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Finding East Prussia: An adventure in Kaliningrad

By CPC | Jun 1, 2018

By Joe Gschwendtner In May, I got another close whiff of Russia on the Curonian Spit in Lithuania. For those with a yen for history, Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave,…

Lithuania: Another Baltic journey worth making

By CPC | Apr 1, 2018

Cathedral Square in Vilnius was the start of a human chain “The Baltic Way”– more than 2,000,000 people linked by hand to the Baltic Sea demonstrating solidarity of their suffering…

Latvia: Baltic middleman

By CPC | Mar 1, 2018

Article and photo by Joe Gschwendtner; photos courtesy of Latvia.eu Sandwiched between Estonia and Lithuania, Latvia accommodates some 2 million people. Like Estonia, her terrain is rich in natural beauty,…

Baltic pearls: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuani

By CPC | Feb 1, 2018

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in old town Tallinn, Estonia. Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner While Europe struggles with politics and copes with a mass influx of not-always-welcomed migrants, three small…

Lviv: A taste of the Ukraine

By CPC | Jan 1, 2018

Every year in May, umbrellas appear like butterflies in front of Potocki Palace on Kopernick Street. Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner I set off to Lviv (‘Le-view’), Ukraine in…

Slovenia: Gem of the Balkans

By CPC | Dec 1, 2017

The Assumption of Mary Church, built in late 17th century. It’s tower is 171 feet tall. Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner For 40 years, communist Joseph Broz Tito dominated…

Seychelles: Garden of Eden

By CPC | Nov 1, 2017

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner Superlatives today are not lacking. Everything is amazing, incredible, awesome, special or very unique, the latter actually impossible. But how about “paradise” as perfection,…

Smorgasbord in Chile?

By CPC | Oct 1, 2017

Valley of the Moon, Atacama Desert; inset Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glacieres National Park Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner Mature Americans seldom consider South America for independent travel. Currency…

The Way

By CPC | Sep 1, 2017

A bird’s-eye view of San Sebastian, Spain (Donostia, if you are Basque) on the southern coast of Bay of Biscay. Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner Harry is an old…

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