FINLAND | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [144]
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HELSINKI
I arrived in Helsinki via a quick two hour ferry from Tallinn. The ferry was huge as it is used as a main transport link between Estonia ... Read more >
Tags: churches, cities, history, museums, towns
ESTONIA | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [146]
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TALLINN
It was cold, but sunny, and there are very few people in the Old Town. It seems the tourist season doesn’t start until well into ... Read more >
Tags: churches, cities, history, medieval towns, museums
LITHUANIA | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [161]
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VILNIUS
The hill behind Cathedral Square with castle ruins and an old (reconstructed) tower is named after King Geminidas. During his family’... Read more >
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POLAND | Sunday, 5 Jun 2022 | Views [134]
Kings, Grand Duke, Town Councils and Tsars: A Brief Excursion to Historical Northeastern Europe
Originally, I had planned on including Lviv and Kiev in my itinerary to medieval cities in Northeast Europe, but the war in the Ukraine changed ... Read more >
Tags: churches, cities, history, medieval towns, museums
KOSOVO | Thursday, 26 May 2022 | Photo Gallery
Early Neolithic Figurines, Medieval Frescos & Contemporary Street art
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SERBIA | Tuesday, 24 May 2022 | Photo Gallery
Fabulous Churches and interesting Vinca Neolithic Site
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SWEDEN | Saturday, 21 May 2022 | Photo Gallery
Amazing architecture and fabulous museums
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FINLAND | Thursday, 19 May 2022 | Photo Gallery
Walking and boat tours
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ESTONIA | Tuesday, 17 May 2022 | Photo Gallery
Medieval Old Town
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LITHUANIA | Monday, 16 May 2022 | Photo Gallery
Churches, Palaces and Street Scenes
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POLAND | Monday, 16 May 2022 | Photo Gallery
Churches and more churches
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COLOMBIA | Thursday, 30 Dec 2021 | Views [273]
The Columbian Caribbean Coast
Tayrona National Park is perhaps the most famous park in the country and for good reason. The rainforest mountainsides roll down like waves of multi-hued greens to meet the whitewater waves of the sea. The Santa ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, cities, history, museums, national park, towns
COLOMBIA | Friday, 17 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
city
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COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 15 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
sea, rainforest, nature
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COLOMBIA | Monday, 13 Dec 2021 | Views [221]
San Jose del Guaviare
San Jose del Guaviare is the capital of the Guaviare province and lies in the Orinoco Basin of the Amazonian Rainforest on the Guaviare River. There is only one road into the town which crosses a bridge over the river ... Read more >
Tags: and river dolphins, petrogylphs, rainforest, savannah
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 12 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
nature, rainforests, petroglyphs
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COLOMBIA | Thursday, 9 Dec 2021 | Views [193]
Had a short flight from Bogota to Pitalito on Satena, the airlines changed the flight schedule a couple of times, so if you are planning to go to San Augustín make sure you double and triple check the flight times with the airlines. I was met ... Read more >
Tags: archeological sites
COLOMBIA | Thursday, 9 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
high rainforest flora
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COLOMBIA | Thursday, 9 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
archeological sites
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COLOMBIA | Sunday, 5 Dec 2021 | Views [203]
El Dorado -La Laguna di Guatavita
One of the gold objects that I saw in the National Museum, and the one from which the photo didn’t come out, was an image of a prospective Muisca chieftain on a raft accompanied by priests. A larger copy ... Read more >
Tags: history, myths
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 5 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
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COLOMBIA | Saturday, 4 Dec 2021 | Views [263]
A Loop Through Andian Colonial Towns Northeast of Bogota
In the early morning I met my local guide, Jorge, and driver, Mario, for a loop trip of a few Colonial towns in the Andes northeast of Bogota. Normally I would either rent a car or take ... Read more >
Tags: colonial towns and andian landscapes
COLOMBIA | Saturday, 4 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
colonial towns and lake
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COLOMBIA | Friday, 3 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
towns, countryside
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COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 1 Dec 2021 | Views [188]
November Day in Bogota
Arrived late at night, so I didn’t see much when I got in other than the lights on the top of the surrounding mountains. The cab driver was kind enough to explain that they were the lights from the Virgin of Guadalupe ... Read more >
Tags: cities, history, museums, towns
COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 1 Dec 2021 | Photo Gallery
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BULGARIA | Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 | Views [207]
Breezing Through Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a land filled with mystery and beauty. I traveled to Bulgaria to visit the National Museums of Archeology in various cities in order to learn more about the ancient Thracians and their deities, but was hit with ... Read more >
Tags: cities, history, museums, towns
BULGARIA | Sunday, 7 Nov 2021 | Photo Gallery
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BULGARIA | Sunday, 7 Nov 2021 | Photo Gallery
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BULGARIA | Saturday, 6 Nov 2021 | Photo Gallery
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