After spending some time here in Berlin, I’m wondering why Americans don’t walk or ride bikes more. Why are we so addicted to our cars? I’ve been without a car now for two months and I’m really enjoying it. Everyday I load up a small computer backpack and walk to[…]
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There are a lot of things I’ve learned while traveling in Europe that I wish someone would have told me before I started. I’m passing these along to readers to save you some time in the learning curve. Ticket Validation: Every country I’ve been to so far sells tram or[…]
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I’d put Dresden on my list of must see places in Germany. Below are some of the things I love about Dresden. Beauty: If you like old, beautiful buildings, Dresden will be a amazing experience. The city is divided north and south into two zones called the old city and[…]
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It is really hard for me to find six things I don’t like about Berlin, but if I were forced, below is my list. Graffiti everywhere: I should ask a local about it because I know they actually have a paid tour of the “urban art” because graffiti is everywhere. It[…]
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Berlin is an amazing city filled with history, culture and interesting, welcoming people. And, I’m sure it helps that I speak German, so my views may be slightly skewed, but I’ll try to remain objective as I write posts about it. Here is a short list of things I love[…]
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I very much enjoyed my time in Copenhagen and fully realize that I was only there for about four days, so my opinions are very superficial and are only based on what I experienced during my time there. That said, below is a list of six things I didn’t like[…]
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I’m having an absolute awesome experience in Denmark. Copenhagen is definitely a city I’d recommend everyone see. It is beautiful, has a lot to see, and the people are very friendly. Bikes: There are bikes everywhere–hundreds of thousands of them. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are more bikes than[…]
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My goal was to sell all my belongings, including my house, in a short 77 day period of time in order to travel the world with just a carry on bag and computer bag. Although I ultimately ended up renting out my house rather than taking a $60,000 loss, I[…]
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I lived in Las Vegas for 17 years and the entire time I was very annoyed by one thing, the Luxor Casino and its big glass pyramid. Why? Well, because in 1991 I spent time in Luxor, Egypt and there are no pyramids there–absolutely none! So, why in the world[…]
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IMAX theaters are know for their massively huge screens, impressive sound systems, and stadium style seating. I saw my first IMAX film in Las Vegas years ago. Back then, none of the main stream block buster titles were showing at IMAX. Only PBS style nature and science films were showing.[…]
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Earth’s only immortal creature looks startling familiar, having a striking ressemblence to Avatar’s small floating creatures know as the ‘Seeds of the Sacred Tree of Eywa.’ On earth, these creatures live in the oceans and are classified as a type of jellyfish known as the turritopsis nutricula. Like most jellyfish out there,[…]
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Perhaps one of my biggest pet peeves is making an appointment with a business professional, like a doctor, and then sitting and waiting in a reception room for 30 or 40 minutes before the person will see me. Medical doctors seem to be the worst at this. I believe if[…]
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