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Boulder on the Deschutes: Bend, Oregon

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

 By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos We once owned a home in Bend, Oregon and sold it – felt there were better investment opportunities. What a colossal mistake. The town has…

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WY not? Joe Pickett’s Bighorn Mountains

By CPC | Jul 29, 2021

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner Excepting Yellowstone and the Tetons, one might dismiss Wyoming, our northern neighbor, as a windy, wild western coal-rich frontier. In some places, maybe so.…

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That third Florida coast: The Panhandle

By CPC | Jul 1, 2021

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner In late March, to retain our sanity in a COVID-obsessed world, my wife and I lit out for the Florida Panhandle. We flew to…

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Nothing is rotten in Denmark

By CPC | Jun 1, 2021
Photo of Tivoli Gardens amusement and pleasure park

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” so said Marcellus in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. He was definitely wrong. The fact is, Denmark…

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Ireland Eire (a’ rah) – she’ll take your breath away

By CPC | Apr 1, 2021
Beara Peninsula, Ireland

By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos I smile at our Irish memories twice yearly, during lambing season in April and while remembering September oyster festivals. In spring, no one need ask…

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Stockholm in winter

By CPC | Feb 1, 2021
Photo of view north with Skeppsholmen Island.

Article by Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos Years ago, I consulted for Swedish battery manufacturer, OPTIMA. Normally, a fair-weather traveler, a meeting at headquarters called me to Stockholm in the winter.…

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Uruguay: A most pleasant surprise

By CPC | Jan 1, 2021

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner Sandwiched softly between Brazil and Argentina is Uruguay, a compact, laid-back progressive republic. Independent since 1828, she is stable and urbane. Likened for decades…

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Singapore: Asia for the tepid

By CPC | Dec 1, 2020

Article and photo by Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photo Singapore, you say? I first visited Singapore in 1987 and last in 2017. It stunned my senses both then and now. Once…

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Thailand: Beaches, Elephants and Snakes

By CPC | Sep 1, 2020
Photo of Barb Gschwendtner and daughter Stephanie

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photo Rated the safest country in Southeast Asia, Thailand is magnificent holiday country with 1,000 miles of coastline. Few know that its standard…

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Peru: Modern and ancient

By CPC | Aug 1, 2020
Photo of crafters in Peru

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner But for an offer from friends to stay at their Lima home, we might never have sampled this land of the Incas. Regrets? Only…

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