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For a Good Time, Head to Chicago
More Details: For a Good Time, Head to ChicagoWe can all talk about Chicago food, help write the next guidebook on what to see, its architecture, or just muse about the city’s history (be it the city’s founding, Ferris Bueller, the mafia wars, or the baseball wars). But Chicago is a great “canvas for curiosities” (fun little stories or curious sights); what with its size, multitude of places…
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Discovering Chicago’s Architecture by Boat Tour
More Details: Discovering Chicago’s Architecture by Boat TourThese well-traveled eyes have seen a lot of great cities and still have others left to discover. But they can say that they have seen truly one of the most interesting and enjoyable cities in the U.S. – as long as it is not winter, of course! (OK, it still can be fun in winter as…
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Pictures of the Week: These Pix Will Not Be Winning Any Contests…
More Details: Pictures of the Week: These Pix Will Not Be Winning Any Contests…These pictures are not going to enter any contest nor get used for wallpaper anywhere (including my own laptop). But they are very significant. At least to me. See, they represent the first time I got a used camera from someone to use and likely the first pictures I ever took as a 7-8 yr old.…
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7 Super Photos from My Travels
More Details: 7 Super Photos from My TravelsMy seven super photos below show the some of the things that amazed me and the memories I cherish from my many travels. I think I was tagged for this a few months ago. I can tell because I had begun placing candidate photos in a special folder but I couldn’t find a post… Thanks…
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Windy City Tweetup – Chicago Here We Come!
More Details: Windy City Tweetup – Chicago Here We Come!Tweetup, what is that? Since it is the first time I write in my blog about a “tweetup“, I feel I should have an intro section here on what they are! Tweetups are gathering of tweeps (people who have connected via Twitter) who share a common interest, say travel, photography, etc. It does seem a…
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Cats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
More Details: Cats of Bosnia and HerzegovinaIf ceilings of The Hermitage or the Sistine Chapel are of interest, may not the cats of B&H equally be of interest to someone out there? OK, technically these are Herzegovinian cats as I didn’t go to the Bosnia part of the Federation of B&H (and I pray they don’t split or I will have…
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Checking out Kotor and Budva in Montenegro
More Details: Checking out Kotor and Budva in MontenegroIn my prior blog entry I described how I decided on going to the Balkans and how I found day trips to take. The first day trip was to visit Mostar, in Bosnia & Herzegovina. The second day trip was centered on a visit to Kotor in Montenegro, one of the “youngest” countries in the world.…
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A Day Trip in the Balkans: Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina
More Details: A Day Trip in the Balkans: Mostar, Bosnia HerzegovinaWhen I was looking for a place to go after my trip to Rome with friends, I literally went online and looked at the possible tours available in countries in the area that I did not know or know well. Not many of those left in that region for me except east of Italy. I…
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The Spark That Triggered My Wanderlust
More Details: The Spark That Triggered My WanderlustI have been blessed with the opportunity to travel by work and through my own means. The zeal for discovery began when I was about 7-8 years old and I started collecting stamps. Seeing stamps from many places that were so far away in distance and in reachability (pre- airline deregulation days!), created in me…
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Traipsing around Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum
More Details: Traipsing around Sistine Chapel and the Vatican MuseumNot being keen on lines and much less crowds, I instantly mentally said “yes” when I saw there was a tour of the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum before the crowds got in. I was quite willing to pay for the privilege of going before the SC and VM opened – which is rather…
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Ceilings of the Vatican and Rome
More Details: Ceilings of the Vatican and RomeMy post on the ceilings from The Hermitage in St. Petersburg seems to have received a good level of interest so I thought I’d do another from my recent trip to Rome. Enjoy! St. Mary of the Angels and Martyrs (Rome, near Piazza della Republicca) St. Paul Outside the Walls (Holy See outside of the…