On August 8th, a few days before my most recent trip, I was contacted by a member of Kingsmen Exhibits on behalf of the National Parks Board of Singapore to inform me that one of my photos had been selected as a feature photo in the new visitor’s center of the Jurong Lake Gardens. This…
Read More
The bridge over the River Kwai is about 90 miles (144 Km) from Bangkok, Thailand and is near the starting point for the railroad that was use in World War II to take supplies to Thanbuyazat, Burma (now Myanmar). The railroad ran for a distance of 258 miles (415 Km) through thick jungle terrain. The…
Read More
Berlin is literally loaded with attractions but it is a small wooden shack nicknamed Checkpoint Charlie that is on almost every tourists “must see” list. Obviously, the small white shack with a stack of sandbags in front of it is not an inspiring site that people come to see but it is the historical significance…
Read More
Anyone seeing a picture with the Marina Sands Hotel in it will instantly know that they are looking at Singapore but few people will know anything about the Helix Bridge which provides access to the hotel. The Helix Bridge is one of the most creative walking bridges that I have seen. It is a modernistic…
Read More
The Synagogue of Santa Marina La Blanca was built in 1180 in Toledo, Spain and is disputably considered to be the oldest synagogue building still standing in Europe. The name of the Synagogue is unusual for a Synagogue but the name is explained by its history. Its original name was Ibn Shushan Syanagogue but in…
Read More
The Roseate Spoonbill is a beautiful bird but it looks more like something from a cartoon than a creature that can be seen along the shore line of a marsh. They have bright pink feathers, red eyes, a partly bald head and a giant spoon shaped bill. Roseate Spoonbills get their pink coloration from the…
Read More
Prague’s Old Town Square is one of the top tourist attractions in the city. The buildings surrounding the square are beautiful historical buildings that have been preserved from the time they were built. The most famous building in the old town square is the Old Town Hall which is where the Prague Astronomical Clock is…
Read More
Rotterdam has a reputation for having modern architecture and the Cube Houses are one of the city’s most famous modern buildings. There are a total of 38 regular cube houses with two super-cubes that were all built in 1977. Each of the houses are built on top of a concrete pillar and tilted 45 degrees…
Read More
The Spree River flows primarily in Germany and is over 400 Kilometers long. The river starts in the Czech Republic and connects into the Elbe River before reaching the North Sea. The focus of this post is on the portion of the river that pass through Berlin. When I visit a new city, I always…
Read More
The To-Sua Ocean Trench is located on the southeast coast of the island of Upolu in Samoa. At first sight of this natural occurrence my thought was that it is the perfect swimming hole and it absolutely was! There is no better setting than a nature made saltwater aquarium in the warm tropical climate of…
Read More
This photo illustrates a new beginning. It is a transition of an unattractive caterpillar from its cocoon into the beauty of a butterfly. It represents something new and beautiful! Today is a new beginning, it is the first day of a new year and it is also the first day of this blog. I always…
Read More