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BackpackingNovember 10, 2015November 12, 2015

A UNESCO Filled Return to Hamburg – Come Follow Along!

In the midst of a beautiful hot, humid and record setting July in 2010 I found myself sitting on a sweltering train (inside a large ferry) headed across the channel from Denmark to Germany on my way t…

Friday Photo GallerySeptember 14, 2014September 14, 2014

The Lone Bike – Weekly Travel Photo

The Belgian cities embody the feel of storied medieval cities in a way that very few other locales can. The city of Ghe…

Friday Photo GalleryJuly 14, 2014July 15, 2014

Ponte Vecchio At Night – Weekly Travel Photo

When I close my eyes and dream of Florence there is one image that always comes to mind. It is the sight of the Ponte V…

Friday Photo GalleryJanuary 10, 2014

A Bridge in Ghent – Weekly Travel Photo

There is a magical charm to walking historic European cities in the crisp cool air of a fall evening. While wandering the historic center of the Belgian city of Ghent, I found myself pausing beside the intricate pat…

Friday Photo GalleryMarch 15, 2013

Prague’s Bridges at Night – Weekly Travel Photo

One of the best parts about Prague is its incredible series of bridges. They line the lazy bends in the river and create a unique texture that somehow snags the eye and pulls it in. By day the bridges inspire with t…

BackpackingAugust 18, 2010March 9, 2011

Exploring Stavanger, Norway

The city of Stavanger is an interesting one. Located at nearly the same latitude as the Orkney Islands in Scotland, it's situated on the inward side of a large peninsula on the southwestern coast of Norway. The city is the third largest in Norway, though still serves as a home to fewer than 300,…

BackpackingJune 16, 2010March 9, 2011

Martian Landscapes, Barren Desert and Old Bridges

When I left you last I'd just wrapped up a delightful evening exploring Flagstaff and begun my first American Hostel experience. The following morning I woke up early, washed up and made a quick call to connect with N…

BackpackingMarch 2, 2010March 9, 2011

The City of San Ignacio in Belize

Though the ATM Cave tour was the highlight of my trip to Western Belize, I enjoyed my time in San Ignacio. A small town which gently sprawls along a beautiful, slow moving river a brief 15 minute taxi ride from the Gu…

BackpackingJuly 11, 2008October 1, 2012

Monsoons & Tempe Town Lake

The winds grow high; Impending tempests charge the sky; The lightning flies, the thunder roars; And big waves lash the frightened shores. - Matthew Prior Last night the valley got its first real monsoon of the sea…