin is the familiar, now, and no matter when it makes itself a place in my summer holiday, it is a welcome thing. For me, the beaches of Naxos and Corfu have their appeal, but I would leave them in … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged backpacking, Berlin, berlin neighborhoods, Friedrichshain, germany, kreuzberg, mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, s-bahn, Slow Travel, Tegel airport, travel, traveling, wandering
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What to Expect from Coffee in Europe
First, I’ll put this up top this time: check out the summer’s collection of posts on the main 2017 travel page. — At the Athens airport, I had a long layover. Seven hours, actually. The duration of this stopover wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cappuccino, Coffee, coffee culture, cultural differences, Culture, Czech Republic, espresso, europe, european, former USSR, georgia, germany, greece, Italy, Slow Travel, travel, traveling, USA
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