While in Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, you feel that you can see him at every corner. This town that Mozart left in favor of greater and more lucrative music cities, embraces him and honors his life and craft. We toured the house where he was born and first learned to play. It was a […]
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On our first day in Salzburg, Austria we each made verbal lists detailing three locations and or activities that we were interested in visiting. The top of my list contained visiting the ice cave way up in the mountains, our friends the Konons said it was a must see, so I took their advice seriously.
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My favorite activity we did while in Austria was go on the Großglockner high alpine road, or Straße as they call it in Austria. On a three hour drive, we drove up almost to the top of Austria’s highest mountain, with the assistance of an audio tour alerting us to the notable sights. I enjoyed
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One of the last sites we visited while in Berlin was the location of what was once a concentration camp, called Sachenhausen. The camp was built next to a town called Oranienburg, which is a short train ride from the main city. After a short introduction from our guide, giving us the basic information about
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While on a walk around Berlin we came upon the Computerspiele museum. As it turned out it was far from an accident that we came to a video game museum, it was a special surprise! The layout of the museum was a bit strange, it was generally nonexistent besides a slight organization of the newer
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A self-led or guided walking tour is always top on our list for a first day activity. It helps us getting our bearings and points our places that we want to make sure to come back and see more. It is also a handy way to deal with jet-lag, something we haven’t dealt with in
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As some readers may know, for most of August the family is going to be in Germany and Austria. For the first nine days we are staying in a nice flat in Berlin, nearby the Brandenburg Gate and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. We have been doing all sorts of fun things,
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I write this from the comfort of a rented truck camper in Hood River, Oregon at the conclusion of a week long wingfoiling trip. Getting here was logistically difficult as my first travel day happened to be computer bug day also known as, “Y2K 2024 Edition.” Instead of 5 hrs, it took me 65 hrs
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Have you ever heard of the Thimble Islands? If so, you are very lucky! I never knew they existed and we had a joyful day touring them with the family The Thimble Islands are a small group of rocky islands off the Connecticut coast in Long Island Sound. Around 23 of them have houses. The
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Grab a cup of coffee and watch the video below of nearly six minutes of continuous crashes and laughs. The sport you are watching is the latest in my watersports journey called Dockstarting a way to use hydroids in a purely human powered way. No motor, no wind, no nothin. My first try with a
