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Spanish Triple-header: Barcelona, Bilbao and San Sebastian

By CPC | Jul 1, 2020

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photo One absolutely, positively cannot oversell northeastern Spain. The environs of Barcelona, Bilbao and San Sebastian are simply exquisite with cultural, gastronomical and…

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Poland part II: steeped in history

By CPC | Jun 1, 2020
Photo of Warsaw

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner We parted in Warsaw last month. No history of Poland is complete without knowing it once was the center of a Nazi killing field.…

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Poland: A rehabilitated, dynamic eagle (Part 1)

By CPC | Apr 1, 2020

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner While international travel for pleasure is not an option currently, now is the time to break out your photo albums and relive your previous…

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Slovenia Gem of former Yugoslavia

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner In 2005, my wife and I discovered this diamond in the rough. Rough, as Slovenia was still drying out from the oppressive former Communist…

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New Zealand Part II: The South Island

By CPC | Feb 1, 2020

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner After touring Wellington last month, let’s ship out, on a 3.5 hour, $44 ferry ride, crossing Cook Strait to the South Island. The 12th…

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New Zealand: Colorado in the South Pacific

By CPC | Jan 1, 2020
Photo: Rothmans Building, Napier, New Zealand.

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner An exquisite hike to a special place: Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula.Our family has visited this magic land in the South Pacific frequently.…

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Tasmania part II: The atrium

By CPC | Dec 1, 2019

The color contrasts at Binalong Bay detail the orange lichen, azure seas, white clouds and blue skies of the region. Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner As noted in the…

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Tasmania: An affair of the heart

By CPC | Nov 1, 2019
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A small sction of the Painted Cliffs rock formation at Maria Island National Park. Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy map Among the world’s most remote and enticing places,…

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Life after the wall: A German merger

By CPC | Oct 1, 2019

A postcard highlighting many of Dresden’s architectural wonders as they stand today, rebuilt and celebrated. Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos Scant months after the Berlin Wall came…

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The real Germany: Tourist mecca, tumultuous history

By CPC | Aug 1, 2019

Step into the past and ride the old Soviet-era trolleys still in use in Lviv. Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner Having visited Germany almost annually since 1953 and being…

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