Category Archives: Travel

Gustav Vigeland: Frogner Park in Norway

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Gandalfe

I was going through my photograph collection from our cruise of the Baltic Sea and there were so many pictures that I had forgotten about. So I thought I’d post some more of the Frogner Park. Note that clicking on … Continue reading →

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Top 10 e-paper technologies in the next 20 years | ZDNet

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Gandalfe

This was too good not to share. Makes me wonder if my great grandchildren (no I don’t have any… yet) will not recognize paperback books. ZDNet | Chris Jablonski ~ Over the next two decades, conventional print and static information … Continue reading →

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11 Amazing Tree Houses

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Gandalfe

Temple of the Blue Moon, Fall City, Wash. “Pete Nelson is a rare triple threat: a writer, a photographer and a treehouse builder. Nelson is also an architect and a contractor, as well as a family man, and he has … Continue reading →

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Portals done old-school

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Gandalfe

I talk about certain laptops being portals and not much more. By that I mean that the computer isn’t really powerful or fast enough to run much more than the Internet browser. But that is a very valuable device for … Continue reading →

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TripIt – for family, friends, and work

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Gandalfe

More and more of my friends are using the TripIt platform/service. You can use it privately but share out individual schedules to coworkers, family and friends or use it privately for you own tracking. I don’t travel us much as … Continue reading →

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Oslo is for Lovers

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Gandalfe

We were only in port for about 8 hours today and got on a bus almost immediately. All the bus drivers were women which was different from everywhere else that we have been this trip. The highlight of the day … Continue reading →

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Poland, home to storks, castles, and lost bus drivers

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Gandalfe

Poland brought us to the medieval castle of Malbork located near the city of Gdansk. I must have taken over 300 pictures of the castle before we even got to Gdansk to view the Church of Mary.        We … Continue reading →

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Tallinn: Churches, Museums, and Vistas

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Gandalfe

We visited the Baltic republic of Estonia today and I ended up taking 200 pictures in just 3 hours. Every corner of this ancient town was full of unique hand-made architectural delights, towers, walls, and gates.    The people are … Continue reading →

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St. Petersburg: Guards, Gates, Pickpockets and Brides

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Gandalfe

I wasn’t really surprised by the security surrounding everything the Russians do, but it was annoying. Everywhere else in the EU we breeze through security. In Russia there are extra paperwork requirements like xerox’d copies of passport and other ‘special’ … Continue reading →

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Helsinki, I missed Harri!

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Gandalfe

Late last night Harri, a Finn and the owner of the SOTW, pinged me on Facebook to see if we could have a breakfast or drinks tomorrow morning when we arrive in Helsinki. I let him know we might be … Continue reading →

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