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Copenhagen Revisited

Nyhavn

Surprising Nuremberg

"Nuremberg shines throughout Germany like a sun among the moon and stars." Martin Luther Half timbered houses in the Alstadt

Salzburg's Chic Store Signs

    Wieber

Hallstatt - A Village with a Clone

A picture paints a thousand words. So without further ado, here's Hallstatt. Hallstatt

See Sicogon Now

Buaya Beach It was summer in the Philippines and we really wanted to go to the Gigantes group of islands. But we had no desire to join the throng of beach pilgrims who wanted to take the iconic selfie from the hill above the white sand beach of Cabugao Gamay. So here we were on Buaya (crocodile) beach in Sicogon, waiting for our lunch to be served, enjoying a cool drink under the shade of this old Talisay tree and looking at the Gigantes islands from our comfortable roost. Tumaquin Island We could also see our motorized outrigger bobbing in the water and behind it, Tumaquin Island. You can swim to Tumaquin or wait until low tide and walk to it. There was a group of students learning to scuba dive in the clear waters offshore. The sun was mercilessly hot so we opted to stay put. We were happy campers under the tree. Scallops And just about the time we were running out of snacks (which we picked up from the market in the town of President Roxas), Melinda brought